Alaska Statute AS 23.40.235 states that a school district “shall provide opportunities for public comment on the issues to be addressed in the collective bargaining process.”

News Release
Public Involvement in School District Negotiations*

Soldotna, January 14, 2015—The public is invited to comment about issues that will be addressed in the collective bargaining process via an online comment form, or by email, fax, mail, or in person at the district office.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) plans to begin Collective Bargaining negotiations with the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA), and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) by the last week in January, 2015. The process includes items for discussion such as compensation, employee benefits, health care, and work environment that one or both sides want to address for possible revision. A link to the online comment form is posted on the KPBSD website homepage. Additionally:

• Comment online: http://bit.ly/2015Negotiations
• Email comments, including full name to: Negotiations2015@KPBSD.org
• Download Negotiations 2015 comment form and mail, fax, or deliver in person to:

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Attn: Negotiations 2015
148 N. Binkley, Soldotna, Alaska 99669
Fax: 907.262.5867

*AS 23.40.235. Public Involvement in School District Negotiations
Before beginning bargaining, the school board of a city or borough school district or a regional educational attendance area shall provide opportunities for public comment on the issues to be addressed in the collective bargaining process. Initial proposals, last-best-offer proposals, tentative agreements before ratification, and final agreements reached by the parties are public documents and are subject to inspection and copying under AS 40.25.110 – 40.25.140.

Links

• www.KPBSD.org
• Online public comment form
• 2015 Public Involvement in School District Negotiations KPBSD webpage
• Collective Bargaining Agreements for 2012-2013 through 2014-2015

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888

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Tags: Collective Bargaining, KPBSD, KPEA, KPESA, negotiations, public comment

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