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Walpole School Committee ratifies three-year contract with teachers union
Summary
The School Committee unanimously ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Walpole Teachers Association covering Sept. 1, 2025–Aug. 31, 2028, including 2.5%, 2.5% and 3% cost-of-living adjustments and other personnel provisions.
The Walpole School Committee unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with the Walpole Teachers Association on May 1, ratifying a three-year contract covering Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
District representatives summarized key financial and personnel provisions: cost-of-living adjustments of 2.5% for year one, 2.5% for year two and 3% for year three; an adjustment to the top step of the salary scale; changes to maternity, adoption and paternity leave; temporary leave-of-absence provisions; changes to ESP (education support professional) contract terms; additional pay for staff who work in the VIP program; and minor changes to evaluation procedures and standardized time-off request processes.
Committee members praised the negotiation process. A district presenter described the talks as “productive” and said important collaborative conversations occurred on issues that fall outside the contract language but affect working relationships. The formal motion to ratify the agreement passed 5–0–0.
Why it matters: The agreement sets salary and leave terms for teachers and some support staff for the next three academic years and is expected to affect the district’s personnel costs incorporated into the FY26+ budgets.
Vote: The committee voted to ratify the memorandum of agreement; the union had already ratified the contract earlier in the process.
