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DELIVER TO BOXHOLDER PRSRT. STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID MONMOUTH, IL 61462 STORM PERMIT NO. 21 THE United High School Newspaper TRACKER Volume 1, Issue 2 IN THIS ISSUE: CONTRACT SETTLED Principal’s Message p. 2 Organizational Update p. 4 Teachers, board agree on 2-year pact By Tony Kozelichki to be tough to get any more years Prior to consolidation, Warren when you put two together. on a contract.” had worked under terms of a The first contract is always the Elementary menu p. 5 Members of the United CUSD #304 Board of Education and the UEA co-president Cheryl five-year agreement, while the hardest,” said Yung. Schulz said neither side was United Education Association Alexis district and its teachers Schulz said she was happy with School calendar p. 6 approved terms on a two-year comfortable with a longer were in the middle of a four-year the amount of time it took to contract, with school board contract. “With the economy contract. reach an agreement even though changing and problems with ratification coming October 14 For the most part, the new it might have been a little longer High School menu p. 6 insurance costs, there really is no following a teachers’ vote on contract comes as a result of than normal. “People had to be October 6. way to go longer. There are too merging language in the former familiar with the language and many variables, but no one Basketball Preview p. 7 Teachers had been working Alexis and Warren contracts. we had to spend a lot of time under terms of their previous wanted a one year contract and “While some things were easier, merging the two old contracts. have to go through the process Football & volleyball contract with the former Alexis the hardest part is the language Our preparation time was longer again in the spring.” capture LTC titles p. 8 and Warren school districts. and we had to take time to School board president Rick explain our viewpoints.” She Elliott, who was involved in his noted the last contract negotiated IMPORTANT first ever contract negotiation, with the Warren board did not finalize until November, and DATES TO called the process “very amicable” despite some problems only after two sessions with a REMEMBER... outside the control of either the mediator. board or the teachers. Elliott and Yung were joined From the P.T.O.: “Expenses continue to grow at on the district negotiating a rapid rate, and we didn’t get all team by board member Betsy The annual Pumpkin Patch of the (consolidation) incentive Edwards and superintendent Jeff carnival, sponsored by the money the state had promised,” Whitsitt. In addition to the union United PTO, will be held at the said Elliott. “Still, you have to co-presidents, teachers were United Field House on Friday, do the right thing and be fair to represented by negotiators Tim October 29, from 5-8 pm. A the teachers.” Engebretson, Carrie Kuberski, United CUSD #304 school United Education Assoc. haunted house will be on display. The new pact in year one has Ben McIntosh, Julie Olin, and co-pres. Cheryl Schulz Among the games will be ring a base salary rate of $26,605 for board pres. Rick Elliott Illinois Education Association toss and bingo, while a cakewalk an educator with a bachelor’s UNISERV director Jeff Conrad. and sucker tree will be available. degree and no prior teaching Study confirms what teachers say: how much A raffle will be held with winners experience. A teacher with 24 to be announced at 7:30. Meals years of experience holding including will be served from a master’s degree plus an you earn depends on how much you learn Q: How important is that high 5:00-6:30. The public is invited. additional 30 hours of graduate experiences attending school full wide range of areas. school diploma you’re trying to credit will earn $51,921. In the time. This is the reason many A book titled The College earn? The PTO will be sponsoring 2005-2006 school year the base experts suggest taking classes Majors Handbook: With Real skating parties the first Thursday rate will be $27,403, with a top part time while continuing to Career Paths and Payoffs shows A: More than a quarter-million of each month, beginning salary of $53,479. work. Another way to avoid your college major, rather than dollars! November 4, at the Rainbow “What we didn’t want to do high costs is to attend public the school you attend, may be the Roller Rink in Monmouth. The was go back on what the teachers rather than private schools, ticket into or out of a financially A survey published by salary. skate parties will be held 6:00- had earned previously. We want which can significantly lower sound and rewarding professional com shows the average annual 8:00 p.m. The