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Hundreds of days without a contract: teachers, support staff urge Adelanto trustees to settle
Summary
Multiple staff and union representatives used the public-comment period to press trustees to settle contracts after roughly 450 days without one, citing higher insurance costs, resignations, and staffing shortages while alleging the district has funds it could use.
At the Sept. 23 board meeting, a string of employees and union representatives urged the Adelanto Elementary School District board to settle labor contracts that have been outstanding for more than a year.
Jennifer Raider, speaking for educators at the start of the closed-session public-comment period, said certificated and classified staff "have been working without a contract for 450 days" and asked the board to "settle this contract, fund our health care, honor COLA as ongoing" rather than a one-time payout.
Multiple other speakers echoed that demand. Diane Lynn described pay and insurance deductions that left employees with sharply reduced take-home pay; Sofia Miranda, an intern teacher, said a step increase pushed her above an income threshold that made her and her children ineligible for medical coverage and that her raise effectively cost her money because of insurance deductions. Jason Terkerson, a labor relations representative for CSEA, alleged the district spends heavily on consultants (he cited $19,000,000) and urged trustees to reallocate funds rather than ask staff to accept minimal increases.
Speakers described staff shortages and recent resignations among paraprofessionals, bus aides and nutrition-services staff. Several commenters accused the district of moving discretionary funds and asked why site lottery funds were diverted from schools. Union representatives and staff framed the issue as one of district priorities and described the long negotiation period — 15 months — as unsustainable.
Trustees listened and acknowledged the comments; no contract settlement was announced during the meeting. Trustees and staff later pointed to ongoing budget review and accounting practices as context for future negotiations.
