PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A new one year contract for Portage Public Schools teachers was approved Monday by the Board of Education.
The teachers union ratified a tentative agreement last week, with the one-year contract including a 4.5% pay raise and step salary increases. It also will allow no teacher to be placed lower than Step 3 of the scale, which brings a full-time teacher’s minimum pay to more than $43,200.
District officials say the contract also includes changes to the benefits and the creation of a sick-day bank for union teachers.
In a statement Wednesday, school officials said “The District is happy to have come to an agreement with the teacher’s union. We appreciate the continued work and dedication of our teachers to make PPS an exceptional, continuously improving learning culture with high expectations, committed to all.“
The Portage Education Association said 90% of its members in its favor of the deal.
The previous contract expired on June 30. Negotiations for a new deal started in mid-May.
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