Published on June 22, 2026 6:42 pm
Last Updated on June 22, 2026 6:42 pm
The Effingham Unit #40 Board of Education Monday approved a three-year contract with the Effingham Educational Support Professionals Association.
The contract is retroactive to the 2025-2026 school year and will also cover the coming two school years and will include 5% pay hikes each year as well as health benefits.
Also Monday, Superintendent Andy Johnson shared that enrollment for the coming year is at 2,045 students with an anticipated total enrollment of 2,300, about the same as the number at the close of the past school year. The Board also approved property/casualty, cyber, and worker’s compensation insurance coverage at a total cost of $505,490. That’s about $23,000 more, or 4% more than last year.
Board members spent just over $30,000 on transportation software devices. Johnson said the equipment will be available on every bus. He said regular drivers might not want to use the software, but said it will be there for those who do want to use it and will be there when substitute drivers need to take a route. The Board also extended a data agreement with Bendi Investments for the coming school year, and agreed to seek bids for preventive maintenance of HVAC equipment in all buildings.
The Board approved a final amended budget for the current fiscal year that includes $263,000 deficit in a budget of well over $30 million.
