Jefferson County Teachers’ contract negotiations have started, Part 1

Teachers' Union Contract Time in JeffCo

There is no shortage of discussion about this highly restrictive contract

I ran into Donna Hargens, the superintendent of the Jefferson County Public School District at yesterday’s meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education. I wished her well as she starts what could be the most important teacher’s contract negotiation in Jefferson County Schools' history.

To be sure, problems created in the current contract are significant.

Learn about some of those problems from audio and video recordings available in the “It's Time To Put Kids First” web site.

For example, you can listen to our good BIPPS friend Mandy Connell from WHAS radio in a 30-minute interview with Labor Relations Attorney Peter Janus. Mandy and Mr. Janus do a nice job outlining much of the crazy, adults-before-kids stuff in the current Jefferson County Teachers’ Union contract. They discuss how this short-changes students and creates a more parent-hostile school system, as well.

Other posts allow you to play a radio ad about the union issues from It's Time To Put Kids First.

There is even a video that I shot of Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday discussing problems in Jefferson County.