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Union presses PTO conversion and buyback options; district signals need for concessions

District–Bargaining Negotiation Session · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Bargaining representatives proposed consolidating sick and personal leave into a PTO bank and allowing two‑day buybacks; district staff said board approval would likely require concessions, including caps on accrued days and potential buyback costs.

Bargaining representatives asked negotiators to replace separate sick and personal leave banks with a single PTO bank that would roll unused PTO into accumulated sick time under specified rules, and to allow staff to sell back up to two PTO days each year. The union framed the change as aligning with practices in other districts and said unused PTO should roll into sick time rather than vanish.

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