The Collaborative Bargaining Team (CBT) is a representative group from all school staff sectors.  It includes Board members, leaders, teachers, bus drivers, cooks, para-professionals and custodians.  Using an Interest Based Bargaining (IBB) process the team addresses policies that guide working conditions and compensation. A consensus model for decisions is used to ensure that any individual voice is as strong as the majority.  The CBT uses the process to identify the most pressing issues and seek the best possible solution for that issue.  A bus driver's issue is as important as a Board member's issue.  As such the problem solving process of IBB seeks to increase collaboration and ownership of the district solutions by all staff for all staff.  The Board develops a budget in the Spring that is then allocated in the winter based on actual revenues.  The allocation strategy is recommended to the Board by CBT after validation by all staff.

Collaborative Bargaining Team (CBT) Handbook and Negotiated Policies
 
Representatives for '24-'25

Superintendent - David Blackburn (10th Year)
Administration - Will Wooddell (10th Year)
Certified Elementary School - Janee Martinez (1st Year)
Classified Clerical Support - Jim Sampson (1st Year)
Special Services Provider (SSP) - Jessica Bena (3rd Year)
Certified Pre K-3rd - Karina Madden (3rd Year)
SEA Union Representative - Mike Lamond (4th Year)
Certified Middle School - Alice Guin (1st Year)
Classified Nutrition - Pam Sterle (4th Year)
Certified High School Teacher - Ben Long (1st Year)
Classified - Rosalyn Roberts (1st Year)
Classified - One position open

2024-2025 Meeting Dates

IBB Process and training date: January 24th, 2025, Friday, 12:30-4 PM (After the PD time)

Will, will work with facilitators and the team to go through the orientation.  All members are encouraged to attend; all new members are required to attend.  We all need reminders.  FMCS facilitators will attend.  

Meeting #1  January 30, 2025. Thursday, 8-4 

• Interests: Settle on Topics to be negotiated for the year--You should express your interest in terms of what policy you would like to see changed. List of possible topics to be carried over from 20-21.

• work on negotiated policies “Blue” group from 2024 (GBJ-N, GBID-N, GC-R-N, GCKA-N, GCKAA-N, GCKAA-R-N, GCQA-R-N,)

• GCCAFA-N Long-Term Leave and GCCAF-N- Sabbatical Leave 

• Superintendent Policy Tweaks Presented

• Any initial budget story update

Meeting #2 April 11th, 2025, Friday 8-4pm 

• Presentation by Aaron and David on money, FY 25-26

• Interests in financial changes

• Budget story

• Straw Groups Form to investigate Budget options

Meeting #3 April 24th, 2025, Thursday, 8-4pm

• Presentation from any straw designs on Budget for FY 25-26

• Tentative Agreement on FY 25-26

• Policy presentations form any straw designs

Meeting #4 May 2nd, 2025, Friday 8-4pm

• Consensus on any remaining items

Staff Presentation from CBT May 7th, 2025
Board of Education Vote May 13th, 2025

Please see District Calendar for more information on CBT activities for the year.