• This is a reminder that we still have a contract. Our current contract goes through June 30, 2020. Our first bargaining session for the 2018-2019 school year was in February, 2019. 
• This re-opener is for salary and benefits and two articles each.
• We are limited to what we can discuss during the mediation process and cannot share our proposals made during mediation. We mutually agreed to mediation in April, 2019. 
• The District’s last salary offer before mediation was 1.25% retro to July 1, 2018 OR a two-year option of 3% over two years (1% retro to July 1, 2018; 1% July 1, 2019; 1% January, 2020). 
• The District settled with CSEA in May for 3.5% over two years (1.5% retro to July 1, 2018; 1% July 1, 2019; 1% January 1, 2020). 
• In the fall of 2018, after going to fact finding, we settled with PEA for 2% for 2017-2018.
• Our budget is worse this year. The Contra Costa County Office of Education has to approve our budgets over a three-year period. We now have a qualified budget, meaning we cannot make our budgeted amount in the next years without significant reductions in our spending. We have offered for the County to come and explain or verify our budget status many times. 
• Before mediation, the District accepted PEA’s counter on our two articles.
• PEA’s two articles are Hours (Article 6) and Safety (Article 11); before mediation, we agreed to some of the proposed language from PEA in both articles, including a new section in the contract to provide language for adult education teachers who cover classes and extending (with compensation) the workday for preschool teachers. 
• Before mediation, the District agreed to a 5% salary schedule increase for preschool teachers and some adjustments on the structure of the salary scale for psychologists, behaviorists, and speech language pathologists. 
• All of our Bargaining Updates are located on our website.