cost to attend is to keep our good teachers, and one’s tuition. life. wage for a high school graduate $3.00 with a $1.00 skate rental. we wanted to offer them as much It is also important to keep in Researcher Paul Harrington, a to be $6000 more than someone Parents and teachers may skate as we could in order to keep mind the validity of your degree professor of economics, found, who didn’t finish high school. free. For each admission, the them,” said Elliott. and salary potential in the field. “The highest salary goes to the With Social Security retirement PTO will receive 50 cents from Veteran school board member Going back to school in a field undergraduate who majored age at 65 and inching upward, the roller rink. Frank Yung concurred, saying, because it is high in demand or in chemical engineering and that translates into $276,000 over “You have to think what’s in the pays a high salary is risky as who can expectto earn $75,600 a person’s lifetime. PARENT/TEACHER best interest of the district, the it’s possible the job market will a year.” That figure is not the The numbers are even more teachers, and the students. You have changed once you graduate. starting point—it refers to the CONFERENCES impressive for those who seek an have to reach a consensus for Therefore, it is essential to average annual earnings. the taxpayers but be fair to the advanced education. choose a degree based on Parent/teacher conferences for As for the lowest, Harrington teachers.” Salary.com’s calculations for personal interests and skills and all District #304 students will be says those majoring in social Union co-president Tracey 2003 placed bachelor’s degree one that allows you to be flexible held Thursday, October 28, and work average only $37,800. Howard said the two sides holders at an average salary of in the marketplace and be able Friday, October 29. “They do God’s work,” he said. worked together well. “After the $43,000, and master’s degree to take on a variety of jobs in a School will be dismissed at first meeting, it was like having holders at $53,000. 2:05 on Thursday, October 28, conversations with people I’ve Nonetheless, many experts are with conferences to run from worked with for years. There cautioning individuals to think 4:00-8:00 that evening. was never a night when a cross long and hard before jumping There will be no school on word was said across the table. into the graduate school pool. Friday, October 29, and teachers We never left a session feeling According to U.S. News will be available for conferences disgusted. Not all boards and and World Report, average from 8:30-11:30 that morning. their teachers have that kind of graduate school and living To make an appointment at relationship.” costs are running upwards of the North Campus for students, Yung said the short-term $26,000 a year. Additionally, kindergarten through sixth pact was due, in large part, a federal government survey grades, call Mrs. Malcolm to the precarious situation all shows the average grad student at 482-3332. South Campus school districts in Illinois face. holds $23,700 in loans upon appointments can be made by “Until the state gets the school graduation, not to mention the calling Mrs. Robertson-Hart at (financial) issue settled, it’s going lost income and savings one 734-9411. STORM TRACKER UHS freshman head to M.C. A view from the bridge.... 1905 100th Street for teen leadership conference By Lance Thurman, Principal School. Additional students have Monmouth, IL 61462 also developed friendships over 309-734-9411 United High School By Laine Martz attended a number of workshops casual conversations during the The Storm Tracker is published On Tuesday, October 26, the of their choice. As I talk with other princi- new rotating lunch schedules. monthly by the journalism students of Tri-County Teen Leadership All in all, these relationships United High School, is printed through Among the 14 workshops pals around the state, they are the facilities of The Register-Mail, and Conference was held at available were “Clue & always interested in our school’s have been remarkably jovial and is distributed to residents of CUSD Monmouth College involving Clueless—The Drug Facts Game consolidation. Other folks are sincere. The students appear #304. The material published does not area freshmen. Show,” where students were excited to hear about the suc- to enjoy each other, and some necessarily reflect the viewpoint of the The Tri-County Youth unique, lasting friendships have administration of United School District involved in team challenges to cess and challenges presented #304, nor the policy of The Register- Coalition, a group comprised answer questions about drugs by striking out in a different begun to develop.