Hilliard Educators Earn Contract Extension Through 2025.
Positive Negotiations Praised on All Sides. Responsibility and Forward Thinking Emphasized.
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Teachers in the Hilliard City School district are each to receive a 2-percent salary increase under the terms of a one-year contract extension that the Hilliard Board of Education approved on May 18.
The current contract was to expire in June 2024.
The board’s unanimous action during a special meeting May 18 extended the contract with the Hilliard Education Association through June 30, 2025.
The HEA represents more than 1,200 certified educators in the Hilliard City School district.
Teachers are to receive a 2-percent raise and a one-time payment of $1,000, according to the contract.
Hilliard Superintendent David Stewart said reaching an agreement was a collaborative effort.
“Approving the continuance of the current contract agreement is in the best interest of our teachers, our students, and the community we serve together. We are grateful for the positive and cooperative environment in which we have been negotiating to reach this agreement," Stewart said.
Board of Education members concurred.
“This is the most fiscally responsible step the board can take in these uncertain economic times. The Board of Education is grateful to the union leadership for working collaboratively as we move toward the mutual goal of providing the best possible education for the children in this school district," Board of Education President Beth Murdoch said.
HEA President Linna Jordan said the contract extension recognizes the efforts of the district’s educators.
“We appreciate the opportunity to work with central office administration and the board to recognize the work done by our educators while also acknowledging that our focus right now needs to be on moving the district forward. This extension will allow the district and its staff to keep growing and stay competitive,” Jordan said.
ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS REPORT BY SCHOOL OF ATTENDANCE
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Have to ask why "the continuance of the current contract agreement is in the best interest of our teachers, our students, and the community." The answer is that the Board is likely to be putting an operating levy issue on the ballot in 2024, and potentially acrimonious negotiations between the union and the Board is not a good backdrop for getting community support of a levy. The teachers would much rather negotiate after the successful passage of a levy.
Good for them. Now hold the line against the right wing christo-fascists who want to ban books and change the curriculum!!