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Board backs plan to use outside facilitator for contract negotiations; administration to budget for facilitator
Summary
After a superintendent recommendation, board members supported hiring an outside facilitator or legal facilitator to run collective bargaining sessions to reduce strain on volunteer board negotiators and staff; the district will include facilitator fees in upcoming budgets.
Superintendent Dr. Ainsworth recommended the district use an outside facilitator experienced in public‑sector bargaining to help lead upcoming contract negotiations. He and administration staff argued that an objective, professional facilitator would protect the district’s interests, reduce strain on volunteer board negotiators and district staff, and provide legal and procedural expertise the district does not have in staffing numbers to sustain internally.
Board members largely endorsed the proposal. Multiple board members said bargaining is time‑consuming and emotionally fraught, and that an outside facilitator would make the process more neutral, sustainable and consistent year to year.…
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