Visalia Unified contract proposal includes 'unprecedented' 10% salary increase
The Visalia Unified School District and Visalia Unified Teachers Association have tentatively agreed on a new contract bargaining agreement for the next three years.
“I am proud of the good faith efforts of our bargaining teams,” Superintendent Kirk Shrum said, “resulting in one of the earliest agreements ever reached and extraordinary investments in our teachers here in Visalia Unified School District.”
The contract, if approved, includes an “unprecedented overall 10% salary increase” – around 8% of the proposed increase is a result of cost-of-living increase adjustments (COLA). The rest of the proposed increase results from VUTA and VUSD’s commitment to its philosophy regarding competitive salary.
The district didn't give the 2024-25 and beyond school years terms.
Visalia Unified Teachers Association members will vote on the tentative agreement from May 4 through May 8. If members approve the new bargaining agreement, it will be brought to the Visalia Unified school board for consideration on May 9.
“We are pleased to have reached a comprehensive tentative agreement... and to have accomplished that goal in record time,” VUTA President Greg Price said. “We appreciate the collaborative spirit of our negotiations with VUSD.”
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Visalia Unified contract proposal includes 10% salary increase
