T/E District Puts New 3 Year Offer on Table

Negotations between the Tredyffrin Easttown School District and the Tredyffrin Easttown Education Association (TEAA) are going back to the bargaining table after the board rejected a state fact finder's proposal Monday night.

Before taking the , board members and the public listened as district administrators outlined details of a new three year contract proposal.

You can read the full summary of the proposal and how it compares to what the fact finder recommended in the pdf attached to this article.

Fact Finder Timothy J. Brown's report included a plan for a two year deal. The district is now floating a three year proposal.

District Business Manager and Board Secretary Art McDonnell said Monday night that the district is working on a deadline of noon Monday August 27 for a new contract.

Union Presisdent Laura Whittaker told TE Patch that Monday's public meeting was the first the union was hearing of that deadline. Whittaker said the union's executive committee would meet to consider their options and present them to the membership.

Classes are scheduled to resume for T/E Students in graders 1-2 on Tuesday, September 4.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that classes resume on Wednesday, August 29. Teachers return to work that day but classes begin for students in grades 1-12 on September 4. Kindergarten classes begin on September 10. Patch regrets the error.