As most people have heard by now, the Boulder Valley Education Association voted to reject the tentative agreement offered by the district for the 2009-10 contract year.

 

Some parents have expressed concerns about how this might affect their children in BVSD schools. I assure you that all of us in the district, teachers and administrators alike, put students first in every consideration. We are committed to providing students with the very best education possible, every day, no matter what.

 

This means we will continue working to resolve the issues with teachers and keep trying to work out an agreement that everyone can live with for the current school year. Until a new agreement is reached, the one for last year stays in effect. One of the items in the 2008-09 agreement is that it prohibits strikes or organized job actions that would disrupt instruction during school hours.

 

Although this is a difficult time for us, I am confident that we will work things out and have a successful year overall.

 

Many thanks.