Weekend 3, Day 2: Lawyers and Endgame

I was very impressed with the presentation by the attornies, Dennis Triggs and Jay Greening. Dennis' coverage of the contracts and his explanations of the provisions in these gave me a better understanding of the rationale for many of these items. Jay's presentation of the district comparisons were very helpful and practical. I was also interested with the finacial data sheet that he provided. It made a great deal of sense to me and helped me to understand how that information could be used to make informed decisions, not only for collective bargaining, but also for general operations of the district. Overall, these two gentlemen provided valuable information for me as an aspiring superintendent.
As for the final day of our collective bargaining simulation, our group did not have much left to negotiate. We were finishing up the final two items, salary and insurance. We had pretty much wrapped up the deal; we just finalized everything so that we were all in agreement of how the contract would read. This simulation was very worthwhile and contributed greatly to my knowledge base on collective bargaining. The hands-on approach is certainly more helpful than just reading books on the subject.