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Board reports progress in negotiations with paraprofessionals and teachers; meetings scheduled for July
Summary
Board members reported ongoing negotiations with paraprofessionals and teachers. The board and paraprofessional representatives have discussed language changes and agreed to meet with administrators to clarify issues about summer hours and position filling. Teacher negotiations are scheduled for tomorrow evening.
Board members updated the public on the status of labor negotiations with paraprofessionals and teacher groups.
The board reported recent meetings with paraprofessionals where district proposals and union counterproposals were discussed. Some proposed contract language changes were accepted as drafting or date clarifications, while other items remain under negotiation. The primary unresolved concerns involve position‑filling and summer hours: paraprofessionals have proposed language intended to address hours and job coverage, and the district said it wants to convene a committee including administrators and staff to understand the underlying problem before drafting final contract language.
Board members said negotiations are moving and that the parties agreed to reconvene later in July (paraprofessional session on July 28) and meet with teachers the following evening. The board also said it is waiting for guidance from the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) and the unions on language related to earned safe and sick time (ESST) and the new paid family leave that takes effect in January; both sides expect model language from those groups to inform local contract language.
No formal actions were taken at the meeting; board members described negotiations as constructive and ongoing.
