Board of Education of Alpine School District v. Ward

RUSSON, Justice:

¶ 1 Janet Ward appeals the district court’s entry of declaratory judgment in favor of the Board of Education of Alpine School District and the court’s denial of her motion for summary judgment. The district court upheld the Board’s interpretation of its panel-member selection policy for termination hearings, even though the policy contained the exact language of a prior-negotiated collective bargaining agreement. We reverse.

FACTS

¶ 2 The Board of Education of Alpine School District (the “Board”) and the Alpine Education Association 1 negotiated a collective bargaining…