Port Angeles School Board approves one-year PAEOP contract after staff review of edits

The Port Angeles School District Board of Directors voted Wednesday to approve a one-year collective bargaining agreement with the Port Angeles Educational Office Personnel (PAEOP) unit following a staff presentation of contract changes.

Board discussion focused on the specific edits and a request from a board member to receive a marked-up copy before final approval. District staff summarized the substantive changes at the meeting and committed to deliver a marked-up version and a written summary by the next board meeting.

Mr. Harker, who presented the summary, said the agreement contains new or revised definitions (section 1.5), a web-linked job-description process for members (1.9), expanded seniority information to be provided to the union (2.4), and a requirement for first-aid training availability for secretaries (2.6). Personnel-file access procedures and student-discipline language were clarified; paid-time-off language was adjusted for worksite closures; maternity leave language was made gender-neutral (referred to in the contract as “birthing leave”); FMLA/TFML references were aligned to district policy; and stipend amounts received a cost-of-living adjustment tied to a 2.5% figure. Harker also said the parties agreed to a one-year contract term and an MOU establishing standing labor-management topics and monthly meetings.

A board member moved to accept the agreement and the motion carried on a voice vote. During the vote the board recorded “Aye.” Staff told the board it will provide a marked-up contract and a summary of edits before the next meeting so members may review precise language changes.

The board’s approval implements the agreement as presented; the district did not provide a line-by-line markup at the meeting. No implementation dates beyond the agreed contract duration were specified during the discussion.