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Thompson education disputes heard in non-binding arbitration

TSD attorney Michael Francisco said the union didn’t come close to fully addressing the three components that were sticking points for the board: Union access to district resources, a pay-for-performance model, and moving many contract items into an employee handbook not subject to negotiation.

Thompson school board shoots down union contract proposal

At issue for Kerrigan, Carlson, and Rice was the belief that the district’s negotiating team had not followed the direction the board had set. Based on consensus guidance given at the April 1 meeting, a majority of the board members wanted to move ahead with negotiation on moving many items currently in the contract into a handbook, piloting a pay-for-performance model in 2016-17, and looking into having teachers share a part of the rising costs of retirement and insurance benefits.

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