A tentative agreement has been reached between the Ross Local School District’s teachers union, and the Ohio-based district’s board of education, after 10 months of negotiations. The Ross Education Association (REA), representing nearly 150 teachers and staff, will vote on the agreement, which will be ratified at the board’s meeting on December 18. The negotiations focused on the district’s salary scale, which, according to union spokesperson Amy Brossart, favored teachers at the beginning and end of their careers but did not adequately support those in the middle. REA president Jennifer Chuhak said: “The bargaining team and REA leadership deeply values the strong support we have received from parents, families, and the members of the REA.”
