ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Rockford Education Association (REA) has voted to ratify its tentative contract agreement with Rockford Public Schools District 205, moving the long‑negotiated deal to its final stage: approval by the District 205 Board of Education. The vote follows more than a year of bargaining between the district and the union.
The District 205 Board of Education is scheduled to review the agreement at its March 3 meeting, where a vote in favor would officially turn the tentative agreement into a new contract for REA educators.
REA President Claudia Marshall issued a statement Monday morning celebrating the outcome: “The Rockford Education Association (REA) voted in favor of ratifying our tentative agreement. We are happy that we are moving towards finalizing this new contract that we’ve put in countless hours working on. Our members and the Rockford community have stood with us through the whole process…