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Board approves BEA and OSEA settlement summaries, including COLAs and contract language changes
Summary
The school board approved tentative agreements with the Bend Education Association and OSEA local, covering cost‑of‑living adjustments, insurance contributions and several language clarifications; the BEA approval was unanimous and the OSEA approval passed with one abstention.
The Bend‑LaPine School Board approved settlement summaries for two bargaining units on June 17, finalizing tentative agreements that district negotiators described as the product of a transparent bargaining process.
District negotiator Steve Heron summarized the Bend Education Association agreement, saying the contract includes cost‑of‑living adjustments for years three and four and negotiated increases in insurance contributions along with language cleanups. The agreement also addresses how school improvement time…
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