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Board approves classified pay changes, seniority clarifications and cameras on district buses; recordings kept 30 days
Summary
Trustees approved a revised classified salary schedule that reclassifies bus drivers and registrars, ratified a side letter clarifying driver seniority, and approved a side letter to install cameras on district vans and buses with recordings retained 30 days and accessible to specified administrators.
The Jefferson Union High School District board on Tuesday approved multiple human-resources items: a revised classified salary schedule that reclassifies bus drivers and registrars to higher placement on the pay schedule, a side letter clarifying driver and van seniority, and a side letter authorizing cameras on district vans and buses.
Director Dana Lujan explained the salary schedule revision as a reclassification intended to ‘‘help with retention and also recruiting’’ by moving bus drivers and registrars to higher steps on the classified salary schedule. The board moved and seconded the motion to approve the updated salary schedule and recorded its affirmative votes in the meeting segment.
Nut graf: The combined personnel and labor-agreement actions are meant to address workforce pressures in transportation and student-support roles by increasing compensation for certain classified positions and by clarifying seniority and working conditions negotiated with the AFT local chapter.
On seniority, Lujan told trustees the side letter with AFT Local 1481 clarifies the difference between general classified seniority and driver seniority, which affects route selection and van assignment.
On cameras, district staff and the union negotiated a side letter to add cameras to district vehicles for safety purposes. A staff member answering questions said the recordings are accessible to the district administrative team and the transportation director, Christopher Jones, and are retained for 30 days unless an incident is identified and the footage is preserved longer. The staff member described the cameras as ‘‘for safety, not for surveillance.’’
The board approved each item in sequence: the salary schedule revision, the seniority side letter and the bus/van camera side letter. The transcript records motions, seconds and affirmative votes; no public comments or dissent on these items appear in the provided excerpt.
Ending: Staff indicated the 30-day retention length was part of the existing contract and can be extended at additional cost; the board approved the suite of HR and labor-agreement items so the district can proceed with implementation and related administrative steps.
