Hays Post

The Hays school board will have a special meeting at 7 a.m. Friday.

The board is set to discuss the Hays teachers’ contract and insurance. The board has also set aside time for an executive session to discuss negotiations.

The board and the teachers union are at odds over the insurance provider for the district. The district wishes to change its provider to Aetna to save money, and the teachers’ union wishes to stay with the state plan, which is administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Click here from more on this issue from the teachers. Click here to see the board’s arguments on the issue.

A tentative agreement went to the custodians’ union Monday night. The custodians’ union has until noon on Thursday to give a reply on the board’s revisions to its contract, which eliminates language that would require the district to provide the state insurance plan. Click here for more on the board’s Monday action on the contract.