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Board declines teachers' concession package; MOA fails on 4-3 vote
Summary
The board considered a proposed memorandum of agreement with the Carmel Teachers Association that would have deferred steps, reduced raises and increased teacher health contributions to deliver short-term savings; after debate the board voted against adding the MOA as an action item and later rejected the MOA in roll-call, leaving the association's concessions unapproved.
Trustees debated and ultimately rejected a proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Carmel Central School District and the Carmel Teachers Association (CTA) that administration and union negotiators described as a concession package built to reduce the district's near-term budget gap.
According to administration summaries presented at the March 26 meeting, the CTA's proposal included lowering the first-year salary increase, deferring step increases for six months, forgiving a portion of a district welfare-fund contribution, and modestly increasing…
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