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Pleasant Valley approves four‑year teacher contract with average 4.15% raises
Summary
The Pleasant Valley School District board approved a four‑year collective bargaining agreement with the teachers’ association that raises pay each year, adjusts health benefits and increases the district’s average annual budget impact to 3.62%.
The Pleasant Valley School District Board of Education on Aug. 28 approved a four‑year collective bargaining agreement with the Pleasant Valley Education Association that raises teacher pay each year and revises health‑benefit and leave provisions.
The board voted to approve items including the collective bargaining agreement after a presentation that summarized the salary schedule and benefit changes. "Year 1 comes out to 4.14%. Year 2, 4.05%. Year 3, 4.15%. Year 4, 4.37 percent," presenter Mrs. Smale said, adding that the four‑year average salary increase is 4.15%.
The agreement includes changes to employee health‑insurance contributions and benefits. According to the district presentation, items that increased employee shared costs include specialist office‑visit co‑pays, urgent‑care and emergency‑room co‑pays, a spousal surcharge and premium shares. The district also expanded dental coverage and increased tuition‑reimbursement caps with a carryover option. The contract adds personal‑leave accumulation and additional stipends to the supplemental contract.
“Overall, in summary, it ends up being a 4 year agreement... The average annual impact on the budget is 3.62%,” Mrs. Smale said, and she added that the 3.62% figure “does not mean a 3.62% increase to taxpayers.” The presentation said the projected budget accommodates the agreement and that the district plans to keep any tax increases within legal limits.
Board members and the superintendent described the agreement as aimed at improving competitiveness. "The agreement will allow Pleasant Valley to be competitive with the other Monroe County districts... in order to attract and retain professional staff employees," Mrs. Smale said.
Board procedure and vote: the superintendent placed approval of the listed agenda items for board action; Mr. Walter moved and Mr. Pyszewski seconded the motion to approve the items that included the collective bargaining agreement. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
The district presentation and board discussion did not raise a policy or statutory challenge to the agreement; the presenters and board said the contract fits within the district's four‑year budget projections. The district noted miscellaneous language clarifications were included in the final document. Contracts for district employees are posted on the district website under the human resources tab, the board said.
The board’s approval completes the local ratification step; no new implementation dates were specified in the oral summary. The superintendent and staff said they would proceed with the administrative steps to implement the contract in the coming weeks and that affected budget lines are included in the district’s financial planning.
