Hundreds Pack School Board Meeting As Mediation Looms
Teachers and other members of the Montclair Education Association will not volunteer any additional time past their paid hours, including before and after school and during weekends, until they reach agreement on a new contract.
More than 250 Montclair teachers and other staffers packed into a tense and often raucous Board of Education meeting Monday night, as union officials said teachers would not perform any duties beyond the letter of their contract until a new deal is reached with the district. Board President Robin Kulwin said a mediator would likely enter in the negotiations, which would "expedite a settlement." "Despite best efforts," Kulwin said, "the parties were growing further apart in their settlement demands, not closer together. It became clear, we needed the assistance of a mediator." The union members packed the standing-room-only room with blue and red shirts and buttons supporting the MEA. Many cheered as parents and residents lined up to …
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Montclair Public
5:56 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
it's what phony educators do when they get control: over-test and over-evaluate and create a top-heavy administration at the expense of those who actually teach. this new superintendent -- and this is not meant as a personal attack -- is a product of the Cristie-Cerf approach and her presence is in this town is the perfect illustration -- along with what was done to the aides -- of a BOE that … more ›