Boulder Valley Teachers Negotiations

[donco6]

BOULDER - Salary talks between Boulder Valley School District administrators and teachers collapsed Friday despite a mediator's attempts to bring the two frustrated sides together.

Boulder Valley Superintendent George Garcia said the district has taken the unusual step of asking the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to intervene and halt an informally organized work stoppage. . . .

Boulder Valley Education Association President Mike Altenbern said the union is discussing setting a strike date and is even evaluating the radical prospect of teaming up with parents and turning all district schools into charter schools.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_2906084,00.html


I think they're making a mistake to urge toward chartering. Under the law, the district wouldn't have to share any accumulated fund balance or bond funding with the charters. There's a reason most charter schools have salary schedules considerably LOWER than the regular district.

[SheilaT]

1. Sorry to hear this.

We lived in Boulder 1988-90, and my oldest went to kindergarten and 1st grade at Mesa School. There was the possibility of a teacher's strike back then, although it didn't happen.