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Board accepts bargaining "sunshine" proposals; MTA reports high turnover intent in member survey
Summary
The board opened and closed a public hearing, accepted the district's initial bargaining proposal and the Moreland Teachers Association (MTA) sunshine list. At the meeting MTA presented survey results showing 37% of respondents are considering leaving the district and cited salary, benefits, workload and lack of support as primary concerns.
The Moreland School District Board of Trustees accepted the district's initial bargaining proposal with the Moreland Teachers Association and accepted the MTA's sunshine list after a public hearing and brief discussion Wednesday evening.
The board opened a public hearing on the district's initial bargaining proposal and, hearing no public comments, closed the hearing and took the consent actions to accept the proposals. Trustees then approved a related board resolution outlining the district's "Board Interests and Beliefs for Negotiation."
Why it matters: the actions formalize the start of contract negotiations covering a proposed 2025to 2028 collective-bargaining term and identify the contract articles both sides plan to discuss in negotiations.
What was agreed to: district and MTA representatives said they plan to negotiate articles including work year and hours, leaves, compensation, health and welfare benefits, and intervention support teachers. The district said it will also review Article V (work year) and other district-specific items; MTA identified Article 25 (intervention support teachers) among its items.
MTA presentation: an MTA representative told trustees the union surveyed members to prepare for negotiations and reported that "37 percent" of survey respondents said they are considering leaving the district or are certain they will leave. The representative said 97% of those respondents cited salary as an issue; other commonly cited reasons included high cost of benefits (53%), workload (50%) and lack of support (50%). The union framed these concerns as core negotiation topics.
Votes and process: board members made and seconded motions to accept the district proposal, accept the MTA sunshine list, and approve the Board Interests and Beliefs resolution; each motion passed by voice vote.
Ending: trustees and staff said they will collaborate with MTA leadership and district negotiators to "clean up" contract language and proceed with interest-based bargaining during the 2025to 2028 negotiation cycle.
