Board approves final year of OSEA contract for 2025–26 after executive session
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Summary
The Springfield School District board unanimously approved the district's final-year agreement with the Oregon School Employees Association for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, after meeting in executive session; board members commended negotiators.
The board of the Springfield School District voted unanimously Aug. 11 to approve the terms of the final year of the 2025–26 agreement between Springfield Public Schools and the Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA), covering the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
“Members of the board, it is recommended that the board of directors approve the terms of the final year of the 02/2026 agreement between Springfield Public Schools and the Oregon School Employees Association effective 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026,” a staff member (Mister Yancey) told the board as he introduced the item. Director Quazanza moved to approve resolution 25-26.004; Director DeGraff seconded. The board reported it had met in executive session earlier to discuss the contract. The chair called the vote; the motion passed, 5–0.
Board members congratulated staff and negotiators on reaching the agreement. The chair singled out district staff and OSEA representatives for their work; an audience member asked whether the OSEA representative was present, and attendees applauded the outcome.
Votes at a glance: The Aug. 11 meeting recorded several routine approvals in addition to the OSEA contract: - Approval of the meeting agenda with the consent-agenda items pulled as requested — approved 5–0. - Approval of amended minutes from June 9 and July 1 — approved 5–0 (minutes corrected per director requests and approved individually after being pulled from the consent agenda). - Approval of the personnel report (consent agenda item 4) — approved 5–0. - Approval of the OSEA contract (resolution 25-26.004) — approved 5–0.
Why it matters: The contract governs terms for represented classified employees for the 2025–26 school year and affects wages, working conditions and district labor relations for the covered group. The board’s unanimous approval completes the district’s ratified bargaining outcome for the contract year noted in the resolution.
Context: Board members said they had discussed the contract in executive session as allowed under law for labor negotiations; the public portion of the meeting contained the formal motion, second and public vote.
Ending: The board thanked negotiators and staff; no amendments to the approved contract were recorded in the public meeting.