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Lemon Grove board approves 3.5% management raises, tentative teacher agreement and multiple contracts
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Summary
The Lemon Grove School District board unanimously approved 3.5% on-schedule salary increases for classified and certificated management with employer-paid (employee-only) Kaiser Permanente benefits, ratified a tentative agreement with the teachers association, and approved several procurement and personnel items during its July 13 meeting.
The Lemon Grove School District Governing Board on July 13 approved a package of personnel and procurement actions that included a 3.5% on-schedule salary increase for Classified Management, Certificated Management and Confidential Classified employees and employer-paid (employee only) Kaiser Permanente benefits.
The board reported the closed-session action on compensation after returning to open session at 6:00 p.m. Trustee Timothy Shaw moved the compensation motion, which was seconded by Trustee Yajaira Preciado and carried unanimously by the four trustees present.
The board also approved a tentative agreement with the Lemon Grove Teachers Association (LGTA). Debbie Skipper, speaking for the teachers, thanked the board and said the agreement ‘‘recognizes and values our members and their families’’ and will support implementation of Local Control and Accountability Plan goals including culturally relevant practices, social-emotional learning and professional development for teacher collaboration. The motion to approve the tentative agreement was moved by Trustee Timothy Shaw, seconded by Trustee Yajaira Preciado, and approved unanimously.
As required for fiscal transparency, the board approved the AB 1200 disclosure related to the LGTA agreement. Trustee Greg Shibley moved the AB 1200 item; Trustee Yajaira Preciado seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The board approved the appointment of Christine Contreras to serve a one-year term on the Community Advisory Council as the East County SELPA representative. Trustee Yajaira Preciado moved the appointment; Trustee Greg Shibley seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
On governance procedures, the board adopted a two-step process for filling a vacant board seat. The board first voted to authorize filling the vacancy by appointment (motion by Trustee Cheryl Robertson, second by Trustee Greg Shibley), then approved procedures to accept applications, interview candidates, and use ranked-choice voting to select the appointee (motion by Trustee Cheryl Robertson, second by Trustee Greg Shibley); both motions passed unanimously.
Personnel and administrative items approved included a new job description for Manager, Accounting and Budget and an update to the Classified Management salary schedule. The board also awarded RFP 2020-21-CNS-1 to Chartwells for food-service contracting and approved a quote from Pauley Equipment Company; motions on those items were moved and seconded by trustees and carried unanimously.
The consent agenda, which included personnel reports, meeting minutes, purchase orders, an extension to the MCaP multilingual agreement, interdistrict attendance agreements, revolving cash and warrants, was approved by motion and vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:34 p.m.
What happens next: The board noted that in-person interviews for the vacant seat are on a future agenda; staff will proceed with implementation steps for the approved contracts and personnel items.