Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Mike Fulton and National Education Association-Shawnee Mission President Linda Sieck on Tuesday issued a joint announcement that the parties had retained a federal mediator “in order to resolve issues related to the 2019-20 contract for certified staff.”
“The parties have reached an agreement to use a federal mediator to facilitate the process,” read the announcement, which was sent to district staff Tuesday morning. “Mediation is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2020. This meeting is not open to the public. Out of respect for the collaborative discussions that are occurring, this is the extent of any update at this time.”
It’s unclear what issues, specifically, the parties will be discussing. The timing of the Department of Labor’s decision rendering the second and third years of the three-year unilateral contract approved by the board unenforceable added complexity to the process for adoption of a unilateral contract laid out by the state.
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