Havre Public Schools, teachers begin negotiations

Havre Public Schools is offering its teachers a 4 percent pay raise and a $60 increase in its contribution to their health insurance premiums next year. The district also is calling for a freeze in pay given for supervising after-school activities and the possibility of a shorter lunch period.

The 4 percent raise and 19 percent increase to the district health insurance premium contribution form the backbone of the district's one-year contract proposal to 126 full-time teachers. Teachers would also receive increases for years of teaching experience and levels of education, as they do now.

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