As the school year winds down, Hamilton County Schools still has no 2009-2010 contract for its employees, and officials trying to hammer out the details seem confused.
It’s time to put the old negotiating cycle to rest and start a new one, complete with new issues to discuss, the teachers’ union says.
But even though Hamilton County Education Association President Sharon Vandagriff found records that indicate all sides had agreed to start talking about a new round of contract negotiations, school district officials maintain no decision has been made.
They want to finish up the current discussion that began in February 2009 before moving on to anything new, they say.
WHAT’S NEXTThe insurance committee will present recommendations for cost-saving measures at the next negotiation session, planned for the end of the month.