Camas teachers’ union, school district continue to bargain for new contract

The Camas School District and the Camas Education Association (CEA), a union representing around 450 Camas educators, will continue bargaining for a new teachers’ contract this weekend — the last weekend before school is set to begin in the Camas district Monday, Aug. 28. 

“Today, both our district and CEA negotiation teams fine-tuned several items,” Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone stated in a letter sent to school district families Friday night. “This afternoon, CEA presented its first comprehensive proposal since Aug. 16. Our district team is reviewing and will respond this evening.”

• “lowered class size and caseloads to special education staff; 

• teachers additional authority over student discipline, restorative conference, and reentry meetings;

• elementary teachers an additional 80 minutes of planning time per week;
• CEA more consistency around start and end times for their workday;
• secondary teachers continuous planning time during the school day;
• teachers additional monetary stipends and overload support when they have more special education students;
• co-teachers (special education/general education classes) additional monetary stipends and planning time support; and
• school psychologists and speech-language pathologists with lower caseloads.”