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Scottsdale Unified moves to issue employee‑insurance RFP; board declines to end two outside lobbying contracts
Summary
After months of concern from teachers about rising premiums, the board authorized an RFP to seek alternative insurance/trust options. Public speakers and board members urged stronger district contributions. Motions to cancel two outside lobbying contracts (State 48 and GuppyMac) failed in 3–2 roll calls.
The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board on April 14 authorized development of a request for proposals to explore new health‑insurance or trust arrangements for employees, while rejecting motions to cancel two outside lobbying contracts.
Why it matters: a string of public comments from teachers and employee representatives stressed that rising insurance premiums are outpacing modest salary increases and threatening retention. TJ Buckley, president of the Scottsdale Education Association, told the board that “rising health care premiums are forcing some members to pay as much as $28,986 or 41 percent of the average annual certified salary” and called the situation “an unsustainable burden.”
Insurance RFP authorized: district staff recommended and the board authorized work to…
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