Both Sides Come Out Winners in New Teacher CBA
Collingswood Superintendent Scott Oswald described the negotiations as purposeful, cordial and incident-free.
When Collingswood teachers begin the 2012-23 school year, it will be with a new, three-year contract. The deal was quietly inked over the summer, the work of a handful of productive, “reasonable” meetings between the Collingswood Education Association (CEA) and the public school district, said Superintendent Scott Oswald, who described the negotiations as “starting on a good foot.” “We weren’t miles apart by any means,” he said. “I think teachers had a very reasonable view of the economy, and I think the board did as well. We really went point by point and worked towards narrowing any gaps that existed between the two proposals.” Throughout the three-month process (February to May), “there really wasn’t any negative energy in the room at …
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Joanna Mills
1:05 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012
Superintendent Oswald and member of the CBOE, I'm happy to read that a new CBA is in place and was hopefully done in an amicable way and the initiatives outlined in the article are a step in the right direction. However, these steps are far too small. These are baby steps and we need GIANT steps now. Not in 2013-14 and beyond. According high school academic results - you are running a below … more ›