FW: BEA Bargaining Update

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From: Roger Thomas
Sent: Tue 7/5/2005 10:47 PM
To: Matt Butcher
Subject: RE: BEA Bargaining Update

The district is just telling us what we want to hear in an attempt to appease us. My guess is that it will work. For the next RIF they will do exactly what they want. You are aware that the district has admitted to finishing this fiscal/calendar year with a three million dollar reserve fund. That is 1.1 million above, that's right ABOVE their own projection. The WEA is predicting that the district will finish with a four million reserve. The RIF was not only mishandled but completely unecessary. While they are cutting programs, ie drama, and another one that I can't remember they are banking money, I guess, for a rainy day. We should be asking for resignations. 540 days to go. No roads lead to Nome. Open gyms on Tuesday 6:30 to not terribly late at the Kitsap Pavillion. See ya.

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From: Matt Butcher
Sent: Tue 7/5/2005 7:58 PM
To: Denise Zaske; BSD Certificated; BSD Administrators
Subject: RE: BEA Bargaining Update

I wish that the RIF process had been clearly articulated during my time there. Thank you for keeping us all so well informed.

Matt Butcher

Freshman Academy

360-478-5104

fax 360-478-0787

matt.butcher@bsd.wednet.edu

http://www.schoolnotes.com/98312/mrbutcher.html

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From: Denise Zaske
Sent: Tue 7/5/2005 10:46 AM
To: BSD Certificated; BSD Administrators
Subject: BEA Bargaining Update

Hope y’all had a wonderful 4^th of July!

Bargaining continues as we enter the summer months. Our last sessions, on June 27 and 28, began with a continuation of the discussion on creating an efficient student calendar that provides simplicity for parents, individual employee time in support of student achievement and professional development time. We’re excited about our results and believe it supports the best use of time. This topic was followed by a discussion on the District’s RIF process this year. As a result of that conversation, there is a strong commitment by the District to have the Association be more actively involved in any future reductions. We then began discussing special education caseload (with the addition of Bob Hamilton and Alicia Skelley who provided added expertise) and class size.

While we had hoped to complete bargaining during this period (wishful thinking J), we still have components of the total compensation package to discuss. We have shared our interests and it is now critical to create the data and, in essence, cost out various options. We’ll be coming back together on July 23 and August 17. Continue sending us your positive thoughts!

Respectfully,

Tina Mahaney

Denise Zaske