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North Wasco board ratifies staff contracts, approves salary increases after multiple votes

North Wasco County SD 21 Board of Directors · January 23, 2026
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Board ratified multiple collective bargaining agreements covering support professionals and licensed staff, approved salary increases for confidential and nonrepresented groups, and passed the nonrepresented employees' increase with a recorded 5–2 vote.

The North Wasco County SD 21 board ratified several bargaining agreements and approved related salary increases during its Jan. 22 meeting.

Superintendent Carolyn Bernal outlined the agreements that staff had negotiated. "We have come to agreement for a collective bargaining agreement with our North Wasco education support professionals for both the 25–26 and 26–27 school year," Bernal said. The support-professional agreement includes a 2.5% increase for 2025–26 and a second-year adjustment tied to the All Urban Consumers West Region CPI-U (BLS) or 2%, whichever is greater.

The board then…

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