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Rockport negotiators report tentative RESA agreement; evaluation appendix remains unsettled

Rockport School Committee · December 19, 2024
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The superintendent and committee members said they reached tentative agreements with RESA in nearly all areas, with an appendix on evaluation documents still unresolved and a ratification and committee vote expected after the holidays.

Superintendent Mark Branko said the negotiating team had reached tentative agreements with RESA on most topics and expects final language on an appendix related to evaluation documents shortly. Branko described the negotiations as collaborative, praised the relationship between RESA and the school negotiating team, and said ratification by RESA would allow the committee to vote in early January.

Committee members thanked administrators and negotiators for the preparatory work and described the talks as collegial. No formal ratification or committee adoption occurred at this meeting; Branko said he expected a final TA soon and a ratification vote by union members after the holidays.