Tag: Ken Kleber

Champaign Unit 4 school bus monitors, cafeteria workers now make at least $15 an hour

CHAMPAIGN — Custodians, assistant teachers and other support staff in the Champaign Unit 4 School District are all making at least $15 an hour, as of July 1. Both the school board and members of the Champaign Educational Support Professionals union approved a new, four-year contract last week. “Knowing what we proposed in the very

Unit 4's Garden Hills Elementary School in Champaign. A wire globe is in the foreground of a school entrance.

Following Urbana’s lead, Champaign substitute teachers will get a raise too

CHAMPAIGN — Champaign substitute teachers will now earn at least $140 per day – $30 more than they were making before. The Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education approved the raise on Monday evening, following a similar move from neighboring school boards. “We’ve reviewed our rates and determined that we are no longer competitive with