Articles filed under Geneva Unit District 304
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Geneva teachers give their strike noticeOct 26, 2012 9:09 am - The Geneva school teachers union has given the Geneva school district notice of its intent to strike in as few as 10 days. While the notice is the 10-day intent-to-strik...
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Geneva teachers contract talks to resume FridayOct 24, 2012 1:15 pm - Geneva school district and teachers union representatives will meet again Friday to work on a new contract for the teachers. The two sides met for six hours Tuesday. “It...
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Geneva teachers pitch disingenuousOct 24, 2012 4:40 am - Geneva teachers argue they should be granted pay increases because District 304 has a $35 million reserve in the general education fund and can afford raises. If the dis...
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Geneva teachers an investment in kidsOct 24, 2012 4:40 am - I recently wrote a long letter to the Geneva school board concerning negotiations. Excerpts follow. “I am worried about the potential for you to miss this last chance to...
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Board president points out step, lane increase percentagesOct 23, 2012 11:57 pm - The Geneva school board will not make public its official “final offer” for a teachers contract, at least not until after Tuesday’s negotiation session with a federal me...
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Abatements, refinancing could cut interest; refunding could extend payments outOct 23, 2012 12:21 pm - Should the Geneva school district continue with its new policy of using education fund reserves to pay part of its debt? And should it consider refunding or refinancing ...
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Geneva teachers seek 1 percent raise in salaryOct 22, 2012 10:37 am - The Geneva Education Association has proposed that the teachers receive a 1-percent raise in the 2012-13 salary schedule and a 1-percent raise in 2013-14, according to t...
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Teamwork missing in Geneva schoolsOct 19, 2012 4:40 am - Although I don’t live in Geneva, I do consider Geneva High School home because for the last 30 years, I have taught English and history here. It wasn’t my intention to g...
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Earliest strike could happen is NovemberOct 18, 2012 5:00 pm - Bargaining officials for the Geneva school district and the Geneva Education Association still intend to meet Tuesday with a mediator, even though the union has authoriz...
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District 304 to offer parenting classesOct 15, 2012 7:47 am - Submitted by Geneva Unit District 304 Parents are invited to sign up for an updated version of “Parent to Parent 2000/Lessons Learned,” a series of parenting workshops c...