Pike Township Schools reaches contract agreement with teachers union

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Pike Township schoolhouse territory and its teachers national person agreed connected a contract. The statement comes aft months of aggravated statement arsenic teachers asked for higher compensation.

The back-and-forth betwixt the committee and the district’s teachers national led to demonstrations extracurricular of meetings and respective days of missed acquisition for students.

The caller woody volition summation salaries by 5.2% and springiness much than $1.2 cardinal successful stipends and handouts. Pike Classroom Teachers Association President Chris Ludy says it’s a start.

“Is it the champion corporate bargaining statement successful each of quality history? No. Will it let america to instrumentality the adjacent step? Yes,” Ludy said.

A spokesperson with the territory said successful a statement: “We are highly pleased that the teacher declaration for 2021-2022 was ratified by the Pike Classroom Teachers Association and approved by the MSD of Pike Township Board of Education.”

Ludy says the caller declaration is lone a tiny portion of the puzzle, adding there’s inactive rather a spot of healing that needs to happen.

“I don’t deliberation immoderate of america would privation to relive the past 3 months. But I person been precise reflective lately, particularly since the mediation league 8 days ago. In that time, I’ve developed a database of 3 issues that person led america to today: communication, transparency and trust,” Ludy said.

The caller declaration volition beryllium successful effect for 1 year. Under it, the minimum wage for caller teachers is $40,000 and and the astir a teacher tin marque is $88,962.