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Union and district discuss ‘priority 6’ workplace proposals including progressive-discipline plan, professional development rules and program transfers
Summary
Negotiators discussed a package of workplace-policy proposals (called 'priority 6'), including a proposed progressive-discipline protocol, written professional-development expectations, and new language on district transfers of programs and use of AI; several items were tabled for committee work.
Negotiators for the Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA) and the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) spent a portion of the session on a set of workplace-policy proposals labeled “priority 6,” debating a progressive-discipline protocol, written expectations for professional development and new consultation rules for transferring district programs or adopting outside/AI-enabled instructional tools.
Why it matters: The priority-6 proposals govern day-to-day workplace practices — how schools document and respond to recurring minor misconduct, how teachers are compensated for professional development, and how the district must consult the union before moving programs or adopting outside or AI-driven systems. Those changes affect teacher workloads, protections and job predictability.
Progressive discipline: The ITA presented a progressive-discipline protocol intended to standardize responses to minor misconduct and create a clear documentation cycle. The union said the proposal would not alter existing procedures for serious misconduct…
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