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District approves MOUs addressing layoffs and a two‑year CSEA pay agreement
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Summary
The Western Placer Unified School District board approved several MOUs clarifying layoff impacts and reassignment procedures and ratified a two‑year tentative agreement with CSEA that provides a 3% raise effective Jan. 1, 2026 (retroactive) and 2.5% effective Jan. 1, 2027 (5.5% total) and includes contingent language tied to other bargaining results.
The Western Placer Unified School District board on Monday approved a package of memoranda of understanding and personnel actions that formalize reassignments linked to prior layoff decisions and ratify a two‑year tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA).
District HR director Mike Moss told the board that most paraprofessional position changes result from student moves or changes in individual education program needs; in those cases employees are reassigned rather than terminated. Moss recommended approval of an impact‑of‑layoffs MOU for positions already authorized for layoff and described one additional layoff tied to a county‑altered state preschool MOU. He said the affected employee had selected another position in the district with fewer hours, but the formal layoff resolution was required by law.
The board also approved a two‑year tentative agreement between the district and CSEA that includes a 3% increase to salary schedules effective Jan. 1, 2026 (retroactive) and a 2.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2027, described in staff remarks as a 5.5% increase spread over two years. The TA contains contingency language that would allow parity adjustments for CSEA if other bargaining groups later secure higher compensation without contractual concessions.
Trustees moved and seconded the motions and took roll calls approving the MOUs and the TA. District staff said supporting fiscal documents and the county declaration of affordability accompany the agreement.
What happens next: Staff will complete required paperwork and implement reassignments or position changes under the approved MOUs. The TA’s retroactive component means payroll adjustments will be processed, and staff said they will circulate the supporting affordability documentation to trustees.
