The group reviewed the language in the tentative agreement and agreed to sign. Eliminate all reference to placement procedures, specifically years of credited service, in the Meet and Confer documents. Placement procedures for new employees upon hire would be at the discretion of management. They felt this would create more of a problem of people leaving and taking their training with them. The teachers feel they worked hard for this and it wasn t the intention of taxpayers for only some people to benefit from it.
Caps are an ongoing hot issue for teachers.
They will be taking their concerns to the April 10th Board meeting.