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Yankton School Board and Teachers Agree on a New Contract

Yankton School Board and Teachers Agree on a New Contract

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The Yankton School Board has reached contract agreement with its teachers. The negotiations stalled, and then the board declared impasse earlier this spring. The board approved the new three year deal at the end of their meeting Monday night.

Board President Jim Fitzgerald said it was a long but productive process…………

Fitzgerald says they also made some changes to their insurance coverage………

The last few contracts have been for one year. Fitzgerald says they wanted to go back to a multi year contract………

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