Contract News

Fellow BTA Member,

This past Wednesday, more than fifty BTA members attended the meeting to discuss and vote on a successor agreement to the 2007-12 Teachers Contract. The Memorandum of Agreement and APPR Summary Document were approved by a vote of forty-five (45) in favor; no one (0) not in favor; six (6) abstentions. The passage of the Memorandum of Agreement and APPR Side Letter will now be brought before the SWBOCES Board at their next meeting in February.

My thanks to everyone in attendance and those who reached out via e-mail and telephone calls. Needless to say these are difficult and challenging times. There is so much to consider as we move forward with the next negotiation, pending the Board's approval of the MOA and APPR Side Letter. Your input will be sought in the near future.

In solidarity,

Marty