Jamestown  (CSi)  On Monday, the Jamestown Public School Board and the  Jamestown Education Association (JEA) have agreed to a two-year teacher contract.

The two-year agreement includes $800 salary increases for the 2019-2020 school year and a $1,300 increase for the second year. The starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree will be $43,817 in the first year of the contract.

Also, both parties agreed concerning that  newly hired teacher in the district cannot be paid more than a returning teacher with similar experience.

A newly hired teacher in the district is able bring in a maximum of 10 years of experience outside of Jamestown Public Schools to count toward the salary schedule.

Also agreed to is that the Health Insurance Committee for the district would consist of five teachers (three voting, two ex-officio), two board members, one administrator and one support staff member. The committee chairman must be a teacher.