Board ratifies salary-and-benefits settlement with teachers, supervisory and administrative groups
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Summary
The board ratified tentative agreements with the Irvine Teachers Association and other employee groups, approving a package with an ongoing 1.26% salary-schedule increase, a one-time 1% off-schedule payment, and an increased district health-and-welfare contribution (about 0.52%), yielding roughly a 1.78% ongoing compensation increase.
The board considered public disclosures and certified the cost of multiple collective-bargaining agreements before ratifying tentative settlements for certificated, supervisory, and administrative employees.
Eamon O’Donovan and district negotiators described the interest-based bargaining process and said certificated employees will receive an ongoing 1.26% increase to the salary schedule and a one-time 1% off-schedule payment, alongside an increased district contribution to health and welfare benefits (approximately 0.52% increase in district contribution). District staff characterized the combined ongoing compensation impact as roughly 1.78%.
The board ratified the Irvine Teachers Association tentative agreement and approved parallel settlements for the Irvine Supervisory Association, Irvine Administrative Assistance to the Principal, and the Irvine Administrators Association. ITA President Jess Bracken thanked negotiators and reported a favorable member vote (90.3% in favor) on the proposed settlement.
Board members praised the collaborative bargaining approach and the district’s capacity to sustain compensation improvements despite state budget uncertainty.
