5/9/14 - Talks between the Brighton Area Schoolsâ administration and the Brighton Education Association are now beginning in earnest. The nearly 300 teachers are in the second year of a two-year contract which expires this summer. The current contract between the district and its nearly 300 teachers expires this summer, and Superintendent Greg Gray hopes to come up with an agreement as soon as possible to facilitate the budget process. Teachers in Brighton are now in the second year of a 2-year contract. Those with the most number of years in the district, who are no longer on âstepsâ, received a 2% salary increase this year, and those still on âstepsâ got a 1% raise. The previous year, teachers received a zero increase. BEA President Ellen Lafferty has said that teachersâ pay is still not back to what it once was. She says before the increase this school year, teachersâ salaries were reduced by 7%, not including give-backs, over a period of several years. Also taking place this spring are contract negotiations with the Brighton Educational Support Personnel Association, representing over 100 hourly workers. Last month, the board ratified a new contract agreement with the Brighton Area Schools Administratorsâ Association, which represents about 20 principals, assistant principals and department directors in the school district. The contract is substantially the same as the current one, involving a pay freeze and a salary reopener after the 2014-15 year. (TT)
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