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Board approves tentative agreement with teachers’ union after executive session; no contract details disclosed
Summary
The Greenwich Board of Education voted 6–0 after an executive session to approve a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Greenwich Education Association covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029 and authorized the chair to execute and file the final document under the Teachers Negotiation Act.
The Greenwich Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement with the Greenwich Education Association (GEA) covering the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
Board members moved into executive session to discuss the tentative agreement in accordance with legal constraints for pending labor negotiations. Following the closed session, Board member Sophie moved that the board "approve in its entirety the tentative agreement for a successor collective bargaining agreement between the Board and the Greenwich Education Association for the period of 07/01/2026 to 06/30/2029," to authorize the Board Chair to execute the final contract document and to submit the final document as a stipulated award under the Teachers Negotiation Act. The motion was seconded and carried 6–0.
On the advice of counsel, board members said they could not discuss the contract details in public because it remained a tentative agreement and subject to the Teachers Negotiation Act process. The chair confirmed that no votes were taken during the executive session itself; the open‑session motion recorded the board's authorization to finalize and file the agreement in accordance with state law.
The minutes and public record list the motion and the vote but do not include financial terms, salary schedules or other contract specifics discussed in executive session. The board authorized the chair to take any additional steps necessary to finalize the contract and to file the stipulated award with the arbitration panel as required by Connecticut's teacher negotiation procedures.
