Negotiators tentatively agree on new Wednesday meeting structure; broader talks on common planning, inclusion scheduling, caregiver conferences and work‑life ‘—

Negotiators at the April 30 session reached tentative agreement on a rewrite of the district’s Wednesday‑meeting structure and held extended discussions on related working‑conditions items, from common planning time for inclusive co‑teaching to a proposed “right to disconnect” protection for teachers.

Why it matters: teachers’ daily and weekly schedules determine planning time, how the district organizes inclusion supports, and whether staff must meet families outside contracted hours. Those details affect teacher workload, student services and the district’s budget and master scheduling.

What the parties agreed: the district and the union recorded a tentative agreement on Proposal 39 (Wednesday meetings). The parties agreed that staff meetings will start no later than 10 minutes after the end of the student day, will run 60 minutes, and that 10 minutes of each meeting will be designated for ITA business (time may be at beginning or end by mutual agreement). The agreement also creates a category of “professional responsibility days” to be used as extra preparation time; the wording agreed allows that time to be used…