If he does it again, he won't be subbing here anymore.
We have some very talented people, and as we have people taking early retirements we're going to have some young people here. I think that's going to energize everybody.
I think the point of it is it brings an outside person into the picture who doesn't know either party to collect facts and make a recommendation. It provides a basis for renewed negotiation, I would say.
If we impose any or all of our last, best final offer it does not change the requirement to continue to negotiate. What we impose only becomes a new status quo. It is not a new contract.
The $25,000 is about what we save the first year.
By board policy, I am the lead spokesman for the negotiating team, but the board meets every month in closed session to discuss negotiations. The negotiating team -- all four of us -- takes direction from the board.
It's solely to hear and address citizens' concerns.
We added free lunch last year. We hope to expand that next summer by promoting it more. It doesn't have to be summer school kids (who attend).
We all remember the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise won the race, but the hare didn't keep the same schedule.
Another very significant program that was enabled by the school building changes was the fifth grade band program. All students at Norrie and at All Saints Academy take band, they have to try an instrument.