Manhattan beach teachers, district reach pay accord

Manhattan beach teachers, district reach pay accord


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MANHATTAN BEACH — The Manhattan Beach Unified School District and the Manhattan Beach Unified Teachers Assn. have reached a tentative two-year salary agreement that would give teachers a pay


raise of 8.9%. Teachers association members are expected to ratify the agreement this week, moving their base pay from $35,500 to $37,800 a year. The highest salaries would move from


$63,600 to $72,000. Deputy School Superintendent Scott Smith said the contract would give the district the option of expanding teachers’ 2001 work year from 183 to 184 days, but such a move


would be accompanied by another 0.5% pay increase. As negotiations dragged on through September and early October, district teachers cut back all but their basic duties, canceling class


meeting nights and weekend college visits for students. Their contract prohibits them from striking. Both the teachers union and the district expressed relief that the bargaining had ended


successfully and lauded the professionalism of negotiators on both sides. MORE TO READ