It took nearly one year of negotiations, a ruling from the Kansas secretary of labor and a federal mediator — but the Shawnee Mission district and teachers union have finally agreed to a contract for the current school year.
The district and National Education Association-Shawnee Mission on Thursday reached a tentative 2019-20 contract agreement. Members of the bargaining unit will vote on whether to ratify the agreement March 9-11.
“Today’s process is an important step forward in the district and the association working together on behalf of our students, our staff and our community,” union president Linda Sieck said in a news release.
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