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Past CSEA Negotiations Updates

Classified School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 155

District /CSEA Joint Communication on Negotiations 2023-2024

May 10, 2023 Negotiations Session:

Our CSEA/District negotiation team met for a final time this year and reached a Tentative Agreement for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year and agreed to the following Articles:

  • Article 3  HOURS
  • Article 6  Evaluation Procedures
  • Exhibit F  Classified Employee Performance Report
  • Article 8  Wages
  • Article 18  Terms and Reopeners
  • Article 20  Layoff and Reemployment
  • Article 4  Leaves of Absence
  • Exhibit D  Classified Work year Range placement
  • Exhibit I  Diastat and Educational Stipend
  • Exhibit M  Classified Professional Growth Handbook
  • Exhibit N  MOU Regarding Classified School Employees Summer Assistance Program

April 28, 2023 Negotiations Session:

  • Agreement on the updated Professional Growth Handbook and contract language in 8.12 Professional Growth, 8.15 Staff Development and 8.18 Stipends (and Exhibit I for Educational Stipends for earned degrees).

  • Updated Exhibit D to reflect current Salary Ranges and contracted work years.

  • Agreement on Article 6 Evaluation Procedure language including Exhibit F revised performance evaluation report.

  • As a result of recent reclassification requests and committee approvals, Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to range and/or job description changes for 3 classifications.

April 12, 2023 Negotiations Session:

  • Agreement on a 1 year pilot fair share model for compensation with an ongoing 5.65% increase on the 2023-24 salary schedules.

  • Increase in benefits effective January 1, 2024, for those taking medical with the district.

  • Approval of 3 paid mandated professional days for all bargaining unit members.

  • Discussion of the Professional Growth Handbook, more in depth discussion to take place at the April 28, 2023, session

  • Reached an agreement on Article 20, Layoff.

  • Reached an agreement on a new job description for Paraprofessional Specialty Floater

March 20, 2023 Negotiations Session:

Presentation & discussion for Article 8 Wages, with regards to using a fair share compensation model based on a formula recommended by School Services of California.

Ahmad Sheikholeslami, spoke during the March 9, 2023, board meeting and shared the 2nd interim budget, he also introduced a concept of a fair share formula for compensation for the district and Board of Trustees. The district did mention that Napa Valley, & San Jose have used this model. Here is the report where he speaks to this model.

  • CSEA shared changes for Article 20 - Layoff, to update accordingly with new changes in the law under AB438.

  • Draft Paraprofessional Specialty - Floater, job description presented

March 6, 2023 Negotiations Session:

  • Completed and came to an understanding on our Hybrid Interest Based Bargaining (HIBB) model ground rules and norms.

  • Began discussion for Article 8, Wages

  • TA on Article 4-Leaves, improvement in Bereavement, allowance of designation of person, clarified language for Section 4.5-Attendance Incentive
  • Discussed a new Paraprofessional job description
February 22, 2023 Negotiations Session:

Discussed what a Hybrid Interest Based bargaining team would look like. We met for 5 hours and established what the ground rules and norms would be for this team. We did utilize an IBB facilitator to ensure that Interest based concepts were kept in mind while we worked together. We accomplished this during the first half of our day. This gave us an opportunity to take an interest and begin a brainstorming session to address a common interest for Article 8-Wages. While we did not complete this process during this session, initial progress was made.

Both teams felt it was a productive day. While everyone is still finding their way through this process, the facilitator will assist at future negotiations dates and keep both parties on the path of interest-based standards. CSEA indicates that they will continue to move forward in a positive direction and achieve good faith bargaining with PUSD. Future negotiations dates have been set up through May. The mutual commitment to the HIBB process is to solidify our bargaining relationship, and build trust and mutual respect.