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Little Rock board votes to send revised employee contract to PPC after heated debate over collaboration and makeup days
Summary
The Little Rock School District board voted to submit a revised 2026–27 employee contract template to personnel policy committees after hours of debate about whether administration adequately collaborated with certified and classified PPCs and about a proposal that would shorten teachers’ signing window from 30 to 10 days. Two board members opposed the motion; classified inclement-weather makeup-day language and concerns about possible October rescissions drew substantial criticism.
The Little Rock School District Board of Education on Feb. 12 voted to submit a revised 2026–27 employee contract template to the district’s personnel policy committees for the required review, after a prolonged exchange in which committee representatives and several board members said they lacked adequate opportunity to collaborate on the draft.
Ms. Gordon, speaking for constituent groups, told the board classified employees had been presented with a draft that she said effectively coerced a vote by warning that workers’ pay would be docked six days if they did not accept the proposal. She cited a March 13, 2024, memorandum and a district makeup log that allowed staff until June 30 to document makeup hours and argued administration’s…
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