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Apple Valley classified and certificated unions press board for FICMAT review; trustees authorize fiscal health analysis
Summary
Union leaders representing classified employees and teachers told the board they had lost trust in district bargaining and urged an independent Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team review. The board approved a not-to-exceed $23,000 FICMAT fiscal health risk analysis to assess fiscal insolvency risk and recommend options.
JC Scott, president of California School Employees Association Chapter 828, told the Apple Valley Unified School District Board that classified staff were "betrayed, concerned, and disrespected" by the district's recent bargaining process. Scott said the district created a "ticking clock" that pressured members into voting for a health-and-welfare package they viewed as inadequate and called the bargaining conduct "brinkmanship." He said the May cost-of-living adjustment of 2.3% was insufficient given rising costs and that members fear the district's next moves would harm employees' pay and benefits.
Karen Sabers, president of the…
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