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RFEA co-presidents urge progress on contract negotiations during public comment
Summary
RFEA Co-Presidents Lauren Ortiz and Cindy Crannell addressed the River Forest SD 90 Board on Aug. 19 to raise concerns about the status of contract negotiations with district leadership as the school year approaches.
Lauren Ortiz and Cindy Crannell, co-presidents of the River Forest Education Association (RFEA), used the public-comment period to update the Board on the status of contract negotiations and to press for continued bargaining before the start of the school year. "Public Comment Lauren O1tiz and Cindy Crannell, RFEA Co-Presidents spoke on behalf of the teachers' union regarding the current status of the contract negotiations with the Board of Education," the minutes record.
Board President Katie Avalos opened the public-comment period and received the union representatives' remarks. The speakers' appearance during a meeting with roughly 100 in-person attendees and 26 Zoom participants underscored the union's engagement and local interest in the negotiations. The minutes do not record specific demands or responses by the board in open session; follow-up or negotiation outcomes were not specified.
