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Boulder Valley School District
Adopted: prior to 1969
Revised: February 10, 1977, November 18, 2025

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BOARD NEGOTIATING AGENTS

Prior to the time set for entering into the process of negotiations, the Board and the negotiating unit shall each appoint a negotiating team that shall conduct negotiations. 
The negotiating team for the Board shall be selected by the Superintendent or the
Superintendent’s designee, may be selected from the administrative staff of the school system, and shall be responsible to the Board of Education and the Superintendent. Either party may, if it so desires, use the services of outside consultants and may call upon proper representatives to participate in negotiations. 

The duties of the Board's lead negotiator shall be as follows: 

1. The lead negotiator shall report to the Board of Education and shall work in consultation with the Superintendent of Schools. 
 
2. As chair of the Board's negotiations team, the lead negotiator shall assume leadership responsibility in developing positions, representing the Board in the negotiation process, and in preparing agreements with the agents of the negotiating unit(s). 

3.  Detailed duties include but are not limited to: 
 
a. Soliciting parameters and guidelines from the Board as basis for the negotiation of agreements with negotiating units. 
b. Discussing with administrators the requirements of the School District and long-range objectives that need to influence the development of the School District’s proposals and positions. 
c. Initiating and scheduling meetings with negotiating units for exchange of proposals and counterproposals. 
d. Serving as chair of the Board team in negotiations meetings. 
e. Preparing and modifying, as needed, counterproposals and positions and discusses with Board members and administrators as their time permits. 
f. Advising Superintendent and Board of Education on financial implications of various proposals. 
g Assembling comparative data from other school districts as requested concerning issues in negotiations. 
h. Preparing media releases and/or discusses negotiations status as needed with news media. 
i. Developing data and position statements as needed for a mediator or fact-finder. 
j. Discussing contents and implications of agreements with administrators as requested. 
k. Participating in the handling of grievances as requested.