The Moorestown Board of Education and the Moorestown Education Association met for another negotiations meeting Tuesday night.
Board Member Linda Alexandroff said the Board offered the MEA a settlement based on the recently concluded MAA settlement of 0 percent, 2 percent and 2 percent with benefit concessions by the union.
The MEA did not accept the offer as presented, Alexandroff said.
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The two sides have met 14 times since Feb. 22, 2010. They will meet again on March 28 with the state-appointed fact finder.
“The Board of Education has offered a variety of proposals over the last year as has the MEA,” said Alexandroff. “Everyone agrees that these are hard times.”
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Alexandroff noted that the meetings have been cordial.
“We keep the public’s interest in mind and are having a hard time coming to an agreement,” she said. “We are looking forward to finding a solution to the contract.”
The MEA had no comment about the negotiations at this time.
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