Bargaining / District Goals

In the coming months the Fern Ridge School District will begin the process of bargaining a successor agreement with the Fern Ridge Education Association (FREA), to the one that is currently in place for our certified staff (teachers.)  The current agreement expires June 30, 2018.

The District looks forward to working together with our teaching staff through this process.  The Superintendent and School Board have identified 3 goals to help guide the District.  They are:

1. The District will participate as a partner with the Fern Ridge Education Association (FREA) in these complex negotiations.
2. Given the importance of this new labor contract and the overall impact of labor costs to the District’s budget, the District will devote the time and resources necessary to secure a labor contract which is responsive to the public’s immediate and long-term interest.
3. The District will negotiate a labor contract which addresses legitimate employee concerns and seeks to continue to maintain good labor relations.