The Pennridge School Board has offered its professional staff a 5-year contract that calls for salary increases totaling 16.57%.
The details were included in an email sent through the district's Blackboard message system.
The proposal calls for a 5.4% wage increase the first year and an average of 3.37% annually. Starting salary would increase 13.3% to $51,000 the first year and to $56,000 in the final year.
The district says the average salary for a Pennridge teacher would reach $101,763 by the final year of the deal.
Teacher contribution to medical benefits would stay the same (14%) in the first year, then increase by a half-percent each year, reaching 16% by the final year. The annual deductible ($450 for an individual and $900 for a family) would remain the same until year three when it would increase to $600/$1,200 and stay the same for the duration of the deal.
The district said the proposal was made public "to address any misunderstanding" about its position. Tentative agreements have been reached on more than a dozen issues, and both sides are working to resolve the remaining issues and finalize a new contract, the district said in the email.
A spokesperson for the Pennridge Education Association said its counter proposal is being finalized and will be shared with the district negotiators before being shared with the public.
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