After months of working in 'dynamic status quo,' the Fairbanks Education Association is back at the bargaining table to create a new contract.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Educators and administration for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District began the first bargaining session for a new contract on Wednesday, August 31. The bargaining took place at the school district administrative building.
At the first bargaining session, there were five main issues discusses by the two sides which included:- Substitutes and compensation for teachers who are subbing for other teachers during both prep periods and teaching periods.- Classroom safety issues and school board policies on discipline, and what happens if an assault occurs during workOn the topic of prep time, the Fairbanks Education Association and the school district administration reached an impasse.
On the topic of assault in the workplace, the FEA has requested adding the legal definition to the next contract; however the school district administration has raised concerns about using the legal definition, and would prefer to use an alternative definition for contract purposes. On the topic of classroom disruptions caused by disciplinary issues, Campbell Longworth, a music teacher at Ryan Middle School said “[his] principal gave some figures about how many expulsions or discipline issues that she had to deal with and it was more than the previous combined 10 or 15 years of teaching that she has done, just last year.” Longworth went on to say that when these issues arise, it disrupts the educational process for both students and staff.
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