Sacramento City Unified Proposes Salary Increase, Bonuses, and More Paid Professional Learning Days in Contract Proposals to SCTA

Press release

Sacramento, CA 鈥 The Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 negotiations team met from 2:30 p.m. until late into the night at the bargaining table with the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) today. The district presented proposals that would increase compensation for district staff and provide fully paid health care coverage for all employees and their families.

If accepted, these proposals, which can be viewed at www.scusd.edu on the Negotiations Update page, include:

Health Coverage:

  • 100% health coverage through Kaiser provided for all employees and all their immediate family members at no cost to employees.
  • Employees that already have health coverage can opt to receive $3,000 per year ($250 per month) in-lieu of receiving this coverage through the district.
  • 麻豆原创 would still offer the most generous health coverage benefits in the region.

Pay Increases

  • Ongoing 2% salary increase starting in the 2021-22 school year.
  • This ongoing salary increase builds on a total compensation package that is the highest in Sacramento county.

ACHIEVING SHARED GOALS IN SERVICE OF OUR STUDENTS  In negotiations with SCTA, the district is offering: On top of already providing the highest compensation in the region, the District is offering to pay: 100% of health care coverage for ALL SCTA-represented employees AND their families, AND a raise, AND a one-time bonus , AND additional paid professional development days.  100% PAID COVERAGE 鈥 Premium health care coverage through Kaiser for all employees and all immediate family members 鈥 Option to chose other plans - district will pay up to Kaiser level 鈥 Most generous health benefit in the region 鈥 $250 per month in-lieu of coverage for employees that already have health coverage  PAY INCREASE 鈥 Ongoing 2% salary increase 鈥 Increase starts 2021-22 school year 鈥 Builds on compensation that is already the highest in the region   ONE TIME BONUSES 鈥 2% One-time stipend for 2021-2022 鈥 1% One-time stipend for 2020-2021 鈥 1% One-time stipend for 2019-2020 鈥 $2,000 Signing Bonus for new Employees   MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 鈥 3 paid days for professional learning 鈥 Increases salary additional 1.65% for 2022-23

One-Time Bonuses

  • 2% one-time stipend for 2021-2022 for every full-time district employee; and
  • 1% one-time stipend for 2020-2021 for every full-time district employee; and
  • 1% one-time stipend for 2019-2020 for every full-time district employee.
  • $2,000 signing bonus for new employees hired into a certificated position on or before September 15, 2022 for the 2022-23 school year.

Increased Pay for Substitute Teachers and Nurses

  • Increase substitute teacher daily rate by 25% for substitutes who filled in for absent teachers during the 2021-22 school year.
  • Provide an extra $150 per hour for nurses who took on extra COVID-related work beyond their regular 6-hour day during the 2021-22 school year.

More Professional Development

  • Offer three (3) additional paid days for professional learning, which increases salaries an additional 1.65% for 2022-23.

鈥淲e are working to find common ground with our labor partners,鈥 said Jorge A. Aguilar, Superintendent, Sacramento City Unified School District. 鈥淭he district鈥檚 proposals are squarely aimed at addressing our district鈥檚 staffing challenges and would help our district recruit and retain staff. Equally important, the proposals also appropriately and responsibly balance use of one-time funds and ongoing budget commitments.鈥

鈥淲e care about our employees and provide the highest compensation in the region. The district has proposed to pay 100% of health care coverage through a premium Kaiser plan for all employees and their families, give all staff a raise, provide one-time bonuses, and add additional paid professional development days,鈥 said Christina Pritchett, Board President, Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education. 鈥淎 strike would be detrimental to our students, who have already endured trauma and interrupted learning due to the pandemic. We hope that our labor partners will consider that we are offering to enhance compensation for district employees while aligning health benefits across our district and maintaining a very generous health benefits package for all employees and their families. We ask that SCTA continue working with us and call off the strike.鈥

The district鈥檚 negotiating team is scheduled to meet with SCTA鈥檚 negotiations team and two state appointed mediators again on Tuesday morning.

Fast Facts about Employee Compensation in 麻豆原创 TOTAL COMPENSATION Highest in the Region 1. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED 2. TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED 3. SAN JUAN UNIFIED 4. ELK GROVE UNIFIED 5. WASHINGTON UNIFIED 6. ROCKLIN UNIFIED 7. NATOMAS UNIFIED 8. FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED 9. CENTER JOINT UNIFIED 10. DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED  HEALTH CARE COVERAGE Highest in the Region  LIFETIME MEDICAL BENEFITS One of few in the Region  WORK YEAR Shortest in the Region  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Fewest Required Teacher Professional Development Days in the Region

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CERTIFICATED SALARIES AND BENEFITS, 2020-21 TOTAL COMPENSATION: COMPUTED AVERAGE SALARY PLUS AVERAGE DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS Table 15 AVERAGE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION DISTRICT NAME COMPUTED AVERAGE SALARY RANK TOTAL COMPENSATION SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED STATEWIDE UNIFIED AVERAGE STOCKTON CITY UNIFIED ROCKLIN UNIFIED ELK GROVE UNIFIED REGION 12 UNIFIED AVERAGE SAN JUAN UNIFIED COMPARATIVE GROUP AVERAGE LODI UNIFIED TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED CENTER JOINT UNIFIED WASHINGTON UNIFIED NATOMAS UNIFIED DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED WOODLAND JOINT UNIFIED RIVER DELTA JOINT UNIFIED 106,797 100,112 98,579 97,371 95,442 95,118 94,060 92,604 91,952 91,681 90,429 88,622 85,596 85,214 84,165 80,550 68,070 83,404 85,154 78,580 88,507 80,979 80,098 78,226 79,057 78,335 80,769 80,585 76,929 75,826 75,993 74,547 73,100 59,963 23,393 14,958 19,999 8,864 14,463 15,020 15,834 13,547 13,617 10,912 9,844 11,693 9,770 9,221 9,618 7,450 8,107 The statewide, comparative group, and regional averages shown for health and welfare benefits do not reflect "Other" benefits. The average scheduled salary is determined by dividing the total salary schedule cost by the total FTE. The average indicated represents scheduled salaries only. Copyright 2022, School Services of California, Inc. 1/21/2022