In a unanimous vote that followed a short meeting behind closed doors, trustees put their stamp of approval on a two-year contract that would, among other things, increase the starting salary for new teachers by 15 percent. The updated agreement including the school calendar was approved by the Dublin School Board earlier this week at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting.
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The Limestone District School Board has posted a note on its website advising that “as a result of the new provincial collective agreement with elementary and secondary teachers an additional PA (professional activity) day has been added to the 2015-16 School Year Calendar”. The school board last met with the student services bargaining unit on December 17, without reaching a tentative agreement.
Every school board in Ontario has been mandated to provide an additional PA day each school year, beginning this school year, which will amount to seven PA days in the school calendar.
School district officials tonight approved a $135.5 million contract for Clark County’s 18,000 teachers, ending a bitter months-long fight with the teachers union that left many educators feeling unwanted and in search of work elsewhere.
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In addition to their board duties, state law requires Arkansas school board members to earn a minimum of six hours of professional development each year in areas related to their role and responsibilities. “The end product is one that meets the needs and shared interests of the district and the association, and by extension, the children we serve”.
