Board hears details of proposed teacher contract; ratification to be placed on June 26 consent agenda

District negotiators presented a proposed negotiated agreement with certified staff that the district will seek to ratify after the teacher vote closes. Board members and negotiators described a package the district estimates will average a 4.4% increase in total salary and benefits for certified staff if ratified.

Chief human resources officer Drew Tone and Chief Financial Officer Jessica Nodden summarized key elements of the proposal: a $1,500 increase to the base salary (bringing the base to $48.05 as presented), expanded column movement increases (larger jumps when teachers advance degree columns), fringe benefits remaining at $900, and revisions to supplemental pay schedules tied to the base. The negotiators said the supplemental schedule clean-up clarifies compensation for curriculum and professional development councils and creates a new Safe Learning Advisory Council supplemental…