Board approves Pueblo Education Association contract extension, MOUs after public comment
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Public-comment speakers including a PEA representative urged the board to ratify a five‑year extension to the negotiated agreement. The board approved the memoranda of understanding and related contract items during the consent/action agenda.
Michael Mays of the Pueblo Education Association told the board during public comment that PEA members ratified tentative agreements with the district by a 97% vote and asked the board to approve a five‑year extension of the negotiated agreement. He said the extension would provide “stability and security” and would not impinge management rights.
Later in the meeting, the board approved a set of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the PEA, including the contract extension and related items. Director De Niro asked for a small administrative clarification (adding printed names above signatures), which administration agreed to provide. The board called the roll and approved the MOUs as presented.
PEA’s public comment emphasized district financial and enrollment challenges and said the association wants to be a partner with the board and administration in addressing those issues.
The board did not change the substance of the MOUs at the meeting; the board’s approval moved the items from tentative agreements to ratified MOU status for implementation in the coming school year.