Teacher Contract Talks 'Productive' in Bedminster

Discussions are continuing, but no further information is available concerning contract negotiations between the Bedminster Township Board of Education and the Bedminster Education Association.

The most recent contract ended June 30, 2011, and the two entities have been working on negotiations since then.

Both the school business administrator and presidents of the union have declined to discuss the issues holding up the renewal of a new contract.

Board of education president Louis Casella said Nov. 29 that they had a first meeting with the state-appointed fact finder about two weeks ago.

“I would characterize it as productive,” he said.

Casella said there was a lot of discussion between the fact finder and the board, and the fact finder and the union, each in separate rooms.

Casella declined to elaborate on the discussions.

A second meeting with the fact finder is scheduled for Dec. 10.