The east-side team, representing what will become a new school district, agreed Monday that two of its members will meet with two members of the west-side team, which represents what will remain of Jordan district after the split.
"We're always willing to talk," said Steve Newton, chairman of the east-side team. "We got nothing to lose. Maybe there is something that we can resolve."
Newton's team made the decision to go back to the table after receiving a letter from the west-side team stating a desire to resume negotiations.
Talks have stalled in the past two weeks after the west side rejected a 13-point proposal of how assets would be split.
Both teams spent time in closed meetings discussing the possibility of arbitration.
By narrowing down the issues, the teams can move on to hiring a mediator to work with them on those items they can't agree on, Newton said.
"The sooner we can get things resolved, the better," he said.
A mediator would not make any decisions for the teams, but would act as an objective third party evaluating each team's argument.
If there are items that can't be resolved through further negotiations, the teams would then go to arbitration.
