Belmont School Committee Ratifies Contract With Teachers Union

BELMONT — Belmont's School Committee has ratified a new contract with the Belmont Education Association, closing out more than 19 months of negotiations between the district and its teachers. The agreement, announced this week by Belmont Public Schools, comes as students settle into the new school year.

SCHOOLS Belmont Public Schools announced that the School Committee has approved a ratified contract with the Belmont Education Association, capping more than 19 months of negotiations, collaboration, compromise and mediation between the district and its teachers. The district's announcement did not detail salary terms, cost or the length of the new agreement, but framed the deal as the resolution of one of the district's longest and most difficult rounds of bargaining in recent years.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Iconic MA Ice Cream Shop Expands + 2 Pizza Shops Among Best In U.S.: Food Week," Belmont Patch's Aug. 31 roundup reported. The dispatch highlights a Massachusetts ice cream chain's expansion, two pizza shops earning national best-of recognition, and a national coffee chain's debut of its first dog-only drive-thru in the state, according to Belmont Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/belmont/s/kog10/iconic-ma-ice-cream-shop-expands-2-pizza-shops-among-best-in-u-s-food-week)

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