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HBUHSD support staff pay deal proposes two increases
A proposed agreement with CSEA Chapter 157 calls for a 3.5% salary-schedule increase retroactive to July 1, 2025, and another 0.75% beginning July 1, 2026. The packet estimates budget adjustments, but the board vote and retroactive payment schedule have not been confirmed.
- The agreement proposes a 3.5% salary-schedule increase starting July 1, 2025. That date falls in the 2025–26 school year.
- An additional 0.75% schedule increase would begin July 1, 2026. That is the start date for the 2026–27 school year adjustment.
- The budget figures are not individual employee payments. The packet does not confirm how many employees are covered or the result of the October 13 vote.
Who is covered by the agreement?
The Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) Board of Trustees considered a tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Chapter 157, on October 13, 2026. CSEA represents the employee groups named in the agreement.
The records refer to “classified” and “classified-exempt” employees. These are district personnel classifications for certain support positions, separate from credentialed teaching positions. The packet reviewed does not give the total number of employees in either group.
Two salary-schedule adjustments
The agreement proposes a 3.5% increase to the 2025–26 salary schedule, retroactive to July 1, 2025. An additional 0.75% increase to the 2026–27 schedule would take effect July 1, 2026.
These are salary-schedule percentages, not equal payments to every employee. Each person’s pay depends on their position and salary step.
The public agreement disclosure lists 2026–27 budget adjustments of $1,554,634 for classified salaries and $546,292 for employee benefits. Those figures come from the district’s budget-impact table; they are not payments to an individual employee.
The agreement also addresses health benefits and leave. The records say the district would continue fully paid health and welfare benefits through December 31, 2027. Some full-time employees’ annual leave accrual conditions would also change based on service and months worked.
The vote and payment schedule remain unknown
The agenda asks the board to approve the agreement reached by the parties on September 17, 2026. The records reviewed do not show how trustees voted on October 13.
The packet also does not state how many employees are covered or when retroactive pay would be issued. The total budget adjustment cannot be used to calculate an individual employee’s payment.
HBUHSD says meeting recordings may be requested from its Public Information Officer. The official result and implementation guidance would show whether the agreement passed as written and when the new rates may appear on paychecks.
thỏa thuận tạm thời → tentative agreement
Hội đồng xem xét thỏa thuận tạm thời với công đoàn.
bảng lương → salary schedule
Thỏa thuận đề nghị điều chỉnh bảng lương.
hồi tố → retroactive
Mức tăng 3,5% được đề nghị tính hồi tố.
điều chỉnh ngân sách → budget adjustment
Hồ sơ ghi các khoản điều chỉnh ngân sách.
phiếu lương → paycheck; pay stub
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Sources & verification notes · 2 sources
- English-language source; Board Item IV-A, agreement, salary schedule and public disclosure in the October 13, 2026 packet. The $1,554,634 and $546,292 figures are budget-impact amounts, not individual payments.
- English-language district page stating recordings may be requested from the Public Information Officer.