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Board ratifies two-year ESEA deal that phases in salary increases and covers PERS contributions
Summary
Trustees approved a tentative negotiated agreement with the Education Support Employees Association for 2025–27 that implements phased salary-table increases (3% maintained, plus another 3% on July 1, 2025, and an additional 3% on July 1, 2026), covers the employee share of PERS increases, and is estimated to increase contract value by roughly $121.4 million.
The Clark County School District Board unanimously ratified a tentative negotiated agreement with the Education Support Employees Association (ESEA) for the 2025–27 biennium.
General Counsel John Okazaki summarized the fiscal terms: the agreement maintains a previously funded 3% salary increase, applies another 3% increase effective July 1, 2025 (bringing the salary table to +6% cumulatively by that date), and implements a further 3% increase on July 1, 2026. There will be no step advancements during the biennium. The district also agreed to cover the employee share of the 2025 increase in the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) contribution rate so that employees will not see that deduction in their paychecks. Okazaki estimated the fiscal impact at approximately $121,441,721, an approximately 11.13% increase in the total contract value.
Jan Giles, president of ESEA, and Jason Gaitley of Teamsters Local 14 addressed the board during public comment, thanking negotiators and urging trustees to approve the agreement to aid recruitment and retention of support professionals. Trustees asked whether the district’s budget could sustain the increases; Okazaki and staff said their fiscal assessment indicates the district can afford the contract based on current estimates.
Trustees approved the item by a 7–0 vote and recessed for a short press conference.
What’s next: staff will finalize the agreement and proceed with implementation steps, including payroll-table adjustments and communications to affected employees.
