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Teachers call for pay increases as board approves interim superintendent contract
Summary
Teachers’ union leaders and staff speakers pressed the Marysville Joint Unified board for cost-of-living raises and enforcement of contract terms while the board approved a 66‑day interim superintendent contract at $900 per day and $190 per diem.
The Marysville Joint Unified School District board ratified an employment agreement for interim Superintendent Roxanne Brown while teachers and union leaders told trustees they remain shortchanged on pay and benefits.
The board voted to approve Brown’s contract, which covers up to 66 nonconsecutive days at $900 per day and a per diem of $190 to cover travel and lodging, after trustees discussed her expected three‑day‑a‑week schedule and retirement pay caps. The motion to approve the contract was made and seconded on the record and carried.
At the meeting, Angela Stiegel, president of the Marysville Unified Teachers Association, said district employees have not received real raises in years despite state cost‑of‑living adjustments being passed through to the district. “We don’t need to be handled. My teachers don’t need to be handled. What we need is to be respected,” she said, urging the board to pass COLA funds to staff rather than treating unions as a problem.
Stiegel presented a multi‑year calculation she said showed employees capturing a smaller share of state COLA than the district and described rising health‑insurance costs that she said have left many staff taking home less pay than the prior year. She and other union representatives questioned the timing and size of the interim superintendent contract while the district negotiates with employee groups.
Trustees and staff did not dispute that the district offered Brown a short‑term contract; board members asked clarifying questions about the number of days and pay limits before approving the agreement. The board’s public materials and the oral contract summary cited the government code notice requirements related to superintendent contracts.
The meeting record shows multiple employee groups also pressed trustees for stronger negotiation leadership and more support for classified staff. An Operating Engineers representative said his members were “very disappointed, discouraged” by the district’s current offer and requested board engagement in bargaining.
The board approved the interim superintendent contract and several routine personnel items at the same meeting. The board will manage any follow‑up negotiations with bargaining units at future sessions.
