After members of Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals voted this evening to ratify a new, three-year contract with Vancouver Public Schools, the district released the basic terms of the agreement. On average, VAESP members [...]

Bargaining teams for Vancouver Public Schools and Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals are continuing state mediation this afternoon. They are scheduled to negotiate all day tomorrow and will work into the evening if necessary to [...]

The state mediator confirmed again today, however, that the tentative agreement signed by both parties included the state COLA as part of total salary improvements.

Vancouver Public Schools is preparing to file an unfair labor practice claim with the Public Employment Relations Commission against the Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals pending the outcome of Jan. 22 mediation. VPS and [...]

Vancouver Public Schools learned last night from a media inquiry that Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals’ leadership reported to its members that the district withdrew from the tentative agreement reached through mediation on Dec. [...]

Today after a full day of state-supported mediation, Vancouver Public Schools and Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for secretaries, clerks and paraprofessionals. Details of the settlement [...]

Over four years, VAESP members would receive a total base salary increase of 15.5 percent.

Dear VPS families, To keep you informed during contract negotiations with the Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals, I am writing to let you know that the VPS and VAESP bargaining teams worked all day [...]

Dear VPS Families: As we prepare to continue contract negotiations with the Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals with the assistance of a state mediator, I want to provide you with a brief update on [...]

Dear VPS families: Vancouver Public Schools has decided to request mediation support from the state to help us reach agreement on a new contract with the Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals, the union that [...]

Dear VPS families: As we shared in a letter to you earlier this week, contract negotiations with the Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals (non-teaching staff union) are a difficult challenge this year due to [...]

We are finding that the bargaining process is more challenging this year due to changes in the state’s funding system for K-12 education.

The new contract with VEA includes 31 early release days for the school year.

Vancouver Public Schools and Vancouver Education Association today reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for teachers, counselors and other education professionals in the district. Schools are expected to open on Wednesday, Sept. 5., [...]

Key points: VEA members would receive a total compensation increase of 13.6 percent from 2017-18 to 2018-19. Over three years, VEA members would receive a total compensation increase of 18.1 percent. VPS would need to [...]

Family-community resource coordinators will host food pantries and provide resources to families at five locations on Aug. 31.

In VPS’ most recent publicly announced proposal, every single net new discretionary McCleary dollar, and more, would be invested into teacher compensation.

Vancouver Public Schools and Vancouver Education Association will be negotiating tomorrow, August 30.

The following statements by the Vancouver Public Schools board president and superintendent were made at a special meeting of the board of directors on Tuesday, August 28. From School Board President Rosemary Fryer The board [...]

Vancouver Education Association informed Vancouver Public Schools of VEA’s decision to conduct a strike/work stoppage tomorrow, Aug. 29, on the first scheduled day of school.

Bargaining teams for Vancouver Public Schools and Vancouver Education Association met again on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Today, VPS and VEA worked with a state mediator for 13 hours to try to reach an agreement on [...]

VPS and VEA worked with a state mediator for 14 hours to try to reach agreement on the remaining items to be bargained.

VPS and VEA jointly submitted a request for state mediation support in reaching an agreement on the remaining items to be bargained.

Remaining items to be bargained include salary, professional development, planning time and class size. Bargaining teams are scheduled to meet Aug. 24 and 27. Additionally, VPS requested that VEA bargain over the weekend on Aug. 25 and 26 if a settlement is not reached by the end of the day tomorrow.

While we anticipate as of today that all schools will open on schedule, it’s important for families to be prepared for the possibility of a work stoppage/strike. Please see the “What you need to know” information in this post.

Progress was made on the remaining items to be bargained, including salary, professional development, planning time and class size.

Bargaining teams for VPS and VEA met on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Both teams presented new salary proposals. VEA's proposal Extra work days Starting total salary Top total salary VEA 2018-19 $51,750 $97,200 [...]

Bargaining teams for the district and VEA met on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Both teams presented new salary proposals. The negotiations website has been updated to reflect these new proposals. Bargaining teams are scheduled to [...]

The general membership of Vancouver Education Association released a ballot to its members yesterday that considers the possibility of an illegal strike, or work stoppage.