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Board approves tentative agreement with classified educational service professionals
Summary
Board approved a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering classified support staff, restructuring salary schedules, adding an eighth step for long‑tenured employees and increasing longevity payments; staff said the deal fits the district’s deficit‑reduction approach and used a 5.4% property‑tax estimate to fund allocations.
The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District board approved a tentative bargaining agreement with the district’s classified educational service professionals on March 11, concluding a negotiation that staff described as quick and collaborative.
District staff said the unit formally unionized recently and that negotiators reached a tentative deal on Feb. 28, 2025. Staff explained the agreement addresses long‑standing pay disparities by reorganizing the salary schedule (consolidating 10‑month employees into ranges and removing job titles from the published schedule), creating consistent 3% step differentials and adding an eighth step so long‑tenured employees can continue to advance. The agreement also raises longevity payments (for example, 10‑year longevity was increased from $1,000 to $1,500) and leaves health‑and‑welfare caps unchanged.
On funding, staff said they are "guesstimating a 5.4% increase in property taxes for next year," and noted district policy requires 3% of any increase go to reserves; the remaining 2.4% was allocated proportionally to bargaining units to finance the settlement. A board member moved to approve the tentative agreement and it passed on a roll‑call vote.
