The Tinley Park Elementary District 146 teachers’ contract set for approval at Tuesday’s board meeting includes 6% raises over the next five years.

A spokesperson for the union said highlights of the tentative contract include two additional sick days for all staff members, a 3% increase in all stipends, updated safety language “to protect staff,” updated property and damage language and a $2,000 stipend for staff members who don’t opt into district insurance.

The union also successfully removed a requirement that veteran teachers, known a Tier 1 in the Illinois Teacher Retirement System, retire as soon as they are eligible.

“When we started this bargaining process, we knew that teacher recruitment and retention had to be a main focus in order to best serve the students in District 146,

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