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Board ratifies tentative agreements: certificated get 6% on schedule, classified up to 5%
Summary
The board approved tentative bargaining agreements covering certificated and classified employees: a 6% on‑schedule increase for certificated (retroactive to July 1), uniform dual‑enrollment stipends ($500 per class), a years‑of‑service cap raised to 18 for placement purposes, and classified increases to 5%; district estimates ongoing impact of $460,002.16 funded by property-tax growth.
The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District Board voted Jan. 20 to approve tentative agreements with certificated and classified bargaining units that district staff said are fiscally manageable under increased property-tax revenue.
District staff presented the negotiated package: a 6% on-schedule increase for certificated staff, applied retroactively to July 1; co‑curricular and coaching 'shares' were adjusted (the share was reported as $160); uniform stipends for dual and concurrent‑enrollment teaching were set at $500 per class (with an extra $100 for an additional period); and the district increased the years‑of‑service cap used for placement from 8 to 18 years, with limited retroactive step changes for eight employees. The presenter summarized the move: "we did a 6 percent increase that was retroactive to July 1 And that include that includes the base salary payments as well as co curricular and coaching stipends." The classified bargaining unit’s settlement was increased from an earlier 3% to a total of 5% under the district’s allocation formula.
Staff reported a calculated ongoing fiscal impact of $460,002.16 funded through property-tax increases and the district’s deficit-reduction plan, which guarantees a 3% allocation to the district and proportionally distributes remaining increases to bargaining units. The board approved the tentative agreements by roll call.
Board members discussed the balance between on-schedule versus off-schedule increases, retirement impacts, and the district’s plan to present a second interim budget in March showing full multiyear projections.
