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Modesto City Schools board approves CSEA contract with 2% ongoing raise, one-time payment and benefit increases
Summary
The board approved a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the California School Employees Association covering 2025–26 that includes a 2% ongoing increase (retroactive to July 1, 2025), a one-time $350 payment and expanded district health contributions; trustees expressed concern about long-term costs.
The Modesto City Schools Board of Trustees voted Jan. 20 to approve a tentative 2025–26 collective bargaining agreement with the California School Employees Association, concluding negotiations that district staff described as conducted in good faith.
District negotiator Mike Henderson presented the agreement to the board, saying the contract resolves six open articles and includes bargaining reopeners for health and welfare. Key elements include a 2% ongoing increase to the classified salary schedule effective retroactively to July 1, 2025; a…
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