ON THE AGENDA Here are some of...

ON THE AGENDA

Here are some of the items the Newport-Mesa Unified School

District board of trustees will be discussing tonight.

TEACHER BARGAINING PUBLIC HEARING

The public may comment on the 2003-04 joint reopener proposal for

the collective bargaining agreement between the Newport-Mesa

Federation of Teachers and the Newport-Mesa Unified School District.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The contract between the district and teachers’ union expired last

June, and they agreed to reopen negotiations on 12 articles. Legally,

the school board has to hold a public hearing for community members

to review the articles. Some of the topics will include employment

hours, union rights, staff evaluations, salaries, health and welfare

benefits and grievance procedures. The board is expected to approve

the proposal.

MEASURE A PROGRAM INFORMATIONAL UPDATE

The board will hear updates on the progress of Measure A, the

$110-million school improvement bond. This is a continuous agenda

item to keep the board in the loop on the construction projects.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The update may include information about work on Group One

schools, which is nearly finished, and work on Group Two schools,

which has started.

MEASURE A

PURCHASING REPORT

Multiple contracts for work at different school sites are up for

approval.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The report covers work at Costa Mesa High School, Davis Education

Center, Wilson, Killybrooke, Kaiser and College Park elementary

schools. It also covers mobile classroom installation at Mariners,

Newport Heights and Sonora elementary schools. The board is expected

to approve the reports.