The teachers’ union in North Shore School District 112 has reached a tentative agreement with the school board for a new five-year contract, averting a possible strike in the school system that serves about 3,600 students from Highland Park and Highwood.
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District 112 and the North Shore Education Association (NSEA) announced Friday they’d reached a tentative settlement following their Oct. 3 session with a federal mediator. It was the first scheduled bargaining session since the 391-member NSEA on Sept. 19 authorized negotiators to call a strike if they felt talks had reached a standstill.
The settlement terms, which were not disclosed, will be shared with the 391-member NSEA prior to a ratification vote. The agreement will then go to the school board for approval.
Points of contention heading into the Oct. 3 session involved the allocation of teachers’ planning time, pay raises and tuition reimbursement for coursework.
The prior five-year contract between the teachers’ union and the school board expired Aug. 14, but the terms have remained in effect while negotiations were ongoing.