HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After exchanging letters and verbiage, Hutchinson USD 308 and the local KNEA representing the district’s teachers will hold its second negotiations session for the 2019-20 school year.

The meeting will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 29, at the Administration Center, 1520 N. Plum St. Negotiations are expected to run more smoothly than in previous years because of happenings in Topeka last year and an impasse between the two sides two years ago.

Except for caucus periods of the individual groups, the negotiations are open meetings. Normally, the two groups meet several times over the spring for negotiations.