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Palo Alto Unified presenter outlines 29% scheduled pay growth since 2017; unions present unclear 2025–26 raise proposal
Summary
A presenter at a Palo Alto Unified School District briefing said scheduled salary increases totaled 29% from 2017–18 through 2024–25 and off‑schedule raises totaled 13.9%. The presenter said unions proposed ongoing increases for 2025–26; the numeric figure in the transcript is unclear and was not clarified in the excerpt.
A presenter at a Palo Alto Unified School District briefing summarized eight years of compensation changes, saying scheduled salary increases totaled 29% from 2017–18 through 2024–25 and one‑time (off‑schedule) increases totaled 13.9%, figures the district is using for budgeting.
The presenter explained the district treats on‑schedule increases as permanent adjustments to the salary schedule and off‑schedule increases as single‑year payments, and said both are included when calculating total compensation for a given fiscal year.
The presentation noted cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLA) are tracked alongside these increases. The presenter stated that "over the same period of February '25, COLA has increased 26.08," a numeric entry whose unit is not specified in the transcript. The presenter also said the COLA for 2025–26 is 2.3%.
On proposals for next year, the presenter said the district's two employee associations have submitted requests for ongoing salary increases for 2025–26; the transcript records the numeric proposal in a way that is unclear and could not be verified from the provided excerpt. The presenter emphasized that those proposals do not include other cost items the district will need to consider in its budget work.
The briefing in the provided transcript is a presentation of historical figures and proposals rather than a formal action; there is no vote or decision recorded in the excerpt. The district will need to reconcile the associations' proposals with other budgetary priorities and clarify the numeric details not clear in the transcript before any final budget action.
