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Region 11 board approves tentative secretaries’ contract, delegates chair to finalize
Summary
The Region 11 Board of Education on June 9 approved funding and a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement with the Secretaries Union for 2025–2029 and delegated the board chair to work with counsel to finalize contract language. Vote: 5–0.
The Region 11 Board of Education on June 9 voted to provide funding for and approve a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement with the Secretaries Union covering 2025–2029, and delegated the board chair to coordinate with board counsel to prepare the final contract.
Board member Michael Smardon moved the measure, and Susan Lovegreen seconded. The motion carried unanimously, 5–0. Board Chair Stacey Foster was designated to work with counsel to finalize the contract document on behalf of the board.
The minutes record the board’s formal approval and delegation but do not state the monetary value of the agreement or changes to wages, benefits or staffing levels; funding specifics were not specified in the minutes. The Personnel and Supervision committee reported it has been meeting to develop the secretary contract and is also working toward settling a paraprofessional contract.
Votes at a glance: the board also approved the May 19, 2026 minutes (motion by Michael Smardon; vote recorded 3 yes, 0 no, 2 abstentions), approved the May 2026 financial statements with an FY 2025–26 budget forecast that is expected to break even (motion by Michael Smardon; vote 5–0), and adopted its FY 2026–27 meeting calendar (vote 5–0).
