7/20 Class

Jay's presentation was interesting. My first thought was about how calm and mild mannered he was. As we broke to do our negotiations we discussed his general demeanor and the fact that he is in a situation where he is representing the district and can walk away at the end whether it is a favorable deal or not. Like others who have posted, being prepared is of the utmost priority. In our simulation, there was a mistake made due to a misunderstanding and another salary schedule issue that was caught by one of the teacher team members. That one error placed the district representation in a poor bargaining position and I wondered whether that could potentially cost a superintendent his/her job is that mistake was made in a real negotiation situation.