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Board approves new HR classifications and ratifies teachers' agreement (80% ratification reported)
Summary
Trustees ratified a collective bargaining agreement reportedly approved by roughly 80% of the teachers' association and approved salary placements for new positions including a behavior support specialist and construction project manager.
The La Mesa-Spring Valley School District board approved human-resources consent items on June 24 that included salary placement for newly classified positions and ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the district's teachers' association.
District staff (Emily, speaker 10) told the board the teachers' association ratified the agreement with about an 80% yes vote. "It was 80%... who ratified," Emily said, describing a strong ratification turnout and thanking the bargaining team. The board then moved to approve the collective-bargaining agreement and carried the motion by voice vote.
Staff described two new classifications on the HR agenda. The behavior support specialist is an elevated classification from paraprofessional/behavior-intervention technician designed to add an additional layer of support for students and a promotional pathway for employees. A construction project manager position is associated with the district's bond program and is placed on the manager schedule rather than the classified bargaining unit.
Board members praised bargaining team efforts and noted that several MOUs were formalized alongside the agreement, including provisions covering release time and visual and performing arts (VAPA) arrangements. The board approved the HR consent items and ratified the contract during the meeting.
