Teachers in the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School District will see a 3.25% pay increase when the new contract takes effect July 1 of next year, providing the pact is ratified.  The agreement makes some changes in benefit costs and minor adjustments to extracurricular pay.

Both sides decided this contract should be for one-year, instead of the traditional 2-year length concurrent with the Indiana General Assembly’s budget cycle.  The one-year deal allows for any changes between now and next year due to the pandemic.

The Indiana Education Employment Relations Board (IEERB) just approved the deal.  The contract could not be be subject to a ratification vote until IEERB gave the okay.  That vote should happen in a few days.

HSE Schools Chief Financial Officer Katy Dowling and HSE Education Association (HSEA) President Abby Taylor presented the contract agreement to the school board Wednesday night.  If the union membership ratifies the accord, the school board will hold its ratification vote November 10.