Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The Neshaminy School Board approved a retroactive five-year contract between the district and the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers (NFT).
The 8-0 vote came after the teacher’s union previously approved the deal that would cover from July 1 to June 30, 2024. With the school board’s vote, the contract now becomes official.
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The contract provides pay bumps of 3.1 percent, 2.4 percent, 2.1 percent, 2.0 percent, and 2.3 percent over the five years, which averages out to 2.4 percent each year. The contract also adds language that gives the district greater flexibility in the design of the academic schedule and includes language revisions that address the new teachers orientation program.
Last week, district spokesperson Chis Stanley said the new contract will cost the district $1.4 million per year over the existing agreement.
Board President Marty Sullivan thanked all the sides for coming together to ratify a five-year contract.
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“It was give and take,” he said of negotiations. “They gave; we gave.”
The district and union, which used both used small negotiating teams, held two formal discussions and a number of informal sessions to make progress, Board Vice President Steve Pirritano said.
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The vice president noted there were “significant concessions” the district was seeking.
“There was not always agreement, but we got together and worked things out,” Sullivan said.
“NFT leadership and our entire negotiations team has worked tirelessly on behalf of our members to ensure they receive a fair and equitable contract,” union President Tara Huber said in a statement last week. “Equally important, we’ve worked closely with the District to ensure we have a work environment that is conducive to providing every Neshaminy student the best education possible while providing District taxpayers with exceptional value for their investment in public education across the District.”
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