The Evergreen Public Schools Board of Directors ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Public School Employees (PSE) unit during a special board meeting at 12:15 p.m. Sept. 15, approving the contract by voice vote.

The agreement covers classified staff represented by PSE and was presented to the board under the agenda item listed as “ratification of collective bargaining agreement between Evergreen Public Schools number 114 and public school employees of Evergreen PSE.” Board leaders said the contract will help ensure staffing stability as the school year begins.

Board President Weatherspoon thanked both bargaining teams for reaching an agreement that allowed the district to start the school year. “I appreciate the union and district bargaining teams for coming to an agreement and helping get our school year off to now what I hope is a good start,” President Weatherspoon said.

Other board members echoed that appreciation for classified staff and district employees. The meeting record shows a voice vote with members responding “Aye,” and the board chair declared the motion carried. The motion to adopt the agreement was moved and seconded during the meeting; the transcript does not attach a specific name to the motion or the second for this item beyond the recorded voice vote outcome.

Why it matters: ratifying the agreement establishes terms for represented classified employees for the coming period and removes a bargaining-related uncertainty at the start of instruction. The board’s public remarks emphasized cooperation between the union and district bargaining teams and gratitude toward district staff.

What the board said would happen next: no follow-up actions, implementation steps, changes to policy language, or specific effective dates were recorded in the meeting transcript for this ratification item. The transcript also did not specify financial terms or contract length in the public record of the special meeting.

Meeting context: the ratification was handled as an action item during a short special meeting that also included adoption of the agenda and a separate vote on the 2025–26 school calendar revision.