Neshaminy School Board Approves Teacher Contract

LEVITTOWN, PA – The Neshaminy School District board has given final approval to a new contract for teachers that will give the educators an average 2.4% annual raise over the next five years.

The school board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to approve the contract, which came after months of sometimes bitter acrimony between teachers and the board. The Neshaminy Federation of Teachers had voted to approve the contract last week.

Under terms of the deal, which will run through June 30, 2024, union members will get salary increases each year that average out to 2.4%. By year, the increases will be 3.1%, 2.4%, 2.1%, 2.% and 2.3%.

The deal also locks in teacher contributions to their health insurance premiums at 18% for the life of the contract.

According to the school district, the new provisions will cost the district an additional $7 million over the contract's five-year span.

The district notes that language of the contract also includes:

• New language that will permit use of identified secondary teachers to teach up to six instructional periods a day and for the district to have greater flexibility in the design of the academic schedule
• Revised language associated with the annual new teacher orientation program

To read the entire contract, you may visit the Neshaminy School District website.