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Board reviews MOU on secondary teacher coverage and discusses coach reassignments and prorated stipends
Summary
Administrators described a memorandum of understanding that clarifies pay for secondary teachers covering multiple courses; the board also reviewed recent coaching reassignments and asked questions about retroactive payments and timing.
Human-resources leadership described a memorandum of understanding (MOU) negotiated with the teachers union (AFT) that clarifies compensation when regular classroom teachers assume additional course coverage at the secondary level.
Doctor McJunkins (human resources, title per transcript) told the board the district contract already provides $60 per day for regular teachers who take on certain additional duties when a regular teacher is absent; the MOU would allow secondary teachers covering multiple courses to receive $60 per course “but not to exceed $120 per day,” and it preserves superintendent discretion in special cases such as CTE classes that require more preparation. McJunkins said the union provided a final copy to the district on the day of the meeting and that the MOU was intended to align coverage language for middle- and high‑school contexts.
Trustees discussed procedure for adding the MOU to the personnel report. Board members asked whether the union requested the MOU, whether the board had received copies in advance, and about the appropriate process to amend the agenda to consider it.
Separately, trustees raised questions about coaching personnel listed on the personnel report. Board members and staff explained that a late-season reassignment of two coaches followed the departure of another assistant; the district said vouchers for stipend payments arrived after the season concluded and payroll will prorate stipends so the coaches are paid for time spent in each assigned role rather than receiving two full stipends. Trustee Jesse Gomez and others pressed for earlier notification and noted the board was effectively asked to approve stipend payments after the fact; staff said the vouchers triggered placement on the personnel report because payroll cannot pay stipends without board approval.
No final board vote on the MOU or the coaching payments was recorded in the work session; staff said items would appear on the personnel report at the regular meeting for board action.
