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Agreement between The Board of Education of the City of Chicago and the Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

This collective bargaining agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (hereinafter referred to as the “BOARD”) and the Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (hereinafter referred to as the “UNION”) on the 24th day of April 2025 to become effective on the same date.

Articles
Preamble
1. Recognition
2. Equal Employment Opportunity and Equity
3. Grievance and arbitration procedure
4. Elementary School
5. Middle School
6. High School
7. Texts and Supplies
8. Professional Development Teachers and Teacher Leaders
9. Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel
10. Other Position Titles
11. Driver Education Teachers
12. Legislative Partnership
13. Extracurricular Personnel
14. Safe and Healthy Work Environment
15. Librarians: Elementary and High School
16. Physical Education Teachers
17. Early Childhood Teachers
18. Career and Technical Education Teachers
19. Academic Calendar
20. Clinicians
21. Special Education Teachers
22. Itinerant Teachers
23. Classifications of Teachers
24. Summer School
25. Holidays
26. Personal Days
27. Class Coverage
28. Class Size
29. Employee Discipline
30. Student Discipline
31. Labor-Management Cooperation Committee
32. Health Care Benefits Program
33. Leaves of Absence
34. Personnel Files
35. Filling Vacant Positions
36. Salaries and Other Compensation
37. Sick Days and Short-Term Disability Leave
38. TAT Salary Adjustment & Displacement
39. Teacher Evaluation
40. Teacher Programming
41. [RESERVED]
42. Appointment and Assignment of Teachers
43. Vacations
44. General Provisions
45. Committees
46. Integration – Quality Education
47. Conformity
48. Representation
49. Staffing
50. Conclusion
Signatures
Appendices
A. Salary Schedules and Other Compensation
B. Contributions to Health Care Plans
C. Procedures for Waivers for the Duration of This Agreement
D. Bargaining Unit Positions
E. Health Care and Related Benefits
F. RESERVED
G. FMLA LEAVE
H. Layoff of Teachers
I. Layoff, Interim Assignment and Reappointment of PSRPs
Addenda
Addenda
Memorandum of Understanding
Side Letter on SQRP
Side Letter on Charters
Side Letter on Timekeeping Duties
Side Letter with Respect to Accreted Titles
Side Letter on Deferred Pay
Side Letter on Air Conditioning
Side Letter on Dedicated Pension Levy
Side Letter on Retroactivity
Side Letter on IEP Best Practice
Side Letter on Health Insurance
Side Letter on Instructional Minutes
Side Letter on Progressive Revenue
Side Letter on Joint Legislative Advocacy on Teacher Evaluation
Side Letter on Teacher Assistants
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning High School Teachers -Additional Teaching Period (Overtime Indicator) and Impacted Preparation Periods
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Payroll Calendar for Full-time, Non-52 Week CTU Bargaining Unit Employees
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Baseline Terms for All Newly Accreted Position Titles
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Full-Time Retiree Teachers