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KUNA Joint District board approves negotiated agreement and adopts revised FY25 and proposed FY26 budgets
Summary
Trustees approved a negotiated contract with the teacher association that includes higher employee insurance contributions and a reworked salary schedule tied to recent state legislation; the board also approved a revised fiscal 2025 budget and the proposed fiscal 2026 budget after a staff presentation on units and revenue assumptions.
Trustees of the KUNA JOINT DISTRICT approved a negotiated agreement with the district teachers’ association and adopted a revised fiscal 2025 budget and the proposed fiscal 2026 budget following a presentation on how state funding units and recent legislation affect pay and benefits.
The negotiated agreement presented by Melissa Nelson, president of the Kuna Education Association (KEA), includes a district-funded 16% increase in employee health-insurance costs for employees (dependents pay the higher share), a 6.8% increase for one dental plan, and a 2% increase for another dental plan. “We have agreed to a 16% increase, for regions, which will be covered by the district for employees,” Nelson said during the presentation. CFO Stedman explained the district budget adjustments needed to cover the negotiated items and other cost increases: “The purpose of today's presentation is to approve the…
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