School District Collective Bargaining

On February 9, 2015, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA), and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) began collective bargaining negotiations. The process includes items for discussion such as compensation, employee benefits, health care, and work environment that one or both sides want to address for possible revision.

•  Tentative Agreement between KPBSD, KPEA, KPESA - September 7, 2016
•  Advisory Arbitration August 2016 award to KPBSD, KPEA, KPESA
•  KPBSD Motion to Strike Language from KPEA and KPESA brief, with Associations agreement, August 2016
•  KPBSD Advisory Arbitration Post Hearing Brief to Arbitrator – July 29, 2016 
•  KPEA and KPESA Joint Post Hearing Brief to Arbitrator – July 29, 2016 
•  KPBSD Proposal to KPEA – April 8, 2016
• KPBSD Proposal to KPESA – April 8, 2016
• KPEA Proposal to KPBSD – April 1, 2016
• KPESA Proposal to KPBSD – April 1, 2016
• KPBSD healthcare plan compared to PEHT Rate Proposal – April 2016
• Public Education Health Trust (PEHT) Rate Proposal to KPBSD related to KPEA and KPESA proposals – March 30, 2016
• KPEA Proposal to KPBSD – January 29, 2016
• KPESA Proposal to KPBSD – January 29, 2016
• KPBSD response to KPEA and KPESA January 13, 2016 collective bargaining – January 20, 2016
• KPBSD Health Care Proposal to KPEA and KPESA – January 13, 2016
• KPBSD Response to KPEA and KPESA October 14, 2015, Health Care proposals – January 13, 2016
• KPEA Counter Proposal to KPBSD – October 14, 2015
• KPEA PACKAGE Counter Proposal to KPBSD – October 14, 2015
• KPESA Counter Proposal to KPBSD – October 14, 2015
• KPESA PACKAGE Counter Proposal to KPBSD – October 14, 2015
• KPEA offer to KPBSD – March 19, 2015
• KPESA offer to KPBSD - March 19, 2015
• KPBSD Health care offer to KPEA and KPESA – February 23, 2015
• KPBSD initial offer to KPEA (Teachers) - February 9, 2015
• KPBSD initial offer to KPESA (Support Staff) - February 9, 2015
• KPEA initial offer to KPBSD - February 9, 2015
• KPESA initial offer to KPBSD - February 9, 2015
• Current Collective Bargaining Agreements 

Collective Bargaining Timeline

Collective Bargaining is open to the public:

• September 7, 2016 - Collective Bargaining, 10:00 AM, 4-D building conference room  
• June 1-2, 2016 – Advisory Arbitration
• March 30, 2016 – Collective Bargaining, 4:00 PM, 4-D building conference room
• January 13, 2016 – Collective Bargaining, 5:30 PM, CTEC Building, Room 105, Kenai Peninsula College
• October 14, 2015 – Collective Bargaining, 5:30 PM, CTE Building, Kenai Peninsula College
• September 22, 2015 – Mediation, closed to public attendance
• September 21, 2015 – Mediation, closed to public attendance
• April 15, 2015 – Collective Bargaining, 10:00 AM, 4-D building conference room
• March 19, 2015 – Collective Bargaining, 10:00 AM, Assembly Conference Room, Borough Administration Building, Soldotna
• February 23, 2015 – Collective Bargaining, 9:30 AM, Steffy Building, Kenai Peninsula College
• February 9, 2015 – Meeting to exchange offers and set ground rules

Public Involvement in School District Negotiations

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