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Board ratifies two‑year teachers’ contract with workload MOA, new prep time and AI protections
Summary
The board approved a two‑year collective bargaining agreement with the Corvallis Education Association (2026–2028) that includes a workload MOA to develop a matrix, a four‑day 45‑minute elementary prep period, five personal days, salary step adjustments with a 2.3% COLA (and 3% next year) and protections around AI use in evaluations.
The Corvallis School District 509J Board of Education on Thursday ratified a two‑year collective bargaining agreement (2026–2028) with the Corvallis Education Association (CEA) that board and district staff described as focused on educator workload, wellbeing and clarity around artificial intelligence.
Melissa, the district’s human resources director, summarized the agreement: the district and CEA negotiated a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to create a workload matrix over the next two years rather than attempting to finalize a rubric in the contract immediately. The contract also establishes a protected elementary prep period of 45 minutes on four days each standard work week, guarantees five personal days per year for licensed staff (up from three), and implements step schedule adjustments and a 2.3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for the initial year (with an additional 3% increase next year). The parties also negotiated explicit language protecting staff’s discretion around AI and prohibiting AI from producing teacher evaluation content.
Board members praised the collaborative negotiations. "This is the most progressive and equitable and also sustainable contract," one member said; another thanked the HR team and the bargaining representatives for centering educator wellbeing. The agreement’s ratification by the membership preceded the board’s vote to approve the contract.
Why it matters: The agreement sets working conditions, compensation and protections that will affect classroom schedules, staff pay and district budgeting beginning July 1, 2026. The district noted some provisions depend on continued levy funding and will be reflected in the district’s multi‑year financial planning.
Votes at a glance: Motion to approve the collective bargaining agreement with CEA for 2026–2028 — Moved: not specified in transcript; Second: not specified in transcript; Vote: unanimous approval by roll call.
Contract highlights: workload MOA to create a matrix by 2027; four days per week with a 45‑minute protected prep window for elementary teachers; five personal days annually; step/salary schedule changes and a 2.3% COLA (with 3% next year); protections reserving teacher discretion on AI and excluding AI‑written content from evaluations.
