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TUSD board approves $1 million Sabino High School machining lab renovation and adopts salary schedules with 4% raises for most staff
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Summary
At its April meeting, the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board approved a $1 million renovation at Sabino High School to create a machining classroom for CTE students and adopted new salary schedules that include 4% raises for most employee groups; talks continue with several bargaining units.
The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board approved a $1,000,000 renovation of the former wood shop at Sabino High School to create a new machining classroom intended for career and technical education students, a board speaker said.
The approval came during the board's April meeting, when the speaker announced the district would use the funds to renovate and create a "state of the art machining classroom" for CTE students at Sabino High School.
Why it matters: The renovation targets vocational training capacity at Sabino High School, a district official said, aligning facilities investment with CTE programming. The funding level and the board’s approval move the project into the implementation stage, though the transcript does not specify the contract details or timeline.
Board action on compensation: The board also adopted new salary schedules that include 4% raises "resulting from the override," the speaker said. According to the same remarks, salary schedules for several employee groups—identified in the transcript as "Eli," CWA, AFSCME and non‑bargaining‑unit staff—were approved. The speaker noted the board did not yet approve salary schedules tied to the TEA, "ex educators," or substitute teachers and that negotiations with those groups are ongoing.
Officials did not provide vote tallies, mover/second details, contract numbers, or specific implementation dates in the meeting remarks recorded in the transcript. The speaker described the salary changes as connected to the override but did not elaborate on the override's form or approval date in the recorded comments.
What was not specified: The transcript reports the board "took action" and "approved" these items but does not include formal motion language, vote counts, or contract awards. Details such as the renovation's construction schedule, procurement method, and the exact list of groups covered by the salary schedules were not specified in the meeting remarks.
Next steps: The project and salary schedule changes are approved for implementation according to the board's statement, subject to the district’s contracting and bargaining processes. The board did not set a public timeline for construction or for concluding negotiations with the remaining employee groups.
