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Board approves management salary realignment, district says new column not retroactive
Summary
Trustees approved updated salary schedules and a new retention step for confidential and management employees; district staff said the added column provides a one‑time progression (approx. +5% step) for long‑tenured staff and is not retroactive, while some public commenters criticized the change as worsening compaction with union salaries.
The Stockton Unified board on Wednesday approved updated salary schedules for multiple employee groups and a separate revision to management and confidential working conditions that adds an additional salary column intended to encourage retention.
Public commenters including Louise Barros and Monica Madrid criticized what they called a new ‘‘F’’ column that benefits management and said the change exacerbates pay compaction compared with bargaining units. Madrid said management appears to be given an additional 5% step that was not offered to other employee groups.
District staff explained the rationale during trustee discussion: presenters said confidential and management employees historically missed across‑the‑board increases that unions received since 2019, creating compaction issues. The proposed change adds a retention column that allows long‑tenured management/confidential employees to step to a new column (described in testimony as approximately a 5% increase at that column) but is not retroactive. A district spokesperson noted the change also addressed day‑rate comparisons (management work more days than some union employees) and was intended to improve retention of principals, directors and other leadership roles.
The board approved the updated salary schedules (item 13.2) and the revised working conditions and salary realignment for confidential and management staff (item 13.3). Several votes were recorded as passed 6‑0 with one absence noted on the roll call (Trustee Flores absent for some votes). Officials said additional clarifying details and the financial disclosure required by law were presented as part of the item.
Trustees did not vote to make the increases retroactive, and district staff emphasized that the column was designed as a retention step rather than retroactive compensation. Public commenters asked the board to consider equity across all bargaining units and for the district to share clearer comparisons of daily rates and total compensation.
