Lewis and Clark district at impasse
Lewis and Clark district at impasse
By STU MERRY
BHG News Service
Another area school district has gone to impasse.
Tuesday night, Lewis and Clark became the latest district to fail to reach an agreement between teachers and the board. Lewis and Clark is comprised of three districts, North Shore, Plaza and Berthold.
What turned out to be the final negotiating session was in a classroom setting at the Ryder Elementary School. At the bargaining table were members of the Lewis and Clark Education Association and the Lewis and Clark negotiations committee. Also in attendance was a room full of Lewis and Clark staff members, keeping their fingers crossed, hoping for a solution, but that solution would not come.
The education association has presented three proposals to the board. Tuesday night, a fourth and final offer was laid out for the board’s negotiations team to consider.
Kris Bergstrom Kok and Andrea Anderson represent the LCEA. Board negotiators are Mike Lautenschlager, Lee Brandvold and Jack Hansen. The two sides have been meeting weekly, negotiating since the end of May.
The fourth proposal included seven points. The points included: Any raise to the base salary be given to all returning teachers.
