Ambridge Area board approves one‑year MOU with educators association, contingent on solicitor review and ratification

The Ambridge Area School District Board of School Directors voted to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ambridge Area Educators Association, contingent upon final solicitor approval and ratification by the union.

A board presenter explained the MOU formalizes a one‑year term tied to a prior arbitration award addressing scheduling at the high‑school level. The presenter said the agreement preserves language that allows the district, in emergency situations, to move staff to different schedules or assignments as needed. The motion to approve the MOU was made, seconded and carried.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the MOU’s relationship to the prior arbitration award and whether the union’s ratification and solicitor review remained outstanding conditions. The board explicitly recorded that the approval is contingent on those two items; no personnel changes or schedule reassignments were implemented as a result of the vote. The motion language recorded in the meeting recommended approval "as presented, contingent upon final solicitor approval and union ratification."