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South Fayette board approves contract for education support professionals through 2028-29
Summary
The South Fayette Township School District board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the South Fayette Township Education Support Professionals Association covering the 2024-25 through 2028-29 school years; the contract affects more than 180 support staff and was approved by roll call vote.
The South Fayette Township School District Board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the South Fayette Township Education Support Professionals Association (SFESP) covering the 2024-25 school year through the 2028-29 school year.
The agreement, recommended by the district’s negotiating committee and described during the meeting as improving wages and benefits, was approved after a brief public-comment period and a roll-call vote.
The SFESP speaker told the board the negotiation covered more than 180 educational support professionals and thanked board members, administrators and support staff. “Together, we've reached a positive contract for over 180 South Fayette educational support professionals,” the speaker said. The speaker added the contract will “enhance our district, students, and community by improving wages and benefits so that we can continue to recruit and retain our highly skilled and dedicated staff.”
The speaker characterized the process as “very long and difficult,” commended union members’ “patience and diligence,” and said the SFESP is “committed to working with the board and administration to present all needs of our students, our staff, and our buildings.”
Procedurally, the board chair moved the meeting to public comment, noting that comments would be limited to three minutes and that the board would not respond to questions during the session, per board policy. After public comment, a motion was made “to approve miscellaneous item number 1,” which the transcript records as moved by Tom and seconded by Joe. The board then called the roll; members recorded on the record as voting yes included Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Cardillo, Mr. Fornello, Mr. Grama, Dr. Iredi, Mrs. Pantacar, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Gray. The chair announced, “Motion passes.”
Discussion in the recorded portion of the meeting was limited to the union speaker’s remarks describing the agreement and thanking staff; no additional substantive deliberation or amendments appear in the transcript excerpt. The transcript does not specify the contract’s dollar amounts, detailed wage or benefit changes, or implementation dates beyond the covered school years.
Votes at a glance
• Motion: Approve miscellaneous item number 1 — board acceptance of a collective bargaining agreement between South Fayette Township School District and the South Fayette Township Education Support Professionals Association, effective 2024-25 through 2028-29. Mover: Tom. Seconder: Joe. Outcome: Approved (roll-call “yes” votes recorded for Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. Cardillo, Mr. Fornello, Mr. Grama, Dr. Iredi, Mrs. Pantacar, Mr. Welch, Mr. Gray; chair announced “Motion passes”).
What the meeting recorded and what remains unspecified
The meeting transcript records the board’s approval and the union representative’s summary praise of the agreement and its intended benefits. It does not provide the contract text, specific wage increases, benefit changes, a final effective date beyond the school-year span, ratification details from SFESP membership, or whether the board’s action required additional administrative steps for implementation; those items were not specified in the transcript.
