Many school districts across Michigan are in the midst of contract negotiations and several districts are without contracts. Breakdowns at the bargaining table can seriously disrupt the education of our students.

As your district approaches negotiations, it may be a good time to review the collective bargaining process and get up-to-speed on bargaining best practices. To help districts in this complex process, MASA, in collaboration with MASB and MSBO, has prepared The Bargaining Toolkit: A Resource Manual for School Districts.

The toolkit is a free resource manual that will help you improve negotiations in your district. As always, it's important that boards of education support one another at the board and bargaining table. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to call us at 517.327.5910.