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District ratifies two‑year teacher agreement with roughly 3% annual raises and changes to leave and retirement terms
Summary
The board ratified a two‑year negotiated agreement for 2025‑26 and 2026‑27 that includes roughly 3% salary increases each year (about $2,000 to base annually), employer health insurance paying roughly 88% with employees paying 12%, changes from early retirement to severance, and increases in personal leave from 32 to 40 hours.
The board ratified the negotiated two‑year teacher agreement for the 2025‑26 and 2026‑27 school years, the presenter said.
The presenter said negotiations produced roughly 3% per year increases—described in the presentation as "approximately $2,000 to the base each year"—with an additional experience step in the first year. The presenter said TFFR (the teachers' retirement fund) and health insurance terms were retained. On insurance, the presenter confirmed the employer pays about 88% and employees pay about 12% of premiums; a board member asked that the exact percentages be inserted into contract language.
The agreement replaces earlier early‑retirement language with a severance approach, which the presenter said allows teachers to continue working beyond prior early‑retirement triggers while still providing a payout structure. The presenter also described an increase in personal leave from 32 to 40 hours (including community service counted toward that 40‑hour limit) and removal of mandatory additional professional development days.
The presenter noted that recognition language for school psychologists was removed following a court decision that affected that classification. The presenter recommended approval; a motion was made and seconded in the transcript and the chair closed discussion to move to a vote. The transcript does not include a printed vote tally in the text.
Next steps: staff will finalize contract language to reflect agreed percentages and implement the agreement retroactive to June 1, per the presenter.
