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Educators and parents pressed WCCUSD board to ratify tentative agreements; district says contracts completed by unions and will go to county review
Summary
Hundreds of teachers and allied school staff told the West Contra Costa Unified board Dec. 17 to place a tentative agreement on the agenda and ratify it, citing student needs, staffing shortages and high contractor spending. Superintendent Cotton said UTR and Teamsters members have ratified their TAs and the agreements will go to the county for AB1200 fiscal review before final board ratification.
Scores of educators and parents urged the West Contra Costa Unified School District board on Dec. 17 to put the United Teachers of Richmond tentative agreement on the agenda and ratify it promptly, telling the board that ratification is needed to stabilize staffing and retain classroom and specialist staff.
Gabrielle Micheletti, identified in public comment as “a leader in UTR,” said the tentative agreement must be ratified by the board for it to take effect and criticized district spending choices: “If you invested in your educators rather than…
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