Teachers' Union Invites District 26 Board of Education Into Interest Arbitration

On Thursday, July 28, 2011 the teachers of District 26 invited the Board of Education into Interest Arbitration. 

This will allow an outside professional to take the reigns of these stalled negotiations.  The arbitrator would be responsible for making final and binding decisions.

The families of Cary deserve to have a clear picture of the district’s financial and educational future. 

There are many key issues still outstanding that will affect the beginning of the school year.  Decisions need to be made on several issues including; length of day, school start times, salary and insurance concessions from the teachers.

The Board of Education must agree to Interest Arbitration before the process can begin. 

Because the board holds the power to prevent this forward motion, we are asking the community to contact the district superintendent, Brian Coleman, as well as all members of the Board of Education.

Chris Spoerl, Board President

Jason Larry

Chris Jenner

Scott Coffey

Julie Jette

Floyd Myers

Kevin Carrick

Contact information is available on the Cary District 26 website. 

Please encourage the Board to accept the request.

Cary teachers stand ready to make any and all concessions as determined by the arbitrator.

We seek a resolution, to be determined by a fair and impartial third party, prior to the start of school.

Submitted by Bill Bear on behalf of the Cary Education Negotiating Team