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Board approves two‑year KBEA contract; chair votes no
Summary
The Kiona‑Benton board approved a two‑year contract with the Kiona‑Benton Education Association 3–1 after questions about overload pay and sunset language; Superintendent Pete Peterson said last year’s overload costs were about $140,000.
The Kiona‑Benton City School District board voted to approve a two‑year contract with the Kiona‑Benton Education Association (KBEA) after Superintendent Pete Peterson recommended the multi‑year agreement. The roll call was 3–1: Directors Teddy Bryan, Gina Warner and Rick Gonzales voted yes; Board Chair Josh Skipper voted no. Mr. Peterson described it as the district’s first multi‑year contract in some time.
During discussion Director Teddy Bryan asked about the district’s recent overload pay costs; Mr. Peterson said overload pay totaled roughly $140,000 last year and that the district expects this year’s approach to spread overload pay across more staff. Bryan also asked about sunset language; Mr. Peterson explained the contract’s sunset provisions. The board did not adopt changes to the salary schedules at this meeting, voting 4–0 to table that item for further review. The contract approval and the vote were the principal actions related to labor relations at the Aug. 26 meeting.
