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Board ratifies GWEA contract in non-public session, upholds superintendent on grievance
Summary
In a non-public session the Governor Wentworth Regional School Board accepted the negotiated contract with the Governor Wentworth Education Association and voted to uphold the superintendent's decision on a GWEA grievance; the contract will be placed on the March ballot for ratification.
The Governor Wentworth Regional School Board met in non-public session at 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 8 and voted to accept the negotiated contract with the Governor Wentworth Education Association (GWEA). The motion to accept the contract, moved by Chair Brodie Deshaies and seconded by Kayla Hewitt, passed with all members recorded as voting yes.
During the non-public session, GWEA representatives Kim Kelliher, Kristie Smith and Mike Danais participated in the meeting and left at 6:44 p.m. The board, later in public committee reporting, stated the ratified contract will be placed on the March ballot for voter ratification.
The board also voted to uphold the Superintendent's decision regarding a grievance submitted by GWEA. That motion was moved by Mr. Deshaies and seconded by Ms. Schillereff; the motion passed but recorded two 'no' votes from Tom Bickford and Danielle Van Dusen. The transcript does not include the grievance's factual details or the superintendent's written decision; it records only the board's procedural vote to uphold the superintendent.
Board members later noted, in Human Resources Committee reporting, that the contract ratification will be placed before voters in March. No additional contract terms or vote tallies from a later public ratification were recorded in this meeting's transcript.
