Impact of Current Proposals

Palo Alto Unified · February 5, 2026

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Budget impact presentation: union proposals and projected deficits

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A staff member said the teachers' and classified employee unions have requested large compensation and contract changes that would materially affect the district's finances. The staff member quantified the teacher proposal as more than $42,500,000 in new ongoing costs (about a 28% increase) and the classified proposal at $37,681,241 (about a 48% increase), then presented projected negative ending fund balances for fiscal years 2026–27 through 2029–30.

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Staff member presented projections saying teachers' and classified employees' proposals would add roughly $42.5M and $37.7M in ongoing costs and project growing structural deficits through 2029–30.

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