Appeal of Pittsfield School District

The petitioner, Pittsfield School District (district), appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB): (1) ruling that the district committed an unfair labor practice by unilaterally adopting changes in teacher evaluation procedures and by refusing to negotiate those changes; and (2) mandating that the district negotiate any future changes in teacher evaluation procedures. See RSA 273-A:14 (1999); RSA 541:6 (1997). We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The respondent, the Educational Association of Pittsfield, NEA-New Hampshire (EAP), is the exclusive…