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Gilroy board approves teachers’ tentative agreement; district discloses $2.17M fiscal impact
Summary
The Gilroy Unified School District board voted May 8 to approve a tentative agreement with the Gilroy Teachers Association. District staff told trustees the AB 1200 disclosure and packet show a total current‑year cost impact of $2,168,334 and said the district can afford the agreement.
The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education on May 8 approved a tentative agreement between the district and the Gilroy Teachers Association for the 2024‑25 contract year.
Superintendent Dr. Munchchi presented the AB 1200 public‑disclosure materials required for bargaining agreements and told the board the package—submitted to the county—includes multi‑year projections and a county review letter dated April 24, 2025. Administration said the agreement’s total fiscal impact for the current year is $2,168,334 and certified that the district can remain solvent under the deal.
The public comment portion of the hearing featured union leaders who urged board approval. “This agreement represents hours upon hours of purposeful discussion and creative problem‑solving between the two teams,” Caitlyn Matalora, who identified herself as president of the Gilroy Teachers Association, told trustees. Haley Sana, identified in the record as lead negotiator for the union, also praised a collaborative process that she said will improve classroom working and learning conditions.
Board members asked a few clarifying questions before moving to adopt the agreement. The motion to approve passed at the meeting; the board president called for the vote and announced the motion passed.
The board packet included a summary of the principal cost components referenced at the meeting—salary increases, adjustments to the district health‑benefit contribution to cover Kaiser premium increases, and stipend changes for certain special‑education and middle‑school roles. The administration said details and the county office review are included in the packet for public review. The board did not change the agreement’s financial disclosures at the meeting.
What’s next: With board approval the tentative agreement will be finalized according to the procedures described in the contract documents and the district’s AB 1200 disclosures remain part of the public record.
Attribution: Quotes in this story come from speakers on the public record at the May 8 board meeting and are attributed to the persons who identified themselves in the transcript: Caitlyn Matalora (GTA president) and Haley Sana (GTA lead negotiator).
