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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. November 5, 2014:

The White Plains Schools two year dispute over pay and benefits with the White Plains Teachers Association has ended.

Michele Schoenfeld confirmed to WPCNR that the White Plains teachers voted this afternoon to approve a 5 year contract with the district, including settlement of the two years they have been without a contract.

Schoenfeld said the contract is scheduled to be voted on and approved at the Monday Board of Education meeting. Details of the contract will be made public at that time.

Schoenfeld did say the contract covers the last two years the district has been without a contract (2012-13, 2013-14 and three years into the future (2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17), that includes the current school year.

Interim Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors has succeeded in settling with the teachers thus making it much easer to attract a new superintendent of schools.

Leonora Boehlert, the former Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources was hired in September as a consultant to resume the district search for a new Superintendent.

Today, Ms. Schoenfeld told WPCNR that the Superintendent qualifications developed by the previous Superintendent search firm were being used to screen Superintendent candidates who respond to the school district advertisements which have begun.