Board ratifies Associated Chino Teachers tentative agreement, members urge support for special education and secondary prep time

The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education held a public hearing and ratified a tentative successor agreement with the Associated Chino Teachers (ACT) effective July 1, 2025, by a 5-0 vote.

The contract matters to classroom staff and students because it includes negotiated changes the union said will provide secondary prep time for special education teams and reclassify the athletic director role to an administrative position, among other provisions.

Amanda Swagger, who identified herself as a Chino High School teacher and ACT member, spoke during the public hearing and urged the board to ratify the agreement. "This contract provides them something that they've been wanting for so long, that secondary prep period to assist with the paperwork upon paperwork that they have to do with their IEPs and other documentation," Swagger said. She also noted other provisions in the agreement and asked the board for a unanimous vote.

The public hearing was opened and closed as required by the agenda. Board members moved to ratify the tentative agreement as agenda item 2.c.1. The motion passed 5-0; the transcript records no opposing votes or abstentions.

The district and ACT will implement the successor agreement effective July 1, 2025, as recorded on the agenda. The meeting record does not include the full contract text; staff and union representatives will be the sources for final contract language and implementation timelines.

Clarifying details: the effective date of the successor agreement is 07/01/2025; the board vote was recorded 5-0 in favor. The transcript includes no detailed dollar amounts or salary-schedule changes; those specifics were not read into the meeting record.