The teachers and boards of the Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union have reached a tentative agreement on a multi-year contract, bringing a six-day strike to a close.
The deal came after almost 12 hours of talks with a federal mediator Wednesday, and represents the first time the sides have come to a contract accord in more than 645 days.
â It was clear that both sides really wanted to do the hard work necessary to reach a settlement that is fair to us, fair to our fellow taxpayers and good for our schools and students,’said Kaitlin Cioffi, a Poultney High School biology teacher and the spokeswoman for teachers in the Poultney Teachers Association, the Rutland Southwest Education Association and the Middletown Springs Education Association. â We have missed our classrooms, and look forward to getting to work doing what we love: teaching our students.â
Details of the deal will be released once it has been ratified by teachers and each of the school boards in Poultney, Wells, Middletown Springs and Tinmouth. Classes were expected to resume Thursday morning.
Vermont NEAPOULTNEY‘4/12/2012
Teachers, boards reach tentative agreement in Rutland SWSU strike
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