Next Steps

Tentative Timeline for Tentative Agreement Implementation

• November 1st- November 21st 

  • CAT members will work with ICSD to create a mutually agreeable working draft CBA that reflects the complete Tentative Agreement

    • • • We will update the Tentative Agreements page of this website as we work through each remaining topic

• November 17th

  • Kathryn will begin building visits to host drop in office hours and to answer negotiations questions

• November 25th

  • All members will receive a draft copy of the entire CBA (via Special Snippet) for review prior to opening a ratification vote

• December 1st- December 14th

  • All members will have 14 days to vote on whether or not to ratify the Tentative Agreement

    • • • The 14 day voting window is required by our ITA Bylaws

          • • A "Yes" vote will indicate acceptance of the agreement 

            • a "No" vote will be a call to declare impasse and proceed with mediation 

        • Ratification requires a 51% majority approval of all votes cast by eligible (dues-paying) members

• December 15th

  • Our ITA Election Chair, will report the results of the ratification vote

    • • • If the ratification vote passes, the TA will be sent to the Board of Education for their own ratification vote (possibly December 16th). Once ratified by the Board, our new contract (and pay rates) will be implemented as quickly as practicable. Most agreements will be retroactive to July 1st- length of day adjustments will go into effect on July 1, 2026.  

        • If the ratification vote does not pass, we will declare impasse and take steps to secure a 3rd party mediator to help both sides further negotiate. We will remain under our expired contract while we continue to negotiate further.

If a ratification vote does not pass the membership, and we declare an impasse, we will immediately begin seeking the counsel of a 3rd party mediator. 

Here are some things to keep in mind about impasse mediation:

• Only parties that enter impasse willingly will weigh in on requests for a specific mediator

• Mediation will be a "closed door" process- open bargaining sessions will not resume 

• All previously negotiated tentative agreements (both the comprehensive agreement and each individual agreement) are open to renegotiation, revision, and/or removal from the table- the mediator will essentially "start from scratch" in reviewing the case

• The mediator will ONLY consider mandatory subjects of bargaining (generally salary, wages, and benefits)

  • • • More than half of the issues brought up in this negotiation covered non-mandatory subjects (inclusion planning time, academic freedom, classroom facilities, union-district relations, AI protections, etc.) 

• It usually takes months to schedule a first session with a mediator; a mediator typically schedules 3 mediation sessions

• The recommendations made by a mediator are non-binding- it is still up to the parties to reach mutual agreement based on the recommendations made

  • • • If a mediator can successfully help the parties reach a new Tentative Agreement, that agreement requires its own ratification vote process

      • If a mediator can not successfully help the parties reach a new Tentative Agreement, a 3rd party fact-finder will be employed to recommend terms of an agreement based largely on district financial data-- these recommendations will also be non-binding

        • • combined impasse mediation and fact finding typically takes about 18 months to complete