The district administration and the SC/TA agreed to a tentative settlement of the recent financial impact bargaining, thus avoiding what could have become the unilateral imposition of a financial settlement of the School Board’s choosing.
The tentative agreement preserves two fully board-paid health insurance options (HMO and PPO) and will allow employees to participate in a richer benefit PPO at a cost of $200.92 per month. Deductibles will rise under the fully board-paid plans but will still not exceed those benchmarked in similar districts.
Supplements for ESE and Title 1 teachers will continue, but at a lower rate. Next school year’s supplement will be $1,200 for each. An ESE teacher who teaches at a Title 1 school will receive $1,500.
The original, higher supplements were paid for under ESSER funds, which no longer exist. We negotiated retaining the supplements at the reduced rate, going forward. Those supplements have always been subject to yearly renegotiation.
This proposed agreement also includes an increase in the instructional salary cap of 5% from $600 per day to $630.
This round of bargaining does not include bargaining for the cost-of-living raise for the 2026-27 school year. That bargaining will begin after the current legislative session ends.
I will forward the proposed settlement as soon as management signs off on the agreed-upon language. There will be a ratification vote at the various worksites on March 10 and 11.