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Board approves revised teachersmaster contract for 2026through28 after language, pay and insurance edits
Summary
Board members reviewed and approved a revised teachers' master contract covering 2026through28, adopting editorial and substantive changes including a 1.5% salary increase for the coming year, a 1% increase for 202728, an insurance-trigger clause allowing contract reopening if premiums rise 10%, and an added employment-protection clause.
Board members approved a revised teachers' master contract covering 2026 through 2028 after reviewing editorial changes, compensation figures and benefit language. Committee member moved to accept the contract and the Chair seconded; the motion passed with affirmative votes.
The Chair opened discussion by summarizing edits sent from the districtadconsultant and the union (MTSPA) and noting a two-year contract term for 2026, 2027 and 2028. The Chair said some wording was removed as unnecessary, including a paragraph that had told trustees and teachers they "shall endeavor to treat each other," adding, "we all felt that we were adults and we can probably communicate and get along." The transcript records multiple editorial fixes across articles (singular/plural references, capitalization and phrasing) and several substantive changes to policy language.
On compensation, the contract includes a salary-schedule change described in the meeting as a 1.5% increase for the coming year and a 1% increase for the 202728 school year. Participants also referenced other percentage figures in the draft (including mentions of 7%, 3.5% and earlier 6%/10% figures), and attendees said the union had questions about the arithmetic and necessity of some items; the transcript does not resolve those inconsistent percentage references. The Chair said the salary schedule is included in the contract document.
The board also approved language to align national board certification provisions with applicable law rather than restating statutory text in the contract. On benefits, members agreed to an insurance committee role in reviewing carrier policies and added a reopen clause that would allow the contract to be reopened if insurance premiums increase by 10% or more.
At the end of the draft the group added an explicit employment-protection clause: "No teacher shall be disciplined or discharged without cause," while also preserving the board's right to nonrenew a non-tenured teacher. The contract also lists an extracurricular base amount (36,000) that members confirmed should remain in the document.
Committee member made the motion to accept the 2026through28 master contract for teachers; the Chair seconded. After brief closing comments noting that negotiations with MTSPA had taken longer than anticipated but were constructive, members recorded aye votes and the motion passed.
The transcript does not identify the governing body's formal name; it refers to the decision-maker generically as "the board."
