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A tentative agreement has been reached between the Washoe County School District and the Washoe Education Association for a tentative two-year collective bargaining agreement to run until the end of June 2025, with a 20 percent cost of living adjustment over the next two years.
The money will come from state funding and cost shifts within the district.
“I am grateful to our district and WEA negotiation teams for the time they put into reaching this agreement. I am more confident than ever that WCSD is a district on the rise,” Superintendent Susan Enfield said.
“Since my arrival in Washoe County, I have been clear that our dedicated and hardworking educators are deserving of compensation that reflects their professionalism and expertise,” a statement she released yesterday indicated.
“We were determined to take massive strides forward and believe this contract does just that,” WEA President Calen Evans said.
The tentative deal includes a one-time $5,000 signing and/or retention bonus for certain hard-to-fill positions such as for special education.
Educators expressed satisfaction on various social media posts, several of them saying the big raise was thanks to labor union power.
The agreement is now under consideration with WEA members for their ratification before going to the Board of Trustees for a final approval.
A previous deal was reached earlier this month with the Washoe Education Support Professionals, which includes librarians, teacher assistants, special education teacher aides, secretaries and nutrition services.
