Teachers Will Enter New Year Without New Contract

A vote to finalize the was not taken at Thursday's Board of Education meeting, meaning they will enter the new year without a new contract. 

Contract issues were discussed by Board members in the closed session after Thursday's meeting, however, and Board President Michael Rosenberg said he expected the vote would be cast at the Board's January meeting. 

Superintendent Bruce Watson said had not received any information from the teachers' union on their ratification of the contract.

The teachers' union still must assemble, review the contract agreement with membership and vote to ratify it or not. If they accept the terms of the contract, it will then go before the Board of Ed for a vote.

A representative from the teachers' union could not be reached for comment. It is not know what progress the Fair Lawn Education Association has made, if any, toward ratifying the tentative teachers contract agreement.

Fair Lawn teachers have been working under an expired contract since June 30, 2010.