GENEVA – Although the two sides in the Geneva School District 304 teacher contract talks say they are committed to reaching a settlement, another eight hours of negotiations have resulted in another session scheduled for Thursday.

The school board and the Geneva Education Association are close on other language, according to school officials, but the division comes down to salary and compensation. The school board is holding firm to a hard freeze – with a few exceptions – the first year and the teachers union is not accepting it.

The union filed an intent to strike notice, with the earliest date for a walkout being today.