2013-05-30

Details of C-A superintendent’s contract concessions disclosed




FLINT TWP. — Leading the way for hard budget cuts necessary for Carman-Ainsworth Schools to meet expenses next school term, Superintendent Steve Tunnicliff announced in April he would be taking voluntary concessions to his contract that would save 11 percent of his costs. He announced his intent to meet with a the superintendent contract committee to hash out the details. […]

C-A seeking bids for secretarial services




FLINT TWP. — Outsourcing secretarial staff is on the table this year in Carman-Ainsworth’s ongoing effort to cut costs. The district has issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) to fill 34 positions – six at the administration building, eight at the high school including the athletics department; three at the middle school and at each elementary school, three for special […]

C-A teachers ratify 3-year contract with huge concessions




FLINT TWP. — A pay cut and freeze and larger class sizes are among more than $2.5 million in concessions from the Carman-Ainsworth teachers union in a three-year-contract ratified last week. The tentative agreement was approved with relief and praise from the Carman-Ainsworth Board of Trustees at their May 21 meeting. “Honestly this is the epitome of putting oneself behind […]