FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno Unified School District Releases Latest Proposal to FTA. See Below:
MEDIA ADVISORY
Fresno Unified Provides Updated Proposal to FTA
Fresno Unified and the Board of Education are committed to ensuring our schools remain open and safe for our students and we reach a labor agreement with our teachers. The district has provided Fresno Teachers Association (FTA) with an updated proposal.
The updated proposal includes:
- A 3.5% total ongoing salary increase all retroactive from July 1, 2016 (resulting in a 14.7% ongoing salary increase since 2013)
- New language that ensures health care premiums remain the same through 2019
- Cuts “out of pocket” maximum cost for employees by half
- A plan to reduce class size ratios and guidelines for grades 7-12
- Eliminates combination classes in elementary schools
- Reduction in work year for Adult School teachers
- Reduces our reserve fund to 4.30%
- Equal, fair and consistent student discipline across the District
This offer addresses retroactive salary increase, health care premiums protections, classroom size reductions and elimination of combination classrooms at elementary schools. The district remains optimistic that a resolution can be met. However, in the event FTA still approves a strike, the district is prepared to meet its responsibility to provide all of our students with a safe learning environment by keeping schools open.
As previously announced, Fresno Unified is offering $500 per day for substitute teachers in the event of a teacher work stoppage. This compensation is in alignment with the approximately $485 it costs the District per teacher per day.
The district will also provide updates to negotiations here: https://www.fresnounified.org/dept/hr/Pages/negotiation-news.aspx
“I am extremely pleased to share that we have provided our Fresno Teachers Association with an updated proposal that reduces class sizes, eliminates combination classes, improves health care for employees and provides an ongoing salary raise resulting in 14.7% since 2013 for our employees,” said Superintendent Bob Nelson.
