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Negotiators set ground rules, calendar for upcoming bargaining sessions
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Summary
Teams reviewing the teacher negotiation document agreed to basic ground rules — including streaming, quorum, caucus limits and shared note-taking — and set initial bargaining dates, while assigning the deputy clerk to distribute updates and calendar invites.
Negotiators reviewing the draft 2026–27 negotiation matrix agreed on basic ground rules and an initial meeting calendar, setting the logistics for upcoming bargaining sessions.
Sylvia Ramos, who identified herself as deputy clerk, will manage shared documents and send meeting updates and calendar invites, the group agreed. The moderator said the teams will stream each bargaining session and keep shared visual note-taking available to negotiators.
Why it matters: setting those logistical rules early determines who participates, how the public and members learn about tentative agreements and how quickly teams can move from negotiation to ratification.
Details: The negotiating teams discussed team composition (eight members plus alternates), a quorum requirement of three members from each side, a default 15-minute caucus limit with subjects disclosed, and a policy that disruptive observers will be asked to leave. The moderator also said head negotiators or their designees will prepare press-release drafts after sessions for signature by negotiating leads. Participants resolved to store and edit one shared negotiation matrix rather than maintain multiple competing documents.
Scheduling: Participants narrowed several proposed dates for the next sessions, including May 4 (evening), May 12 and May 19, with a June 1 option discussed for longer work; they debated whether to hold full-day meetings or two-hour afternoon blocks and agreed to revisit lengths after the first sessions.
What’s next: The deputy clerk will share the finalized calendar and meeting notes within 48 hours of each session. Teams agreed to continue language edits in the shared document and to bring redlined proposals into the shared matrix for review before formal proposals are introduced.
