Dennis Triggs and Jay Greening were the guest speakers for today. Dennis offered some advice on being careful to not oversell an idea to the board of education. A board member might become too attached to an idea and not want to let it go even though it may not be very important. He also emphasized that districts not add items to the contract that the district is not required by law to do. He also stated that if it’s not needed in the contract because it is covered by the law then it is better to leave it out. If it is included in the contract then an issue could become a grievance as well as a lawsuit.
Jay’s focus on financial bargaining was insightful; however, I could view this as costly to the board of education. After the presentation, Jay told me that a typical bill for a school district ranges from about $6,000-$35,000 to negotiate a contract. This would lead me to believe that the more preparation the board and superintendent do the less the district will have to pay. Negotiations can be expensive, but in contrast to making a mistake that costs the district thousands of dollars because of over confidence or poor advice, an attorney seems inexpensive.
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