The Board of Education on Oct. 6 ratified three collective-bargaining agreements covering a range of classified and program staff and approved contract terms that district leaders said had been included in the budget planning.

The board ratified a tentative agreement with Service Employees International Union Local 15 covering the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years. The agreement provides step and longevity increases and a 4% pay-cell increase in 2025–26 and 3% in 2026–27, and adds a step 14 with a 4.5% increase for certain custodial and support classifications, the board packet said. The motion to ratify passed on a recorded vote of 6–0.

The board also ratified a contract with International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 916 covering Project SCOPE program staff, approving a 12% pay-cell increase for 2025–26 and 5% for 2026–27 plus finalized summer rates and a longevity change. That motion passed 6–0.

Finally, the district approved an agreement with professional and technical support personnel (PTSP) that provides step and longevity increases with a 2.4% pay-cell increase for 2025–26 and 3% for 2026–27. The board stated the negotiated increases were anticipated in the district budget and would be reflected in the amended budget work to follow.

Why it matters: The contracts affect payroll obligations across classified and program staff and were described by district leadership as already factored into the district’s deficit projections. Board members and administration noted that the agreements were reached through the district’s bargaining process and will be rerun into budget forecasts for the amended budget.

Vote and follow-up: Each agreement was moved and seconded and approved by recorded roll-call votes (all recorded as six ayes). Human-resources staff removed certain items from the personnel list during the rollout and noted further clerical adjustments. Superintendent Jennifer E. Gill said the contracts had been included in prior budget discussion and that staff would update the amended budget with finalized numbers.