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Haysville School District special meeting, Jul 13, 2026

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Haysville board votes 7⁠-⁠0 to decline ratifying tentative negotiated agreement 37:50

  • A district staff member presented an update on negotiations with the Hayesville Education Association and said two problems with new hire placement provisions were found after the bargaining unit ratified an adjusted tentative agreement. 1:30
  • The staff member said the proposed schedule would reduce compensation for 14 newly hired teachers and that the agreement contained conflicting placement language, and the district recommended that the board vote not to ratify it. 6:25
  • Courtney Williams asked how many openings the district had, and a staff member said there were 3 open positions for which salaries were not being offered. 18:19
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to decline ratification of the tentative agreement and ask the negotiations team to return to the table to fix the issues. 37:50

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Item by item (4)
  1. Meeting resumes after stream interruption 0:49
    • A speaker said a Windows update during executive session ended the live stream and rebooted the computer, so the meeting continued as a second part. 0:54
    • The speaker said the board had completed an executive session for negotiations and was moving to a negotiations presentation. 0:54
  2. Negotiations update and recommendation 1:30
    • A district staff member said the negotiations team reached a tentative agreement on May 13 after 7 total meetings, with a total cost of just over $906,000 and a package cost increase of 3.44%. 2:59
    • The staff member said the proposed schedule would reduce compensation for 14 newly hired teachers by $211 to around $2,000 for most, with one offer reduced by $8,267, and that it conflicted with existing placement language in Article 5. 6:25
    • The staff member said HEA declined a meeting scheduled for July 7 and requested a non-ratification vote first, and the district recommended the board not ratify the agreement and send the two placement issues back to the negotiations team. 6:25
  3. Board questions on agreement and hiring 16:08
    • One board member asked why the board was voting when the agreed rules called for returning to the table, and the staff member said HEA asked that the board vote before negotiations resumed. 16:08
    • Courtney Williams asked how many openings remained, and the staff member said there were 3 open positions for which the district was offering positions but not salaries. 18:19
    • In response to questions, the staff member said current staff would not be negatively affected, the base salary was increasing by about $4,000 as an estimate, and a no vote would prolong negotiations. 27:12
  4. Vote on tentative agreement 36:01
    • One board member moved to decline ratification of the tentative agreement based on the two conflicts and to ask the negotiations team to go back to the table to fix the issues. 36:01
    • A speaker thanked the team for the hours spent negotiating and said the work is done unpaid. 36:46
    • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to decline ratification of the tentative agreement and ask the negotiations team to return to the table. 37:50

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Video: posted by the district as “7.13.2026 Special BOE Meeting - Part 2”