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Central Falls trustees approve two-year teachers contract; Council 94 ratification delayed
Summary
The Central Falls School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a two-year contract Nov. 4 with the Central Falls Teachers Union after staff described changes designed to expand inclusion practices, create protected academic prep time, and limit disruptive midyear vacancy cascades.
The Central Falls School District Board of Trustees voted Nov. 4 to approve a ratified two-year contract with the Central Falls Teachers Union (CFTU) that district staff described as student-centered and instructional in focus.
Superintendent summarized four principal shifts in the agreement: added clarity around inclusion and co-teaching practice; conversion of some daily "unassigned" periods into academic preparation time for teachers to plan, collaborate and receive coaching; new limits on using unassigned periods to leave campus (approval required, not to be used to arrive late or leave early); and a rule reducing disruptive cascading vacancies late in the school year so midyear bids would not take effect until the following school year.
The contract includes a 3% step increase on all scales in each year of the two-year agreement, retroactive to Sept. 1, and will be forwarded to the…
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