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Tentative Agreement Reached. Public Comments Meeting November 3, 2026

Tell City-Troy Township Schools

October 26, 2026

Tell City-Troy Township Schools and the CTA have reached a tentative agreement on the 2026-2027 CBA.

The Tentative Agreement Public Meeting of the Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation will be held on November 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. Tell City Jr.Sr. High School Library, 900 12th Street, Tell City IN 47586.

The School Board will meet to discuss the terms of the tentative agreement of the teacher collective bargaining agreement, which is posted at www.tellcity.k12.in.us or click here.

Electronic Communication will not be taken at this meeting.

The Tentative Agreement is as follows:

A. Leaves 

  1. SICK LEAVE. 

    1. Each Teacher shall be entitled to be absent from work on account of illness or quarantine for a total of thirteen (13) days for each year of employment (these days are called sick days) without loss of compensation, which may be accumulated to 100 sick leave days. In the event any Teacher shall have accumulated one (1) or more sick leave days in another School Corporation and shall thereupon become employed in the Tell City - Troy Township School Corporation, then these days shall be added to his sick leave days, for his second year and each succeeding year of employment up to three (3) days of sick leave until the number of accumulated days to which said Teacher was entitled in his last place of employment shall be exhausted. Upon completion of the fifth year of Teaching within Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation, said Teacher shall have all remaining days transferred in immediately. The Superintendent in consultation with the CTA has the authority to transfer accrued days outside of this schedule in the event the teacher is in need of a documented, qualifying extended leave.

  1. New Hire Salaries

  1. Teachers new to the corporation will be hired at a salary commensurate with the experience, education, and certification of current employees. The Superintendent has the discretion to award an additional $4,000 to the base pay of a new teacher if the teacher possesses a Master’s degree necessary for the instruction of a dual credit course. A new hire will not be placed above a current Tell City teacher with the same years of service and degree/certification without discussion with the President and/or UniServ Director of the Association.

  2. An existing teacher who adds a literacy endorsement to their license must notify the central office not later than September 1 of the current school year to have the one time base addition of $250.00 added to their base salary of that school year. Notification after September 1 will result in the delay of increase until the following school year. 

  3. Teachers new to the corporation and in possession of a teaching license with a literacy endorsement shall receive a one time base pay addition of $250.00.

INSURANCE:           Monthly     Corp Pays Emp. Pays

Single                       $1,288.27 $1,159.45 $128.83

Employee/ Spouse $2,437.34 $2,193.61 $243.73

Employee/ Child $2,271.59 $2,044.43 $227.16

Family                         $3,372.64 $3,035.38 $337.26

Compensation model: $2,000.00 to the base of qualifying teachers as detailed in the compensation model. Accounts for mandatory 10% meeting the academic needs of the students.

One time $500.00 stipend per employee

Creation of a stipend for Mentor Teachers, $1000.00.

The Corporation agrees to increase the buy back value of accrued sick leave from $15/day to $25/day for the 2026-2027 School Year. 

2026 COMPENSATION PLAN 

  1. Salary Range

    1. $50,000 to $82,085 not including current year increases or TRF contributions. 

  2. Literacy Endorsement Base Salary Differentiation

Prior to receipt of increases described in Section C, the base salary of teachers who possess a literacy endorsement will be adjusted, as needed, to reflect a $250.00 differential (in comparison to the base salary of teachers who otherwise have the same credentials but do not possess the literacy endorsement). This is a  one time addition to the base salary, and any teacher who has previously received the base pay increase is not eligible for additional increases due to this endorsement. 

  1. Base Salary Increases 

    1. Factors and Definitions  

      1. Number of years of experience: employed/taught in the corporation for at least 120 days in the prior school year (“experience”)

      2. The results of an evaluation (“evaluation rating”). Only teachers receiving a rating of Effective or Highly Effective shall be eligible for this factor. 

      3. Academic needs of students in the corporation (“academic needs”) which may, but is not required to be, defined as the need to retain teachers employed in a high need area as identified by the school employer. To satisfy this factor, a teacher must hold a valid Indiana teaching license and be actively teaching in one of the following high-need areas during the current school year: Special Education, Mathematics, Science, English Language Learners (ELL), or Dual Credit/Advanced Placement.

    2. Distribution 

      1. Experience: $800.00

      2. Evaluation (Highly Effective/Effective): $1000.00

      3. Academic needs = $200.00

    3. Itemized Compensation Requirements Calculation of Total Possible Base Salary

      1. Increases Available to Teachers Under the Compensation Plan =

        1. Increase attributable to experience = $800.00 

          1. The increase is 40% of total possible increase 

        2. Increase attributable to evaluation = $1000.00

          1. The increase is 50% of total possible increase

        3. Increase attributable to academic needs = $200.00

          1. The increase is 10% of total possible increase

  2. New Hire Salaries 

    1. The salary for newly hired teachers with no experience or additional educational attainment is $50,000.  

    2. The salary for new hires with no experience who possess a literacy endorsement is $50,250.00. 

    3. The salary for new hires with verified teaching experience or additional educational attainment will be determined by the Superintendent within the salary range identified in Section A, above.