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State rejects teacher contract
The acting state education commissioner has ruled that the 2010-11 year of the Ramsey teachers’ contract broke state law in a decision underscoring that school boards cannot make salary deals that last longer than three years.
Experts say the decision, which has infuriated Ramsey teachers, has implications for districts statewide that are wrestling with protracted negotiations.
It comes after years of fraught negotiations between Ramsey’s board and teachers union. The legal dispute hinged on the fact that the salary deal was signed in April 2009, with one retroactive lump-sum covering two years, plus another agreement for 2009-10 and 2010-11. (Brody, The Record)
