After nearly a year of back-and-forth discussions, Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District (NCLUSD) and the Newman-Crows Landing Teachers Association (NCLTA) finalized its 2024-25 bargaining collective agreement following approval from the Board of Education last Monday.
The agreement included a plethora of changes to various articles that the teachers’ association requested. Those articles include changes to longevity stipend, employment hours, classroom sizes, special education, extended teacher pay and health and welfare.
Some sections will have drastic changes compared to how it was in the 2023-24 agreement. Starting in their year 15, teachers will see an extra $1,000 added every five years of their longevity stipend. $4,000 will be added to teachers who’ve taught for at least 30 years whereas the previous agreement had a $3,000 stipend…