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Carpinteria Unified announces tentative contract with teachers and staff after two‑year impasse
Summary
Trustees were briefed on a tentative multi‑year labor agreement that includes a 5% salary schedule increase effective July 1, 2025, a one‑time 4% off‑schedule payment for 2024–25, new HSA contributions and a $3,000 stipend for special‑education teachers; union leaders urged ratification but criticized negotiation delays and legal costs.
A district representative told the school board on May 13 that Carpinteria Unified School District and employee bargaining units reached a tentative agreement after two years of negotiations and an impasse process.
The proposal calls for a 5% increase to certificated and classified salary schedules effective July 1, 2025; a one‑time off‑schedule payment equal to 4% of each eligible employee’s 2024–25 base salary (to be paid once the contract is ratified); district contributions to individual HSA accounts for eligible employees in the HSA 5000 plan beginning with the 2025–26 plan year; and a $3,000 annual stipend for special‑education teachers starting in 2025–26. The agreement also includes contingent adjustments tied to Santa Barbara County Office of Education property‑tax allocations that could add between 0.5% and 2% to the 2025–26 salary schedule depending on final P3 allocations,…
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