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Unions ask Beach Park CCSD 3 board to continue 95/5 health insurance split for 2026–27
Summary
District union representatives told the board the health insurance committee recommends continuing the current arrangement in which employees pay 5% of PPO single premiums and the board pays 95%, pending upcoming contract negotiations. They cited an MOU target that has been hard to meet as premiums have risen faster than the agreement expected.
Sarah Seiberlich, a district social worker and union representative, and Shelley Lawson, representing the Teaching Assistants Union, told the Beach Park CCSD 3 Board of Education on the recommendation of the district’s insurance committee that the board continue the current premium split for the coming contract year.
The unions asked the board to keep employees’ contribution at 5% of PPO single premiums and to have the district cover the remaining 95% through the 2026–27 year while each union negotiates its upcoming contract, the presenters said.
The recommendation stems from a memorandum of understanding (MOU) governing the health insurance committee that calls for the district to keep insurance costs at no more than 103% of the previous year’s plan. “We have been noticing over the past couple years that insurance rates are increasing well over that 3%,” Seiberlich said, adding that the committee has found it difficult to adjust plan design to meet that 103% limit while maintaining benefits.
Seiberlich said the MOU also specifies that unions pay 5% of PPO single premiums and the board pay 95%, and the committee is asking the board to continue honoring that arrangement until contracts are renegotiated. She noted the Psychologists and Social Workers Union’s contract is not scheduled for renegotiation until 2026–27.
The presenters emphasized collaborative committee work and thanked the board for “having a voice at the table.” There was no formal motion recorded in the transcript to change the district’s contribution at the meeting; the presentation was an advisory recommendation from the committee.
Board chair Don Wilkam introduced the presenters and acknowledged the committee’s recommendation. No formal vote on the recommendation is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
