Highlights from the Chicago Teachers Union 2019 tentative contract agreement



Length

Staffing

$2 million to develop a nurse pipeline; another $500,000 to recruit and train other clinicians

Beginning this year, the school district will start phasing out privatized nurses with the goal of eliminating the use by the end of the contract.

School district agrees to recruit and hire 209 more social workers and 250 more nurses by July 30, 2023.

District agrees to hire more special education case managers so schools with more than 105 special education students have at least one case manager and those with more than 240 students have two.

District agrees to hire more English Language Learner coordinators so schools with more than 150 English Language Learners have a full time one and those with more than 600 have two. Also, teachers can earn stipends for taking on the duties of coordinators in schools with fewer ELL students.

District agrees to provide 120 high needs schools, as determined by a joint school district-union committee, will get one additional position. (30 a year for four years)

A committee will be formed to provide oversight of the posting and hiring to reach targets for social workers, nurses and case managers. This committee shall enforce the staffing provisions.