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Teachers and classified staff press Apple Valley Unified board over pay and rising insurance costs
Summary
Dozens of Apple Valley Unified teachers, paras and union leaders told the school board Sept. 4 that rising health‑care contributions and a 0% salary increase are prompting staff departures and hurting recruitment. Speakers gave specific benefit and budget numbers and demanded the board direct negotiators to produce a substantive offer.
Dozens of teachers, paraprofessionals and classified staff urged the Apple Valley Unified School District board on Sept. 4 to reverse cuts to health‑care contributions and to fund salary increases that employees say are needed to stop an exodus of experienced staff. The public comment period centered on bargaining for upcoming negotiations and on the financial strain of higher insurance costs.
Union president Karen Sabers told trustees she had provided a packet with district figures and said the district is projecting unrestricted deficit spending of $5,688,400 in the current fiscal year, attributing much of the strain to health and welfare costs. Sabers walked the board through insurance enrollment counts and dollar totals, saying the district’s contributions and the union’s dental reserve must be clearly…
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