Reproduction without permission is prohibited. One Hamilton County school district ratified its teacher contract Thursday, another is expected to settle Monday and a third will start negotiations in late September. The Hamilton Southeastern School Board met Thursday to ratify the contract approved by the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association last week. Denise Randall, vice president of the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association, said today the teachers worked on the contract all summer and they're happy with the results. Our concerns this year were financial issues.
Salaries are always important to teachers.
Karen Harmer, a school board member, said the board didn't hire an outside firm to help with negotiations. The insurance contributions for both employer and employees increased by 25 percent under the new contract. Elsewhere in Hamilton County, the Marion-Adams School Board is expected to announce details of a new contract at a 9 a.m. meeting Monday. Teachers in Noblesville Schools started the year without a contract under an agreement reached in May to push back negotiations until the district learns its official enrollment Sept. 15. Collective bargaining will resume after enrollment numbers are in.