Collective Bargaining
Two employee unions represent the staff of Palo Alto Unified School District. The Palo Alto Educators Association (PAEA) represents certificated staff, while California School Employees Association Chapter 301 (CSEA) represents classified staff members. Below are the current contracts.
Updates from the Negotiating Table
Contract Language
Proposals and counters on March 21, 2022.
- Article VII - Hours
PAEA counterproposal - WITHDRAWN by PAEA - Article IX - Class Size
PAUSD counterproposal
PAEA counterproposal - Article XIII - Working Conditions
PAEA counterproposal
PAUSD counterproposal
- Collective Bargaining
- PAEA
Contract Language
Proposals and counters on March 4, 2022.
- Article VII - Hours. Status: PAUSD has submitted this proposal to PAEA.
- Article IX - Class Size. Status: PAUSD has submitted a counter proposal to PAEA.
- Collective Bargaining
- PAEA
Contract Language Proposals
The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) and the Palo Alto Educators Association (PAEA) have been meeting to discuss contract language proposals.
Proposals and counters from the February 28, 2022 negotiations session are listed below.
- Article XIII - Working Conditions. Status: PAEA has submitted a proposal to PAUSD
- Article IX - Class Size. Status: Multiple counter proposals have been made since the original proposal. All are documented by color.
- MOU: Signing Bonuses for Special Education Hard to Fill Positions. Status: PAUSD proposal to PAEA.
- Collective Bargaining
- PAEA
PAEA Side Letter of Understanding
Temporary Increase of Hourly Teaching Rate: Side Letter of Understanding - January 2022
- January 31, 2022 Extended Side Letter of Understanding
- January 5, 2022 Side Letter of Understanding
- Collective Bargaining
- PAEA
CSEA Memorandums of Understanding
November 2021 - February, 2022
PAUSD and CSEA have agreed to the following Memorandums of Understanding:
- Special Education Stipends - November, 2021
- Bus Driver Benefits - February, 2022
- Summer Assistance Benefits - December, 2021
- Covid-19 Testing - November, 2021
- Collective Bargaining
- CSEA
Tentative Agreement Reached on Calendars for Next 3 Years
The Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) and the Palo Alto Educators Association (PAEA) have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on school calendars for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Final adoption of these calendars are pending Board of Education approval and PAEA ratification.
Copies of the calendars and proposals discussed are listed below.
Tentatively Agreed Upon Calendars
Previous proposals
- PAUSD to PAEA Counterproposal - September 24, 2021
- PAEA to PAUSD Proposal (calendars with AQI days added to end of school year) - September 16, 2021
- Collective Bargaining
- PAEA
Air Quality Memorandum of Understanding
- PAUSD Proposal for MOU Regarding Air Quality - September 15, 2021
- PAEA Proposal for MOU Regarding Air Quality - August 30, 2021
COVID-19 Memorandum of Understanding for Safety Consideration for In-Person Instruction for Start of 2021-22 School Year
- PAUSD Proposal for MOU - September 17, 2021
- PAEA Proposal for MOU - September 10, 2021
- Collective Bargaining
- PAEA
- COVID-19 Testing MOU with PAEA - August 11, 2021
- COVID-19 Testing MOU with CSEA - August 13, 2021
- Independent Study MOU with PAEA - August 5, 2021
- Collective Bargaining
- CSEA