Board unanimously approves two collective bargaining deals and several employment agreements
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After executive session the New Haven Board of Education unanimously approved collective bargaining agreements with the New Haven Federation of Teachers Local 933 and the School Administrators Association of New Haven, and approved personnel and employment agreements; the superintendent said the teachers' deal secures a 13.57% increase over three years.
Following an executive session, the New Haven Board of Education returned to the public meeting and voted unanimously to approve two collective bargaining agreements and multiple personnel actions.
Mister Wilcox moved to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the New Haven Federation of Teachers, Local 933; the motion was seconded and carried with vocal 'yes' responses from each board member. Later, a second motion to approve an agreement with the School Administrators Association of New Haven Inc. was moved and carried unanimously.
The board also moved to support the superintendent's personnel report and approved employment agreements for Doctor Paul White, Miss Keisha Red Hannans, Doctor Gemma Joseph Lumpkin and Miss Lisa Flegler. Proceedings on these matters followed an executive session during which the board said no votes were taken.
Superintendent Doctor Negron, in his earlier report, framed the bargaining outcome as part of a multi-year effort to improve compensation. "We have arrived at an agreement that will secure a salary increase of 13.57 over the next 3 years," he said, noting that sustaining those increases will require funding beyond city resources and continued advocacy with the state.
The board recorded the approvals on the public record; board members offered no substantive amendments during the public votes. The motions were carried by voice vote and recorded as unanimous by the members present.