San Dieguito Union High School District

• A 5.0% ongoing increase to the salary schedule retroactive to July 1, 2023.
• A one-time $1,000 stipend for the 2024-2025 school year to be paid as soon as practicable after July 1, 2024.
• Granting Instructional Assistants to have full access to the Flexible Spending Account (currently set at $15,504.30 per person for the 2024 plan year for full time employees)
• No freeze on the Flexible Spending Account Escalator Clause.
• Inserting a “me too” clause for any on or off schedule percentage wage increases or stipend amounts any different represented bargaining unit receives for the 2024-2025 school year – meaning CSEA members will receive the same percentage salary increase and one-time stipend amounts that any other bargaining unit receives next school year.
• Increasing differential pay for classifications when more than 50% of one’s regularly assigned duty hours fall between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

• Reinstating the bilingual stipends, which is scheduled to sunset at the end of this school year, by making it permanent and increasing the stipend amounts to $200 per person.

• A 4.5% ongoing increase to the salary schedule retroactive to July 1, 2023.
• A 1.0% ongoing increase to the salary schedule effective July 1, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year.
• Granting Instructional Assistants to have full access to the Flexible Spending Account (currently set at $15,504.30 per person for the 2024 plan year for full time employees)
• No freeze on the Flexible Spending Account Escalator Clause.
• Increasing guaranteed hours for bus drivers to seven (7), up from the current guarantees of four (4) and five (5) hours per day worked.
• Increasing guaranteed hours for bus attendants during the summer from three (3) hours to four (4) hours per day worked.
• Removing the overtime prohibition for bus drivers when drivers have 45 minutes or less between driving assignments and remain on the clock – entitling overtime in such scenarios.
• Adding paid breaks for bus drivers.
• Adding paid breaks for bus attendants.
• Streamlining the route bidding process for bus drivers and bus attendants from three to two times per year.
• Reinstating the bilingual stipends, which is scheduled to sunset at the end of this school year, by making it permanent and increasing the stipend amounts to $200 per person.
• Elimination of “bell schedule changes” and “year-round school” from the list of scenarios whereby an employee would be exempt from certain stipends and notices for changes in hours.  Meaning that any employees impacted by “bell schedule changes” or “year-round school” would now become entitled to certain stipends and notices for changes in hours.  

The District and CSEA Chapter #241 met on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for the fourth negotiation session where full proposals were passed, but the seventh overall negotiations session for the 2023-2024 contract.

CSEA’s initial proposal included a 12% ongoing increase to salary along with additional revisions to Articles 6, 11, and 12 for a total proposal cost of approximately 19%. CSEA’s most recent proposal included a 9.5% ongoing increase to salary and increases for differential pay, bilingual stipends, longevity, and health benefits compared to the current contract language.

 

The District’s most recent proposal entering the March 22nd meeting included the following:

• An option for Instructional Assistants to have full access to the Flexible Spending Account
• An option for 4.5% ongoing increase to the salary schedule.
• Adding “me too” language to the contract for the 2023-2024 year.
• Increasing guaranteed hours for bus drivers to seven (7), up from the current guarantees of four (4) and five (5) hours per day worked.
• Increasing guaranteed hours for bus attendants during the summer from three (3) hours to four (4) hours per day worked.
• Removing the overtime prohibition for bus drivers when drivers have 45 minutes or less between driving assignments and remain on the clock – entitling overtime in such scenarios.
• Adding paid breaks for bus drivers.
• Adding paid breaks for bus attendants.
• Streamlining the route bidding process for bus drivers and bus attendants from three to two times per year.
• Reinstating the bilingual stipends, which is scheduled to sunset at the end of this school year, by making it permanent and increasing the stipend amounts.
• Elimination of “bell schedule changes” and “year-round school” from the list of scenarios whereby an employee would be exempt from certain stipends and notices for changes in hours. Meaning that any employees impacted by “bell schedule changes” or “year-round school” would now become entitled to certain stipends and notices for changes in hours.

CSEA rejected the District’s proposal described above on March 22nd.

 

The District passed an updated proposal back to CSEA later on March 22nd.

 

The parties will return to the table on Thursday, April 4th. We will provide an additional update then.

 

The District and CSEA Chapter #241 met on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for the third negotiation session where full proposals were passed, but the sixth overall negotiations session for the 2023-2024 contract.

CSEA’s initial proposal included a 12% ongoing increase to salary along with additional revisions to Articles 6, 11, and 12 for a total proposal cost of approximately 19%.  CSEA’s most recent proposal included a 9.5% ongoing increase to salary for a total proposal cost of approximately 16%.

The District’s most recent proposal entering the March 15th meeting included the following:

CSEA rejected the District’s proposal described above on March 15th.

All of CSEA’s and the District’s prior proposals are posted below.

The parties will return to the table on Friday, March 22nd.  We will provide an additional update then.