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Bellefonte Educators Union, School Board Ratify New Contract
Updated 3:08 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. The Bellefonte Area School Board and the Bellefonte Area Education Association voted on Tuesday to ratify a new contract agreement for about 230 unionized teachers and professional staff, officially ending a protracted process that nearly resulted in a strike earlier this month. School board members voted 7-0, with one abstention, to approve the new four-year labor deal during their regular meeting. BAEA members voted "overwhelmingly" to ratify, according to union president Allison Kyte. Jon Guizar, school board president, said union members will receive salary increases of 5.5% per year for each of the four years of the contract. The votes came after the two sides announced a tentative agreement on Oct. 10 and the union withdrew its notice of a strike scheduled to begin two days later. The primary sticking point during negotiations had been salaries. Union members said they were seeking salary increases that address the compensation gap that put Bellefonte's professional staff at the bottom of the pack among Centre County school districts. Kyte said in a statement that the new contract makes "a substantial investment in staff competitiveness." "This result is a testament to the collective action and advocacy of
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