Union and district discuss coordinating curriculum nights; agree to 'every effort' language
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Summary
The union proposed district coordination so curriculum nights don't overlap across buildings and to prohibit events on Fridays or religious holidays; negotiators agreed to add every‑effort language and to revisit detailed calendar interactions.
The union presented a proposal to coordinate curriculum nights district‑wide so no two buildings hold the event on the same evening, to avoid Friday evenings and recognized religious holidays, and to limit teacher obligations during curriculum‑night weeks. The district broadly supported the intent but raised operational questions about calendar conflicts, grading deadlines and the difficulty of fully coordinating many schools’ schedules.
Negotiators agreed to revise the proposed text to say that “every effort will be made” to avoid scheduling conflicts and to permit teachers to attend their own children’s curriculum nights when feasible. The district asked for more time to caucus about restrictions on other obligations (for example, whether progress‑report timelines should be restricted during the week of a school’s curriculum night). Negotiators noted existing calendar planning processes and said department or cohort leaders could help coordinate grading calendars to reduce clashes in some years.
The parties tentatively accepted revised part A of the proposal with the “every effort” insertion and planned to return with a more detailed counter on the remaining elements at the next session.