Elementary school teachers with the Keewatin-Patricia District School board have ratified a new four year contract.
Votes were tallied yesterday and 256 public school teachers have voted in favor of the deal, which will provide them 200 minutes of preparation time a week.
Emily Noble is president of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario and says contract talks ended well because the school board adminstration were involved in negotiating the framework agreement.
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Trustees with the public school board are expected to ratify the deal next Tuesday.
