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referred to as the Hillel Teach-
ers' Association, echoed Dr. Bo-
rofsky's enthusiasm.
"There are always conces-
sions, but everyone is happy,"
Ms. Fleischer said. "We read
each other's signals and it
worked out well."
The teachers' union original-
ly asked for a 5 percent pay raise
for the upcoming school year.
The board offered 3 percent. For
the second year of the contract,
teachers requested a 4.5 percent
raise and the board offered a 2.5
percent pay increase.
Teachers at Hillel are paid ac-
cording to a step scale based on
work experience and degree lev-
el. Those with a bachelor's de-
gree earn between $23,000 and
$42,900. Those with a master's
can make between $25,500 and
$47,100.

School officials wanted to add
10 days to the school calendar
over the next two years. Teach-
ers argued that they are able to
pack more instruction hours into
a school year than the public
schools do because Hillel has few
half-days.
They agreed to add five days
this year and an additional day
the following year.
The issue of longevity bonus-
es was also resolved. Teachers
with more than 17 years of work
experience receive an extra $350
a year. The union wanted to in-
crease that amount by $50 each
year for two years; the board of-
fered $30-a-year increases over
the next three years. They
agreed to $360 the first year,
$370 the second year, plus teach-
ers on the highest steps will re-
ceive a 1.5 percent bonus. ❑

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little less than a year ago,
a dream to build a school
for a middle-aged syna-
ogue in Oak Park seemed
a long way from reality.
Fueled by a belief that for Con-
gregation Beth Shalom to have
a lasting neighborhood presence
it would need to build a school,
synagogue leaders drew up a plan
including major renovations, the
addition of 14 class-
rooms and a $1 million
endowment fund.
But such dreams
come at a cost and these
aspirations tallied up to
$2.5 million, a sizable
amount for a group -of
volunteer fundraisers
with little experience.
Add to the mix the
fact that the shul does
not have many heavy
hitting givers — no one
to hand over a six- or

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seven-figure donation which some
fundraisers claim is essential for
a successful campaign.
"We were trying to make peo-
ple understand that they are mak-
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shul but to the community as
well," said Beth Shalom's Rabbi
David Nelson. "Behind all of this,
I think, is the message that peo-
ple want to succeed."

