By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson USD 308 Executive Director of Human Resources Dr. Dawn Johnson told Hutch Post Tuesday that the final touches are being put on the agreement between the district and its teachers and it was her intent to get them a final draft this week.
"They will ratify it, or not, at that point," Johnson said. "Once they ratify it, we'll get it back to the board and we're hoping by November 22nd all of that is wrapped up. Both sides have agreed to it."
She said it's just administrative paperwork that needs to be finished prior to the union vote. Key items in the agreement are an increase to the base pay and funding step and column movement for teachers. An additional step was added to some of the columns to fund movement for teachers who were frozen on the wage scale. Also in the agreement, it includes a $750 one time premium pay to teachers this year.
USD 308 had additional dollars in its budget for this year due to an increase in its weighted enrollment as of the official count date in September.