Grand Rapids Public Schools teachers continue working without a contract, but new details reveal tentative agreements that signal progress in negotiations between the district and the Grand Rapids Education Association.
While salary negotiations remain unresolved, GRPS and the union have finalized a school year calendar and reached four additional tentative agreements.
The agreements include a sick day donation program the district will coordinate, allowing employees unable to work due to disability to obtain additional paid leave time. According to the district, it will be one of only a handful of school districts in the state who provide this benefit…