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Classified staff representative urges board to resolve contract impasse; community speakers call for more CTE and local partnerships
Summary
A classified-staff leader said the bargaining team moved to mediation after failing to reach agreement on stipends, bereavement leave, salary-code changes and workplace safety; public commenters urged expanded CTE offerings and offered grant-writing and programming support.
Megan, representing classified staff bargaining, told the board that negotiations had reached an impasse and the bargaining team decided to move to mediation after presenting four outstanding items: a stipend for SPED IAs who must ride buses, bereavement leave language, salary-code changes and workplace-safety language. “The classified staff do not feel valued,” she said, adding that staff perceive uneven support despite district wellness investments.
A public commenter who identified herself as Kelly Britten spoke during public comment in support of staff and urged the board to listen to both sides. Community members also urged the board to expand career-technical education: Thad Nolan, an automotive instructor at Clatsop Community College, and a visiting education consultant offered to support new CTE programs and grant applications to bring vocational training to district students.
Board members thanked speakers and asked staff to communicate with bargaining representatives and keep the board informed. The board’s formal business later included several routine votes and a personnel action taken after an executive session.
