James Rayner
James Rayner
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The primary concern was certainly are we going to keep Norrie open. We don't want to spend money to improve a building just to turn around and close it before the ink dries on the check.
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There were four people who are eligible to retire by '07 but want to wait until '08. We've agreed on a reduced incentive. They will incur a small financial penalty from the state retirement system and a slightly reduced annuity.
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Special Ed teachers are not easy to come by, either. They may be experienced people. We would pay them based on their experience.
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Another very significant program that was enabled by the school building changes was the fifth grade band program. All students at Norrie and at All Saints Academy take band, they have to try an instrument.
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Those changes basically extend the agreement to the community schools teachers, who are in a separate union, and to some teachers who are eligible to retire.
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By board policy, I am the lead spokesman for the negotiating team, but the board meets every month in closed session to discuss negotiations. The negotiating team -- all four of us -- takes direction from the board.
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For openers, we've got to hire a counselor this year to replace an interim hire, who's retired. Then Pat Krause will be retire the next year. Counselors are normally teachers who have an extra master's degree. Those would probably not be new teachers.
If he does it again, he won't be subbing here anymore.
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The final, irrevocable letter of retirement has to be done by April 1.
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The goal here is that we're going to get out of deficit, as the law requires. This has the support staff doing their part.
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I think the point of it is it brings an outside person into the picture who doesn't know either party to collect facts and make a recommendation. It provides a basis for renewed negotiation, I would say.
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It's solely to hear and address citizens' concerns.