PVUSD Board of Education · Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 5:00 PM · Item 9.1 · ACTION
Vote on three-year teachers' contract with 2%, 1% and 1% raises
In plain English
The school board is asked to approve a three-year contract with the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, the union for the district's teachers and other certificated staff, covering the 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028). Pay would rise 2% effective July 1, 2025, another 1% effective July 1, 2026, and another 1% effective July 1, 2027, each as an ongoing increase to the salary schedule. The deal also restores a $250 school-supply allowance per classroom teacher starting in 2026-2027, adds 30 minutes a day of instructional assistant help in kindergarten classrooms for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, and changes contract articles on work hours, calendar, leaves, evaluations, personnel files and special services. Union members have already voted to ratify; a yes vote by the board makes the agreement final, along with the new salary schedules and the AB 1200 public disclosure of what it costs.
It sets pay and working conditions for the district's teachers, counselors, nurses, psychologists and other certificated staff for three years, and it changes classroom supports families see directly \u2014 kindergarten aide time, teacher supply money, and an Education Specialist planning period for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
Key facts
- Three-year term: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; the tentative agreement is dated August 24, 2026.
- Ongoing salary schedule increases of 2% effective July 1, 2025, 1% effective July 1, 2026, and 1% effective July 1, 2027.
- The $250 per classroom teacher supply allowance "will be restored and made available beginning in the 2026-2027 school year."
- Kindergarten classrooms get an additional 30 minutes per day of general education instructional assistant support, on top of the 120 minutes in contract language, for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.
- Within five days of full ratification and approval, both sides withdraw, with prejudice, Unfair Labor Practice Charges SF-CE-3802-E and SF-CO-922-E at the Public Employment Relations Board.
- Beginning in 2027-2028, Aptos High School returns to the same staffing ratios as other district high schools, including removal of its extra collaboration period.
Reasons to support
- It settles three school years of bargaining at once, including the 2025-2026 year that is already past, giving the district and staff budget and staffing certainty through June 30, 2028.
- It ends pending litigation: both sides drop the two unfair labor practice charges at the state labor board with prejudice, and agree to issue a joint communication to the community about the agreement.
- It puts money and help back into classrooms \u2014 the $250 teacher supply allowance, extra daily kindergarten aide minutes, an Education Specialist planning period to support students with IEPs, and adjustments to secondary workloads.
Reasons to oppose or change it
- The raises are ongoing increases to the salary schedule, so the district carries the cost permanently; the AB 1200 disclosure attached to this item is meant to show whether the budget can absorb that in later years.
- Compounded raises of 2%, then 1%, then 1% over three years are modest, and some staff may see them as too small given the length of the dispute that produced them.
- Aptos High School staff lose the extra collaboration period starting in 2027-2028 when staffing ratios are brought in line with the other district high schools.
- Withdrawing the two unfair labor practice charges "with prejudice" means those specific claims cannot be brought back later.
Official wording
Approve the Tentative Agreement, Salary Schedules and AB 1200 Public Disclosure of Financial Impacts of Tentative Agreement with Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers Report by: Kit Bragg, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources 5 min report; 3 min. discussion The District and the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers (PVFT) have successfully reached a comprehensive three-year tentative collective bargaining agreement covering the 2025–2026, 2026–2027, and 2027–2028 school years. Following successful ratification by union membership, this agreement is now presented to the Governing Board for final review and approval. Key provisions of the agreement include: Compensation: A multi-year salary schedule structure providing a 2% ongoing increase effective July 1, 2025, a1% ongoing increase effective July 1, 2026, and a 1% ongoing increase effective July 1, 2027. Classroom Support & Supplies: Restoration of the$250 per classroom teacher supply stipend beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, alongside added daily instructional assistant support time for kindergarten classrooms for the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 school years. Working Conditions & Program Adjustments: Adjustments to secondary workloads, an Education Specialist planning period to support students with IEPs, alongside updates across multiple contract articles (such as work hours, leaves, evaluations, and special services). Resolution of Disputes: Upon full ratification and board approval, both parties will mutually withdraw pending Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) cases with prejudice. It is recommended that the Governing Board approve the tentative bargaining agreement with the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers for the term of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
Summary written by claude-opus-5 from the agenda and the Tentative Agreement PVFT 10.7.2026.pdf. It can contain mistakes. The official documents govern.