# District Negotiation Preparation

Choose one realistic issue: increased cost, staffing, scope expansion, payment timing, shared-cost allocation, or renewal.

## How to use this worksheet

1. Make a working copy.
2. Use fictional, aggregated, de-identified, or expressly authorized information.
3. State assumptions instead of silently filling gaps.
4. Mark questions that need finance, legal, HR, insurance, privacy, technology,
   governance, or district input.


## Issue and mandate

| Issue | Desired outcome | Authority limit | Approvals needed | Deadline |
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**Notes and decisions**

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## Interests and positions

| Party | Stated position | Likely interests | Evidence | Question to test |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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**Notes and decisions**

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## Options and standards

| Option | Value to cooperative | Value to district | Objective standard | Risk |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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**Notes and decisions**

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## Range and alternatives

| Target | Reservation point | BATNA | Implementation condition | Walk-away or escalation trigger |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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**Notes and decisions**

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## Stakeholder communication

| Stakeholder | Influence | Message | Messenger | Timing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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**Notes and decisions**

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## Completion check

- [ ] I used evidence or labeled assumptions.
- [ ] Every action, decision, or follow-up has an owner.
- [ ] I identified at least one cross-district implication.
- [ ] I identified at least one financial, legal, compliance, privacy, people, or continuity risk.
- [ ] I removed or protected sensitive information appropriately.

## Information safety

Do not upload personally identifiable student information, protected student records, confidential personnel information, unredacted contracts, credentials, or sensitive financial information to an AI system without explicit authorization. Follow FERPA, IDEA, district policy, employment-confidentiality duties, contractual restrictions, records rules, and approved data-security procedures.