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Everett School Committee ratifies teacher and paraprofessional agreements after collaborative negotiations
Summary
The committee approved memoranda of agreement with the Everett Teachers Association covering Unit A (teachers) and Unit D (paraprofessionals). The contracts include multi-year raises, paid professional-development time, paid parental leave and a boost to paraprofessional starting pay.
The Everett School Committee on Dec. 2 approved memoranda of agreement with the Everett Teachers Association for Unit A (teachers) and Unit D (paraprofessionals), concluding collaborative bargaining that district leaders said avoided a work stoppage.
"We came to the table to negotiate and we were met with a group of professional and caring school committee members and administrators who also came prepared to work together," Kimberly Auger, president of the Everett Teachers Association, told the committee during public comment, praising…
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