Board approves labor deals, budget and facilities master plan; declines immediate action on SRO contract

The Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Education on June 11 approved multiple labor agreements, adopted the 2025‑26 budget, and adopted a finalized facilities master plan and related contracts — while postponing final action on the district’s school resource officer (SRO) arrangement.

Trustees voted to adopt multi‑year tentative agreements with their bargaining units after public hearings. Buck Rogemann, the district’s chief human resources officer and lead negotiator, told the board the Pacific Grove Teachers Association (PGTA) agreed to take “no compensation increase” for the 2024‑25 year and that the district and union negotiated increases for the two subsequent years: a 2% salary adjustment and a 0.5% health‑and‑welfare increase in 2025‑26 and 2026‑27. The board later voted to ratify the tentative agreement.

Key votes and outcomes - Tentative agreement with Pacific Grove Teachers Association (PGTA): approved (vote reported as 4–0). The district’s negotiator noted PGTA accepted 0% for 2024‑25 and a three‑year agreement covering adjustments in later years. - Tentative agreement with California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 229: approved (vote reported as 4–0); CSEA also accepted a 0% increase in 2024‑25 with the 2%/0.5% pattern in subsequent years. - Classified and certificated management agreement (compensation alignment): approved (4–0). - Adult education instructor group agreement: approved (4–0). -…