Board of Ed "Disappointed" with Lack of Teacher Contract Talks
With only four months to go before contract expires, BOE and union reps have yet to meet.
Sandra Karriem, chairperson of the South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education's negotiating task force, said at Monday's board meeting that the South Orange Maplewood Education Association (SOMEA) teachers' union had not yet responded to the board's overtures to begin negotiations on the current teachers' contract, which will expire on June 30. Since September, Superintendent Brian Osborne has issued monthly reminders at board meetings that the current contract will expire in June of this year. Monday night, Karriem said she thought the public deserved to know where the negotiations stand. The board is "deeply committed" to reaching a mutually satiscfactory contract and the task force has been meeting regularly with a consultant since …
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JoeF
9:36 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Teachers' organization serves to bring forth the best situations for the faculty AND the students. One needs to realize, that not one of the teachers came forth to that field for any other deeper purpose than to assist youngsters with learning. Therefore, the Bd of Ed needs to take that fact as item #1 and deal with the other side fairly and deeply as having a great school (CHS is the Best) … more ›