CONWAY — History could be made if voters approve Article 5 on the school warrant on April 12. The article is a three-year collective bargaining agreement between the Conway School Board and Conway Education Support Personnel union, which, if approved, would put every union member and all the administrators in SAU 9 on the same health insurance program.
Such a move would automatically reduce the proposed operating budget for the 2022-23 school year by $316,371 in the first year.
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