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Orange Board unanimously approves three‑year tentative agreement with teachers' union
Summary
The board approved funding for a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement with the Orange Teacher League, covering July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, contingent on union ratification; the board authorized the chair to execute the final contract and directed staff to file required documents.
After an executive session to review attorney correspondence and bargaining strategy, the Orange Board of Education voted unanimously on Dec. 16 to approve funding for and to accept a tentative successor collective bargaining agreement with the Orange Teacher League covering July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
The board's action directs the board chair to execute the final contract document on behalf of the board after the union's ratification and authorizes the superintendent to coordinate with legal counsel to file the agreement with the town clerk's office and the State Board of Education as required by Connecticut General Statutes. The approval was explicitly contingent on the Orange Teacher League also approving and executing the successor agreement.
A procedural correction was made on the record to clarify the contract dates before the board voted. The motion to approve the corrected‑date agreement was moved and seconded and the board recorded the vote as unanimous.
Why it matters: The unanimous approval advances the bargaining cycle toward ratification and formal filing, enabling contract implementation steps to proceed if the union ratifies the agreement. The board's direction to file with town and state offices is a standard procedural step under state law.
What happens next: The agreement requires ratification by the Orange Teacher League; the superintendent and legal counsel will complete the administrative filings once the union executes the successor agreement.
