Board approves BEA and OSEA settlement summaries, including COLAs and contract language changes
June 17, 2025 | Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1, School Districts, Oregon
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The Bend‑LaPine School Board approved settlement summaries for two bargaining units on June 17, finalizing tentative agreements that district negotiators described as the product of a transparent bargaining process.
District negotiator Steve Heron summarized the Bend Education Association agreement, saying the contract includes cost‑of‑living adjustments for years three and four and negotiated increases in insurance contributions along with language cleanups. The agreement also addresses how school improvement time (SIW) is allocated: the district negotiated a 190‑day provision the district can use as needed, and the parties exchanged four district‑directed SIW days for four self‑directed days. Heron also noted additions for special‑education workload adjustments and safety standards for synchronous virtual instruction.
“I mean, the self directed time is directed by the individual employee and so that is I mean, it's at the site level,” Heron said, describing how self‑directed SIW will operate.
The BEA settlement summary was moved for approval and passed unanimously.
The board then approved the OSEA local tentative agreement. Heron said the OSEA language changes embed the extra‑duty schedule by reference into the contract, extended a form of coaching leave to classified coaches (previously only available to certified coaches), adjusted pay‑disbursement timing and added placement language for voluntary demotion. The OSEA motion passed with one abstention.
Why it matters: collective bargaining agreements set wages, benefits and working conditions for hundreds of certificated and classified employees in the district and influence staffing, budgets and classroom operations for the coming years.
What happens next: district staff will implement contract language changes and adjust payroll and human resources processes to reflect the agreements. The board declined to reopen bargaining on other items and directed staff to follow through on the negotiated terms.
Vote outcomes: BEA settlement approved unanimously; OSEA settlement approved with one abstention recorded.
District negotiator Steve Heron summarized the Bend Education Association agreement, saying the contract includes cost‑of‑living adjustments for years three and four and negotiated increases in insurance contributions along with language cleanups. The agreement also addresses how school improvement time (SIW) is allocated: the district negotiated a 190‑day provision the district can use as needed, and the parties exchanged four district‑directed SIW days for four self‑directed days. Heron also noted additions for special‑education workload adjustments and safety standards for synchronous virtual instruction.
“I mean, the self directed time is directed by the individual employee and so that is I mean, it's at the site level,” Heron said, describing how self‑directed SIW will operate.
The BEA settlement summary was moved for approval and passed unanimously.
The board then approved the OSEA local tentative agreement. Heron said the OSEA language changes embed the extra‑duty schedule by reference into the contract, extended a form of coaching leave to classified coaches (previously only available to certified coaches), adjusted pay‑disbursement timing and added placement language for voluntary demotion. The OSEA motion passed with one abstention.
Why it matters: collective bargaining agreements set wages, benefits and working conditions for hundreds of certificated and classified employees in the district and influence staffing, budgets and classroom operations for the coming years.
What happens next: district staff will implement contract language changes and adjust payroll and human resources processes to reflect the agreements. The board declined to reopen bargaining on other items and directed staff to follow through on the negotiated terms.
Vote outcomes: BEA settlement approved unanimously; OSEA settlement approved with one abstention recorded.
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