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Board approves CSEA MOUs and tentative successor contract covering 2024–27
Summary
At the Feb. 12 meeting the Santa Rosa City Schools Board approved four classified‑staff memoranda of understanding and ratified a tentative successor contract with CSEA Chapter 75 covering 2024–27; the actions were approved by roll call vote.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — During the Feb. 12 Santa Rosa City Schools Board of Education meeting the board approved a set of four memoranda of understanding with California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 75 and approved a tentative successor contract spanning the 2024–27 period, board minutes show.
The agreements address job descriptions and compensation for classified positions and include an attached AB 1200 disclosure of the district's finances. Board members approved the measures by roll call; all recorded votes were aye.
Why it matters: the MOU amendments and tentative successor contract formalize changes to duties and compensation for classified employees — positions that include custodians, registrars, instructional assistants and other operational staff — and establish negotiated terms for the contract period while the union membership proceeds to ratify the tentative agreement.
What the board approved
- Four separate MOUs and job-description updates were presented and approved: an amendment to student safety advisor duties; a position-control and reporting technician job description; emergency classroom-supervision pay for classified staff required to supervise classrooms beyond their normal duties; and compensation for family-engagement facilitators providing Spanish‑language interpretation for IEP and other family meetings. The board approved each item by roll call vote.
- The board approved a tentative agreement between the district and CSEA Chapter 75 for the successor contract covering 2024–27. The agreement includes compensation provisions for the 2024–25 school year and anticipated adjustments for 2025–26; the transcript states the district attached its AB 1200 financial disclosure to the agreement. The tentative contract was moved by Trustee Kirby and seconded by Trustee Casten; the motion passed on a roll-call vote recorded as unanimous.
Roll-call and voting details
- Each MOU vote was taken separately at the Feb. 12 meeting and recorded as passed by roll call. Trustees voting aye included Trustee De La Torre, Trustee Kirby, Trustee Casten, Trustee Jenkins and President McNally. For the tentative agreement, Trustee Kirby moved approval and Trustee Casten seconded; the board recorded all aye votes and declared the motion passed.
Board and staff comments
- Dr. Vicky Zanz, who presented the MOUs, described the four items as targeted changes to job duties, new classifications, and compensation for out‑of‑scope duties. The tentative agreement includes AB 1200 disclosures and covers compensation for both the 2024–25 and 2025–26 years, according to district staff.
- Board members expressed appreciation for the negotiated settlement and for the work of bargaining teams. Trustee Kirby said the settlement was reached quickly considering the district’s fiscal challenges.
Clarifying details
- The transcript records approval of the MOUs and the tentative agreement but does not specify the dollar amounts for the compensation components in the motions themselves; the district referenced attached AB 1200 disclosure documents that detail financial effects.
- After board approval, the tentative agreement proceeds to CSEA Chapter 75 membership for ratification, as noted by union representatives.
Ending
Board members said the agreements will provide short‑term labor stability as the district continues work on a multi‑year fiscal plan. The board also directed staff to continue producing the budget analyses that will inform upcoming closure and consolidation decisions.
