He said Paladino should not be removed from the board for disclosing in a newspaper story published in ArtVoice information
about teacher contract negotiations from the School Board's Oct. 17 executive session because that closed - door meeting was improperly convened by the board.
In addition to pointing out that the information from the executive board meeting already was public, Paladino and his attorneys also accused other board members of routinely holding improper executive sessions and releasing confidential information when they launched a press campaign publicizing the district's bargaining positions
during teacher contract negotiations.
With
teacher contract negotiations seemingly at a standstill, and a battle over the state's new receivership headed to court, tensions between Buffalo union and school district leaders are on the rise.
Although Paladino's latest statements in Artvoice largely focus on Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore, they also provide Paladino's perspective on some of the behind - the - scenes politics of the Buffalo Public Schools — particularly the recently
completed teacher contract negotiations.
Paladino and his attorneys also tried to turn the tables, accusing other board members of routinely holding improper executive sessions and releasing confidential information when they launched a press campaign publicizing the district's bargaining positions
during teacher contract negotiations.
The petition from several school board members to remove Paladino is not about the racist comments, but instead accuses him of knowingly violating his oath of office because he leaked to the media details
of teacher contract negotiations, information that was discussed in a closed door executive session of the board.
The petition accuses Paladino of revealing confidential information from the board's executive sessions in December and October, which had to do with pending litigation and
teacher contract negotiations.
That appears to be the reason for the change of course, with board members seeking his removal now honing in on a subsequent article Paladino published in ArtVoice, revealing information from an executive session devoted to
teacher contract negotiations.
At that meeting, Board Member Sharon Belton - Cottman plans to present a second resolution calling for Paladino's removal, this time because he allegedly revealed comments that were made during an executive session about
teacher contract negotiations.
The teacher contract negotiations are central to the proceedings because the board members seeking Paladino's removal say he violated board policy when he disclosed confidential information that was discussed during an executive session about the contract.
In what will likely be the last day of the hearing to remove Carl P. Paladino from his seat on the Buffalo School Board, his ally Larry Quinn took the stand and testified that the disclosure of information about
teacher contract negotiations was done in the public interest.
Paladino's attorneys have lodged several other key allegations against other members of the board, including that they routinely hold improper executive sessions and that they themselves released confidential information when they launched a press campaign publicizing the district's bargaining positions during
teacher contract negotiations.
The petition from several school board members to remove Paladino is not about the racist comments, but instead accuses him of knowingly violating his oath of office because he leaked to the media details of
teacher contract negotiations, information that was discussed in a closed - door executive session of the board.
Last month, Elia decided that Paladino inappropriately disclosed executive session information about
teacher contract negotiations to the publication Artvoice.
State aid was raised during
teacher contract negotiations, and at that time, delegates seemed optimistic they would be able to secure extra funding to help pay for it.
School - based staff are projected to start receiving G1 salary increases in the 2018 - 19 school year once the full tax revenues have been collected and
teacher contract negotiations have ended.
Some 150 of Park City's teachers and other staff filed into the tiny Park City School Board meeting room last night to show their solidarity as
the teacher contract negotiations with the school board continue.
As
the teacher contract negotiations between the Oakland Education Association and the district begin, we must continue to push for new teacher support to be included in the renegotiated contract.»