School district, teachers' union reach tentative agreement; battle over superintendent's future loom
After months of negotiations, the Clark County School District has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Clark County Education Association, including an arrangement with the beleaguered Teachers Health Trust that would address a backlog of medical claims, ensure health coverage and promote transparency between the trust and beneficiaries.
The contract development, however, was overshadowed by more tensions among and between trustees and the superintendent that were surfacing Friday afternoon. A pair of agenda items for the Oct. 28 Clark County School Board meeting brings the possibility of Superintendent Jesus Jara’s contract being terminated and Trustee Linda Cavazos being yanked from her position as board president.
But as those conflicts played out in the background, school district officials announced the tentative agreement with the teachers’ union and a separate one with the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional-Technical Employees during a news conference Friday afternoon. The agreements must go before the Clark County School Board for approval and also be ratified by each bargaining unit.
Fikisha Miller, the district’s chief negotiator and assistant general counsel, said the agreement with CCEA addresses transparency concerns about the Teachers Health Trust that, ultimately, will provide licensed educators and beneficiaries with more information.
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