Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 20, 2013) The Jamestown Public School Board and Jamestown Education Association have reached an agreement on teacher salaries, ending negotiations that started in April this year.

They agreed to have the two-year contract reflect the recommendation by the North Dakota Education Fact Finding Commission.

The JEA offer was to follow the fact finders’ recommendation.

Under the agreement, teachers receive a 4 percent salary increase for this school year and a 4.3 percent increase for 2014-2015.

School Board President, Roger Haut says the School Board would accept the Fact Finding Commission’s proposal, “in the best interest of time, money and the well-being of our students and our community.”

The negotiating session was the next step in a process that had the government-appointed Fact Finding Commission review the School Board’s and JEA’s offers after negotiations hit impasse, with neither side adjusting its offer.

Business manager Sally Ost said contracts will be made for the teachers as soon as possible.