Negotiations Update 6-02-23
Posted on 06/12/2023
Contract negotiations are currently closed through June 30, 2024. The Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees offered a 5% total compensation increase for certificated employees effective July 1, 2023 with a one year extension on the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, extending the Contract through June 30, 2025. The 5% increase included a 4.05% increase to the salary schedule with nearly 1% (0.95%) applied to the first few steps, bringing the starting rate of pay for a new teacher to $50,000. It also included recognizing unlimited years of teaching experience for initial placement on the salary schedule including an updated placement on the salary schedule for teachers who were previously hired with more than 10 years of experience and started on Step 11 (the former maximum for a new hire). ETA requested and the District agreed to remove the extra 12 daily instructional minutes from the 2023-2024 school year.
After surveying their membership, and taking it to a vote, ETA reported that the majority of ETA members voted to reject the offer. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement is in effect through June 30, 2024.
The District and ETA did reach agreement with respect to recognizing unlimited years of teaching experience for initial placement on the salary schedule. This includes current teachers who were previously hired into the District with 11 or more years of experience being moved to the appropriate steps (recognizing all years of teaching experience) effective July 1, 2023. This agreement was memorialized in a Memorandum of Understanding and sunsets for employees hired after 7/01/25 unless the parties negotiate and agree to continue.