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BPS administrators ask council to approve contract funding; councilors press for budget detail
Summary
Councilors heard BPS and BASIS leaders describe a ratified agreement that adds annual raises, a new salary step and expanded parental leave; budget staff said the FY‑26 transfers come from the city's central collective‑bargaining reserve and agreed to supply more granular budget schedules. BASIS urged prompt appropriation to deliver retroactive pay.
The Boston City Council Committee of the Whole reviewed a collective bargaining agreement for the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASIS/BASAS) during the Feb. 4, 2026 hearing and was asked to approve a supplemental appropriation moving funds from the city’s central collective‑bargaining reserve into Boston Public Schools’ accounts.
Jeremiah Hasson, representing BPS labor relations, summarized the agreement: roughly 2% annual wage increases, an additional salary step that extends the grid to step 9, and expanded paid parental leave (up to 18 weeks, with options to supplement pay using accrued leave to reach full compensation). Hasson said the unit covers assistant principals,…
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