vcpsbldgValley City, (CSi)  A tentative negotiated agreement has been reached between the Valley City Public School Board, and the Valley City Education Association, with the 2013-14 contract.

There has been about eight  months of impasse.

On April 16th this year, Southeast Judicial District Judge Jay Schmitz issued an opinion concerning the impasse after a heraing.

Schmitz in ruling in favor of the VCEA, that the school district was in breach of the agreement by demanding that teachers sign contracts with modification the board made to Section 3 of the contract pertaining to healthcare.

VCEA’s Attorney Michael Geiermann VCPS attorney Rachel Bruner-Kaufman, say both the impasse is resolved, and behind them, and that  everyone can move on.

 

VCEA members will vote to ratify the  proposedagreement.