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Clear Creek Amana teachers deliver initial bargaining proposal; board lays out negotiation priorities
Summary
Representatives of the Clear Creek Amana Education Association presented an initial bargaining proposal focused on pay, retention and professional respect; the district board responded with an initial proposal emphasizing collaboration and adherence to legal and financial constraints.
Kristen Greathouse, an instructional coach at East Ridge and representative of the Clear Creek Amana Education Association, presented the union’s initial bargaining proposal during the Clear Creek Amana Community School District board meeting on April 16.
Greathouse said the association’s priorities go beyond salary and benefits to include hiring and retaining highly qualified teachers, creating environments that support student learning, and ensuring educators are respected and encouraged to grow professionally. “To our association bargaining is more than just a salary and benefits,” Greathouse said. “Our priorities include hiring and retaining highly qualified teachers at competitive wages while striving for educational excellence.”
Dr. Sherz, speaking for the district’s Board of Education, described the board’s initial proposal as interest-based and collaborative. The board’s priorities include using agreed settlement percentages to support competitive starting salaries and long-term staff retention, maintaining non-salary incentives through the certified staff handbook committee and insurance provisions, and working within the financial and legislative limits placed on the district. Dr. Sherz emphasized the district’s intent to “continue working collaboratively with the CCA Education Association” while adhering to legal and financial constraints.
The presentations constituted the opening positions for what the district described as an interest-based bargaining process. No binding agreement was reached at the meeting; later on the agenda the board approved a separate master contract with the CCAEA for certified staff, a formal action taken after negotiations (see “Votes at a glance”).
The board and association did not set specific future bargaining meeting dates on the record during the presentations. The exchanges were framed as the start of a multi-step negotiations process, with both sides indicating a willingness to continue collaborative discussions.
