June 11 – 18: Membership Voting on Tentative Agreement and Calendars

K-12 and CDC/Head Start – SALARY INCREASE: 0%
This year, 2024-25, LBUSD has projected deficit spending (using their savings in the reserve to cover bills) up to $54,200,000.00. As of this writing, the District is working on a budget for 2025-26 that projects deficit spending $101,400,000.00. Spending down the reserves avoided layoffs for 2024-25. It is not known if spending one hundred million dollars out of the reserves will avoid layoffs in the Spring of 2026. District Adopted Budget 2025-26. In addition, there is the specter of losing ALL Federal Funding due to attempts at eliminating the Federal Department of Education.

This year, 2024-25 the entire contract was up for negotiations. Language was amended or modified in the following articles:
PreK-12 Contract
Article IV – Association Rights
Article V – Days and Hours of Employment
Article VI – Compensation
Article VII – Leaves of Absence
Article VIII – Transfers
Article IX – Safety Conditions of Employment
Article X – Class Size and Staffing Ratios
Article XI – Peer Assistance and Review Program for Teacher
Article XII – Evaluation Procedure
Article XIII – Grievance Procedure
Article XIV – Concerted Activities
PreK-12 Appendices
Appendix B – Salaries
Appendix C – Paperwork, Reporting Student Data and Utilization of Technology
Appendix D – National Board Certification
Appendix F – Sick Leave Donation Program
Appendix H – Shared Decision Making

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s)
Dual Enrollment (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Extended Duty Year (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Kindergarten (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Transitional Kindergarten (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Guidelines for Administrative Reassignment (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Limited Transfer Process (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Reserved Days for Association Meetings (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Co-Collaborative Teaching (CCT) (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Inclusive Teaching (TALB E-Board Voted to Approve)
Calendars 2026-27 & 2027-28

The Bargaining Team has unanimously supported this tentative agreement. 

Your Bargaining Team
Corrin Hickey, High School Teacher, Lead Negotiator, Lakewood HS
Juliane McCall, Middle School Teacher, Nelson M.S.
Kennedy Dixon, Counselor, MacArthur ES
Kevin Quinn, Elementary Teacher, Los Cerritos ES
John Solomon, Elementary Teacher, TALB Secretary, MacArthur ES
Maria Garcia, Preschool Teacher, Head Start
Martiza Summers, Elementary Teacher, Mann ES
Allinette Dean-Richardson, Preschool Teacher, CDC
Renee Brown, High School Teacher, CAMS
Christine Gibson, School Nurse, Franklin MS
Chris Callopy, Executive Director, TALB

The TALB Executive Board Voted to reject the Tentative Agreement.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE TALB MEMBERSHIP REJECTS THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT?
The terms of the Tentative Agreement won’t take effect, and we will return to the bargaining table and continue negotiations. There is no timeline for when these negotiations will happen, or if the District will declare impasse and move forward toward mediation.

SHOULD I VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT?
Each TALB member must make their own assessment on how to vote, but we strongly encourage every member to vote. The Bargaining Team recommends a YES vote on the agreement.