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Committee hears three tentative agreements; administration recommends 3% pay increases for non‑association staff
Summary
At its June 9 Labor & Policy Committee meeting, district staff reported three tentative bargaining agreements and recommended a 3% wage increase for administration and non‑association employees; two new hires will go to the Board for approval and recruitment continues for open positions.
The Board Labor & Policy Committee of Grand Haven Area Public Schools met June 9 and was told district negotiators reached three tentative agreements with employee groups, and that the administration is recommending a 3% wage increase for non‑association staff to match association increases.
Jason Reinecke, a district staff member, told the committee that two new hires will be placed on the full Board agenda for approval and that administrative contract extensions are scheduled to come forward; he said those administrative extensions will likely include a 3% wage increase as defined in the tentative bargaining agreement.
Reinecke also provided a staffing update, saying recruitment is ongoing and that the district will offer shared‑time art instruction to St. John's. He said the district will employ Interim Student Success Coordinators next year — a title change from Interim Dean of Students — and clarified that the new coordinator position is part of the GHEA bargaining unit rather than administration.
The committee recorded appreciation for the GHEA's cooperation during local negotiations and Reinecke noted tentative agreements with multiple groups, including the Grand Haven Education Association (GHEA), the Secretaries Union, the Grand Haven Administrators Association (GHAA), and SEIU Local 517.
The meeting opened with approval of the May 5 minutes by consensus. The committee also heard logistical notes: a July committee meeting date change and a likely student discipline hearing this summer.
Next steps: the contract extensions, wage recommendations and the listed new hires will be placed on the Board agenda for formal action. No Board votes on these personnel or contract items were recorded at the committee meeting.
