NEGOTIATIONS SEMINAR

Mark your calendar for the 2009 Negotiations Seminar at the Ramkota Hotel:
Thursday, February 5 -- Nonrenewal & Reorganization
Friday-Saturday, February 6-7 -- Negotiations Seminar

2008 Negotiations Seminar Highlights

The 2008 NDSBA Negotiations Seminar was held on February 7-9 at the Doublewood Inn, Bismarck.

Two early bird sessions were held on Thursday, February 7, regarding teacher nonrenewal and offering help to those districts considering reorganization. Gary Thune, NDSBA legal counsel, presented both sessions.

The nonrenewal session covered the following topics:

Reduction-in-force nonrenewals
Performance nonrenewals
First-year teachers and late-hires
Resignations/releases and agreements to nonrenewal

An evening session was offered titled “Thinking About Reorganizing?” that dealt with reorganization issues such as:

Dissolution vs. reorganization
Drawing the dissolution map
Developing the reorganization plan
Advertising your intentions
Who’s in charge anyway?
Negotiations

The Negotiations Seminar was held on February 8-9. Gary Thune was the primary presenter with Boyd Brummond (board member, Sargent Central), Mike Campbell (superintendent, Sargent Central), Wayne Trottier (superintendent, Fort Totten), Dean Rummel (Dickinson board president and Fact Finding Commission member), and Sharon Scott (assistant superintendent, Williston) sharing their comments on various negotiations experiences. Topics included:

Negotiations 101
The Law
Recognition and NDEA
Preparation
At the Table
Simplified One-line Salary Plan
Payment Off the Schedule
Contract Language
Getting To and Through Impasse
Fact Finding Meeting
Impasse Experiences

Plan to attend the 2009 Negotiations Seminar on February 5-7 at the Ramkota Hotel. If you have topic suggestions for next year’s seminar, please contact the NDSBA office.