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Stony Creek board approves tentative four‑day school‑week agreement with teachers
Summary
The Stony Creek Joint Unified board approved a tentative agreement with the Stony Creek Federation of Teachers to adopt a four‑day school week for the 2025–26 school year; the motion passed 5–0 after the superintendent presented the proposal and the board heard a letter of teacher support.
The Stony Creek Joint Unified School District Board of Education voted Jan. 21 to approve a tentative agreement with the Stony Creek Federation of Teachers proposing a four‑day school week for the 2025–26 school year.
Superintendent/Principal Emily Pendell presented the tentative agreement covering Article 6 (Working Conditions), Article 12 (Rules Governing this Agreement) and a proposed 2025–26 school calendar. Board President Ritta Martin "read a letter from the teachers in support of the four‑day school week," and Krystal Craven moved to approve the tentative agreement. Cathie Bodeker seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5–0.
The agreement was presented to the board as a tentative contract covering working conditions and calendar details; the board’s recorded action at the meeting was approval of the tentative agreement. The minutes do not specify the exact start date for the schedule change beyond the referenced 2025–26 school year or operational details such as instructional minutes, childcare options, or transportation adjustments — those details were not specified in the record and would be subject to further implementation planning.
Board President Ritta Martin and Superintendent Pendell framed the action as the board approving the tentative contract rather than a final, binding ratification; next steps and any required bargaining-unit ratification were not listed in the minutes.
