Culver School Board Ratifies 2017-18 Teacher Contract

The 2017-2018 Master Teacher’s Contract was ratified by the Culver Community School Board when they met Monday night.

Superintendent Karen Shuman mentioned that the Culver Community Schools Teacher’s Association unanimously ratified the contract last week on Thursday. A newly hired teacher will make a minimum of $32,500 if they have zero to five years of experience. A new hire can make a maximum of $45,000 if they have sixteen or more years of experience.

The contract states that the salary range is $32,500 to $60,110 depending on the years of experience and degrees obtained. Salary increases were applied to teachers who received an effective or highly effective evaluation in the previous year. That percentage was determined by the amount experience, type of degrees and last year’s evaluation. Teachers who received an evaluation of ineffective or needs improvement did not receive a salary increase.

The entire contract between the Board of Trustees, the school corporation and the Culver Community Teacher’s Association can be found at culver.k12.in.us or by following this link.