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Rio Rancho board approves ratified union agreement with 4% pay increase and new leave pilot
Summary
The board approved the ratified collective bargaining agreement for 2025-26 between the district and the Rio Rancho School Employees Union, including a 4% increase to base salary, clearer salary schedules, a pilot permitting conversion of up to two sick days to personal days, and added transparency for disciplinary investigations.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education approved a ratified negotiated agreement for the 2025-26 school year with the Rio Rancho School Employees Union on June 23.
Mike Chavez, executive director of human resources, and union president Billy Hieland presented the agreement, which the union membership ratified before coming to the board. "We are pleased with the 4%…
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