EVSC, Teachers Reach Tentative Deal

Evansville IN

25 October, 2021

12:29 PM

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By John Gibson, WNIN Oct. 25, 2021 The Evansville Vanderburgh school board is expected to consider a new teachers contract Monday evening. The school corporation says a tentative two-year agreement was reached on Thursday. It would – in part -- return EVSC teachers to salary increases based on experience. The agreement would also put starting teacher pay at the statewide $40,000 level recommended by Gov. Eric Holcomb's teacher compensation commission. If the contract is approved, the new salary range for teachers would be $40,000 to $80,500. The current salary range is $38,000-$75,000. State law requires a merit pay system for teachers but school systems -- including the EVSC -- have found a way to do both by creating pay levels for years of experience while requiring teachers to also meet evaluation requirements. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.