By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at 4:54 pm in OEA, OUSD central office, budget, union contract
Not too long ago, the Oakland teachers union and the district administration were 23 percentage points away from reaching an agreement on teacher pay, with the union asking for a 20 percent increase to the salary schedule and the district proposing a 3 percent cut.
The two sides are much closer now. Unfortunately for anyone hoping for a resolution before the summer break, they’re not quite close enough.
THE OFFER: Yesterday, the union asked for a three-year, 8 percent pay scale hike, plus a shortened work year (no instructional days would be affected). The administration countered with a 2 percent raise and a 25-student class size cap for kindergarten through third grades, though those provisions would be suspended if the state’s per-student funding dropped by 1 percent or more.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010 at 6:00 pm in OUSD central office, finances, teachers
Ever wondered what the people at the top — and at the bottom — of the Oakland school district food chain make? Two of my colleagues have added salary information for employees of the Oakland school district and other Bay Area public agencies into a searchable database.
