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By Katie Byard Beacon Journal Staff Writer
POSTED: 04:16 p.m. EDT, Aug 13, 2007
Aurora teachers will receive 2 percent salary increases in each of two years of a new contract that begins Sept. 1.
The labor pact approved over the weekend by the Aurora school board calls for concessions in prescription coverage.
Superintendent Russ Bennett said the change expected to save the district $200,000 over the two-year period ''allowed us to offer the 2-percent'' increase in wages.
The new prescription plan increases the amount teachers will pay for drugs that are not on a list of covered drugs so-called ''formulary drugs.''
The plan, however, decreases the amount they will pay for generic drugs.
Bennett said the pact also calls for teachers to meet as teams four times a month to discuss student performance on districtwide and state-mandated tests, as well as other issues.
Members of the teachers union approved the contract last week. The union represents about 185 teachers and other certificated employees, including counselors and librarians.
''This was the fairest settlement that could be reached given our current financial condition,'' said board President Jerry Kohanski in a news release.
The board also voted to put a 6-mill combined operating and permanent improvements levy on the Nov. 6 ballot.
The levy's millage would be split between operations and improvements.
Nearly 2 mills would generate $19 million over 28 years to pay for additional classrooms and improved security and safety systems districtwide, while roughly 4 mills would generate nearly $2.5 million annually for operations.
The property-tax request marks the first time the district has asked for additional operating money since 1992.
tkbyard
Aurora teachers will receive 2 percent salary increases in each of two years of a new contract that begins Sept. 1.
The labor pact approved over the weekend by the Aurora school board calls for concessions in prescription coverage.
Superintendent Russ Bennett said the change expected to save the district $200,000 over the two-year period ''allowed us to offer the 2-percent'' increase in wages.
The new prescription plan increases the amount teachers will pay for drugs that are not on a list of covered drugs so-called ''formulary drugs.''
The plan, however, decreases the amount they will pay for generic drugs.
Bennett said the pact also calls for teachers to meet as teams four times a month to discuss student performance on districtwide and state-mandated tests, as well as other issues.
Members of the teachers union approved the contract last week. The union represents about 185 teachers and other certificated employees, including counselors and librarians.
''This was the fairest settlement that could be reached given our current financial condition,'' said board President Jerry Kohanski in a news release.
The board also voted to put a 6-mill combined operating and permanent improvements levy on the Nov. 6 ballot.
The levy's millage would be split between operations and improvements.
Nearly 2 mills would generate $19 million over 28 years to pay for additional classrooms and improved security and safety systems districtwide, while roughly 4 mills would generate nearly $2.5 million annually for operations.
The property-tax request marks the first time the district has asked for additional operating money since 1992.
tkbyard
