United Liverpool Faculty Ass'n v. Board of Education

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Although the arbitrator’s interpretation of the provisions in the collective bargaining agreement governing teacher evaluations limited the power of the district superintendent to exercise discretion in making tenure recommendations to the school board, it did not in any way impair the authority of the school board to make the ultimate decision to grant or withhold tenure. Thus, the decision of the arbitrator cannot be considered violative of the public policies expressed in the Education Law…