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Board ratifies five-year teachers' contract, approves routine agenda items
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Hawthorne Board of Education ratified a five-year collective negotiations agreement with the Hawthorne Teachers Association and approved routine consent items including minutes, curriculum items, personnel recommendations, donations and finance motions. Two board members abstained on the contract ratification.
The Hawthorne Board of Education on Jan. 14, 2025, voted to ratify a five-year collective negotiations agreement with the Hawthorne Teachers Association covering the 2024—————————through 2028—————————school years and approved the meeting's routine consent agenda items including minutes, curriculum and personnel resolutions, finance motions and donations.
The contract ratification motion was presented by the negotiations committee and carried by roll call. The board recorded seven yes votes and two abstentions (Mr. Clark and Mr. Zottaro). The motion text attached to the agenda stated the agreement had been ratified by the Hawthorne Teachers Association membership and authorized board officers to execute the collective negotiations agreement on behalf of the district; the agenda item included no additional public details about the monetary terms of the agreement.
Other outcomes - Minutes: The board approved minutes for the Dec. 10, 2024 public and private meeting and the Jan. 7, 2025 reorganization meeting.
- Curriculum & Instruction (CI): The board approved CI items listed on the agenda (CI-1 through CI-6) by roll call.
- Personnel (P): The board approved personnel recommendations (P-1 through P-19) as presented on the agenda.
- Finance and claims: Motions on finance and administration (F-1 through F-8) and the monthly bill list were approved by roll call; one board member recorded an abstention on a specific finance subitem (A3) as noted in the record. One board member recorded a reservation on the bills approval related to PC and TPS items.
- Donations: The board accepted two donations including a musical instrument (clarinet valued at $1,603.21) and additional school supplies or gifts listed on the agenda.
- Buildings & Grounds: BG items presented on the agenda were approved by roll call.
The board proceeded to move into executive session after approvals. The meeting record indicates the board expects the executive session to last approximately 45 minutes and that no public action would be taken while in closed session.
Ending Board members thanked negotiation team members and district staff before adjourning to executive session.
