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School District 95 Board and Teachers Adopt New Contract
The new contract includes a 2 percent yearly increase in salary expenditures.
The and Lake Zurich Education Association (LZEA) are pleased to announce the successful negotiation, ratification, and adoption of a three year teachers’ contract, effective August 30th, 2012.
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The Lake Zurich Education Association ratified the terms of the new contract on Wednesday, May 23rd. With 90 percent of the membership voting, 342 of the 405 members (84 percent ) voted in favor of the new agreement. The District 95 Board of Education then voted to adopt the new contract unanimously (6-0) at the regular Board meeting on Thursday, May 24.
“The goals of this contract were to work cooperatively and collaboratively to come up with a responsible agreement, and I believe we have done that. It was a very positive experience,” said LZEA President Kathy Perkins.
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Dr. Mike Egan, superintendent, agreed. “This was a very positive experience and I appreciate the hard work on both sides of the table." School Board President Kathy Brown noted how fortunate to have settled in such a positive manner compared to the very different experiences of some other districts.
The new contract calls for an overall 2% yearly increase in salary expenditures.
This news release was submitted by Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95.
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