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Palo Alto Unified board approves labor deals, executive contract amendments and construction authorizations
Summary
Trustees on May 21 approved tentative labor agreements, multiple administrator contract amendments including a superintendent amendment, and several facilities contracts and lease-leaseback authorizations; board members stressed trade-offs among salaries, class sizes and benefits.
The Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education on May 21 approved a package of labor and administrative actions, including tentative agreements with bargaining units, contract amendments for senior administrators and authorizations for facilities work.
The board approved opening negotiations and tentative agreements for multiple unions, and certified AB 1200 financial forms showing the district can meet the fiscal commitments tied to agreements. Meb Steiner, president of CSEA Palo Alto chapter 301, thanked the district negotiation team and called the compensation proposals meaningful for lower-wage classified employees. "We look forward to negotiating with the district team," Steiner said.
PAEA President Terry Baldwin told trustees the…
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