Teachers File For Mediation In Contract Talks
The Wolf Point Education Association has filed for mediation in its contract bargaining process with the Wolf Point School District.
“We want to move things along, and we feel having a mediator is the best thing,” Patricia Toavs, co-president of the Wolf Point Education Association, said.
She said several dates have already been offered for mediation.
“We’ve done this before and this helps you to resolve differences,” Toavs said.
The Wolf Point Education Association submitted its second salary proposal during contract bargaining with the Wolf Point School District on Tuesday, May 10.
The second proposal called for a 9 percent increase to the base salary in 2022-2023, a 4 percent increase to the base salary in 2023-2024 and a 4 percent increase for the 2024-2025 school year.
Previously, the education association proposed a 10 percent increase to the base salary for 2022-2023, a 5 percent increase to the base salary for 2023-2024 and a 5 percent increase to the base
salary for 2024-2025. The proposal would put the base salary at $35,973 for 2022-2023, $37,412 for 2023-2024 and $38,908 for 2024-2025.
The Wolf Point School District proposed two salary schedules to the Wolf Point Education Association on Tuesday, April 26.
The Plan A package offers a 2 percent increase to the base salary for 2022-2023, a 1 percent increase for 2023-2024 and a 1 percent increase for the 2023-2024 school year.
The Plan B package proposed by the Wolf Point School District features increasing the base salary to $38,000, an increase of 15.14 percent, for the 2022-2023 school year, increasing the base salary to $39,000 for the 2023-2024 school year and increasing the base salary to $40,000 for the 2024-2025 school year.
Representatives of the Wolf Point Education Association feel that the Plan B proposal doesn’t provide suitable increases for the school district’s more experienced teachers.
