1 March, 2013
The School Committee, is pleased to report that an agreement has been reached between the Committee and the Hopkinton Teachers’ Association. The School Committee unanimously supported the agreement following endorsement recommendations made by negotiating team members Dr. Hiersche, Rebecca Robak and Scott Aghababian. This multi-year agreement includes modest wage increases to our valued professionals, allowing us to keep our salaries competitive with surrounding communities. This Agreement also provides the Administration with payroll administration changes that will assist in decreasing overhead for payroll processing; a sick leave system for new employees that limits annual accrual; updated FMLA benefit language consistent with changes in federal law; clarification of leave of absence policies to allow the administration to better manage the resulting staffing coverage issues; and provisions allowing the Town to implement changes in health insurance plan design consistent with the legislative reforms and at the same time as any such changes are implemented for other Town employees.
Interim Superintendent, Dr. Steven Hiersche said, “Although it was, at times, a difficult process, all parties worked together to craft an agreement that is ultimately in the best interest of the students of the Hopkinton Public Schools, while recognizing the contributions of our valued professional teaching staff and honoring the current financial constraints of the Town.”
