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NEWTOWN SCHOOL DISPUTE

BOARD OF EDUCATION'S POSITION

 You, along with the other members of your team, constitute the whole of theNewtown Board of Education.  You are to select one or more of your members to serveas chief negotiator(s) representing your side in contract negotiations with the NewtownTeachers' Association.  Members of your team not designated as chief negotiator(s) mayfunction in any capacity that the team decides upon. The previous contract with the Teachers' Association has expired.  It is now thebeginning of the school year and, as a result of various pressures, the teachers haveagreed to return to work on a day-to-day basis, with the reservation that they may call astrike at any time as long as the contract is not finalized.  Your responsibility as far asthe Board is concerned, is to conclude an agreement with the Teachers' Association toavert a strike.  However, the teachers are not fully informed of just how important it is toyou to conclude an agreement.  In order to conclude an agreement, you feel that youhave to minimize concessions, reduce staff, obtain an increase in teachers' workload,and retain your prerogatives to make final decisions wherever possible.  The Board hasbeen informed privately that if it cannot succeed in preventing a strike and finalizing acontract at minimal cost, the community may withdraw its support of the Board and askfor your resignation.  All members of the Board, however, wish to retain their positionson it.  Also, the Board has discretionary power to transfer funds among budgetarycategories if the need arises. The Board and the...