Minneapolis Ass'n of Administrators & Consultants v. Minneapolis Special School District No. 1

PETERSON, Justice.

Defendant Minneapolis Special School District No. 1 appeals from a district court judgment directing defendant to meet and negotiate with plaintiff Minneapolis Association of Administrators and Consultants, the exclusive representative of a unit of defendant’s supervisory employees, regarding a procedure for reorganizing defendant’s administrative staff.

In 1976, in response to sharply declining enrollment and a reduced budget, defendant decided to decrease its administrative staff so that a greater proportion of its resources could be devoted to classroom instruction. In…