Board approves 2.75% management salary increase and extends cabinet contracts

The Escondido Union High School District board approved a 2.75% increase to management salary schedules, retroactive to July 1, 2025, and authorized a 2% one‑time lump‑sum payment for the 2025–26 school year. Sharron presented the proposal, explaining the change applies to classified and certificated management, non‑represented employees and related groups, and noted the district’s maximum contribution to health benefits would increase (discussed as about $16,805.20).

Sharron also introduced contract amendments for multiple cabinet members. As required by the Brown Act, vice president Williams read oral summaries of proposed amendments that extend each executive’s term (generally to 06/30/2029) and place them on the district’s management salary schedule, with specified range and step placements and eligibility for master’s/doctorate stipends. “The proposed amendment memorializes the impact of the board's earlier action… to increase the relevant salary schedule and master's and doctorate stipends by 2.75% effective 07/01/2025,” the oral summary read. The board approved each amendment by roll call.

The actions recorded include an explicit stipend schedule and vacation/sick day entitlements described in the oral summaries. Trustees asked clarifying questions about the retroactive effective date and the interaction with step increases; staff clarified the 2.75% adjusts every cell in the salary schedule and is separate from step increases tied to longevity. The board’s roll‑call votes approved the salary adjustments and the contract amendments as summarized on the record.

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