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Phoenixville Area School District Board Of Directors

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

PASD School Board: Teachers Union Balked at New CBA Offer

After almost three years, and the services of an independent mediator, the school district and the PAEA are still struggling to find common ground on a new contract.

Despite the intervention of an independent mediator, there’s still significant distance between the Phoenixville Area School District and its teachers union on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, school board member Paul Slaninka indicated in a statement he read Monday night. According to Slaninka, after the school board accepted the mediator’s recommendations on November 12—the board had previously rejected the plan, as had the union—the district had a meeting with the Phoenixville Area Education Association (PAEA) two days later, during which the union made its own proposal to the district. Slaninka said the district determined the union's proposal was less favorable than the deal it had just approved and rejected it. The…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Josh Gould Elected New President of PASD School Board

Gould said coming to terms with the teachers union and resolving the ongoing East Pikeland Elementary conflict will be priorities.

The Phoenixville Area School District Board of Directors voted unanimously to elect Josh Gould as its new president on Monday night. Gould takes over a position that was held by Paul Slaninka for the last three years. After thanking the outgoing president for his leadership during what he characterized as a period of disarray for the district, Gould looked ahead. “We have a lot of work to do. Although we have been continually improving there are still a lot of issues facing us,” Gould said from the president’s seat, emphasizing the dual challenges the ongoing negotiations with the teachers union and the conflict over the East Pikeland Elementary site pose the board. “We have a lot of things to do in addition to normal business,” he said…

Kim

7:09 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Quite the demotion for Mr. Slanika. Can't say that I'm sorry to see it.   more ›

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