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Board approves 2026–27 tentative SCEA agreement; amends teacher‑merit language
Summary
The Swartz Creek Board approved the 2026–2027 SCEA tentative agreement and a related compensation letter that removed a line from the teacher merit language. The tentative agreement passed 6–1; Autumn Henry voted no.
The Swartz Creek Community Schools Board of Education approved the 2026–2027 tentative agreement with SCEA (the district's listed bargaining group) during its July 8 meeting. Board member Jenni Wolgast moved to approve the tentative agreement, a motion supported by Andrea Fick; roll call indicated six votes in favor and one opposed (Autumn Henry).
The board also addressed a separate SCEA Compensation Letter of Agreement. An initial motion to approve the letter was withdrawn and a subsequent motion by Wolgast, supported by Kim Winter, approved an amended letter that removed “line three on page two” of the teacher merit line. The amended compensation letter passed on a 6–1 roll call. The transcript records the change as a specific edit to the contract language; the board did not discuss the removed line's text in the public minutes provided.
Why it matters: The tentative agreement and amended compensation language set pay-and‑performance expectations for teachers for the upcoming school year and conclude a bargaining phase recorded in the meeting. Next procedural steps for final ratification (if any) are not detailed in the transcript.
