The Clark County School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a negotiated agreement Sept. 25 with the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) that sets fiscal terms for the 2025–27 biennium, including phased salary‑table increases and district coverage of employee pension contribution changes.

General Counsel John Okazaki presented the tentative agreement, saying the parties had reached agreement on the major fiscal items while continuing negotiations on nonfiscal terms. Okazaki summarized the economics: the district will implement a 3% salary increase funded immediately (previously funded by SB231), another 3% effective July 1, 2025 (bringing the cumulative adjustment to 6%), and an additional 3% effective July 1, 2026. The contract also instructs the district to implement a salary increase equivalent to employees’ share of the 2025 Nevada PERS contribution rate increase so that employees do not see an additional payroll deduction for the PERS rate change. The agreement spans two years and expires June 30, 2027.

Okazaki estimated the approximate cost of the agreed changes at $121,441,721, or about an 11.13% increase in total contract value. He said the district had reviewed fiscal capacity and concluded it can afford the increases under current estimates.

ESEA President Jan Giles addressed the board and said members ratified the tentative agreement and that the raises and PERS coverage represent meaningful steps forward for support professionals who, she said, help keep classrooms functioning. Labor partners including representatives of union partners appeared in support during public comment.

Trustees thanked negotiators on both sides; Trustee Barone noted personal appreciation for support staff. The board voted to approve the negotiated agreement on the understanding that negotiations on remaining nonfiscal items would continue and any additional agreed language would be brought back to the board.