Jill Velure is the next principal of Victoria Elementary School, according to a District 112 newsletter.

Velure succeeds Nancy Wittman who will move to Chaska Elementary following the retirement of Roger Hunt June 30.

Velure has been a District 112 classroom teacher, lead teacher and, most recently, coordinator of Student Testing and Assessment, according to the newsletter.

Beer sales will be allowed at the Chanhassen High School baseball field for Chanhassen Red Bird games.

The District 112 school board approved a permit by a 6-1 vote May 13, with director Diane Koban the only dissenting opinion. The Chanhassen American Legion will manage the concession sales of beer.

“Beer would not be brought to the field until after school hours and it would not be stored on campus,” said Terre Kemble, Chanhassen Red Birds baseball president. “Fans will also not be allowed to bring their own beer.”

By Chuck Friedbauer

The teacher’s contract between School District 112 and the Chaska Education Association was accepted unanimously by the District 112 school board at its last meeting.

The contract covers July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011. The salary schedule for all teachers will remain the same as that for the 2008-09 contract year.

Chaska Education Association teachers approved a proposed two-year contract on a 406-108 vote Tuesday afternoon.

The school board will take action on the contract at its Thursday, April 15 meeting.

The contract will result in an overall increase of $1.66 million over the current contract.

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By Chuck Friedbauer

On April 5, the Chaska Education Association negotiation team and the District 112 School Board reached a tentative settlement regarding the teacher’s two-year contract.

District 112 will be the last Twin Cities suburban school district to settle its 2009-10/2010-11 contract, according to Greg Abbott, media representative for the Minnesota School Boards Association.

The Chaska Education Association negotiation team and the District 112 School Board have reached a tentative settlement on the teacher’s two-year contract, according to a district press release issued Monday afternoon.

If the teachers ratify the tentative agreement on April 13, the board is expected to take action on April 15 at its regular board meeting, the release stated.

Details of the settlement will not be available until the CEA talks to its membership.

By Chuck Friedbauer

District 112 has begun to outline possible budget cuts as it prepares for the state funding outlook for the 2010-11 school year.

If state funding remains the same as this year, the district will need to find $1,128,700 in savings to provide a balanced budget. (The list of options being discussed to address that gap is shown in Option A, below)

By Chuck Friedbauer

Negotiators representing District 112 and the Chaska Education Association (CEA) were not able to come to agreement during their March 23 meeting on a contract for District 112 teachers.

“We had a good, positive meeting and definitely made some progress,” said CEA president Tim Griffin.“I felt we made real progress and things are within reach,” agreed Superintendent David Jennings.

The two sides will meet again after the spring break timeframe on April 5.

By Chuck Friedbauer

The District 112 school board has voted unanimously to enter into contract negotiations with Jim Bauck as the district’s next superintendent. And Bauck, the current superintendent of the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose school district, has accepted that offer.

“I’m very comfortable with him as a leader and an educator,” said board member Lisa Anderson. “For what we need to accomplish, Jim is the leader we need.”

Last night, the District 112 School Board voted unanimously for James Bauck to replace David Jennings as superintendent.

Dr. Bauck is current superintendent in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District.

According to the District 112 Web site, "The Board and Dr. Bauck will enter into contract negotiations with the hope of bringing a contract to the Board for approval at its March 25th meeting."