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Anderson Community Schools, teachers reach agreement on pay

ANDERSON, Ind. (WISH) – The Anderson Community Schools (ACS) district has reached an agreement with a teacher organization to increase teacher salaries.

The agreement is a contract that would provide teachers with a base salary increase and a series of stipends over the next two years.

This comes after students were forced to do e-learning because of a staff shortage on Oct. 29. On Nov. 3, classes were canceled because of a high number of teachers absent. 

In a joint statement, the president of the Anderson Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randy Harrison, and superintendent Joe Cronk said, “The success of our school corporation depends on our ability to retain the best educators for our students.”

The agreement must first be ratified by the AFT membership and then approved by the ACS Board of Trustees.