Staff Reports
After two years, the Medina Central School District came to an agreement and approved a teaching contract.
“I think anytime you’re negotiating, you’re looking at difficult items,” Superintendent Neal Miller said. “The district would always like to save more than what the teachers are willing to, and the teachers would like to receive more than we’re able to give. I think it was a case of sitting down and being realistic and both compromising.”
The board of education approved a five-year contract at a salary increase of 2 percent each year. The teachers also agreed to switch to a less expensive health care plan, which Miller said will go along way in saving the district money in these difficult times.
“Both the district and the teachers were very amicable,” Miller said. “It’s been a very positive negotiation. We really became a lot closer, administration and teachers, as a result. Morale has risen.”
