LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Wednesday, it was announced that the Clark County School District reached a tentative contract agreement with the Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional -Technical Employees.
The Clark County Association of School Administrators and Professional - Technical Employees represents the district's administrators, including principals, assistant principals and central office administrators.
“On Behalf of the Board of School Trustees, I am pleased that an agreement has been reached with CCASAPE,” said CCSD Board of School Trustees President Evelyn Garcia-Morales. “With less than two weeks from the first day of school, we are excited to continue our focus on student success. This tentative agreement ensures that all our employees receive the compensation they deserve, and the board looks forward to reviewing them at an upcoming meeting.”
According to the tentative contract agreement for the next two school years, the union will be getting a salary scale increase (10 percent year one and two percent year two), column advancement in both years, health benefits contribution increase (8 percent year one and 5 percent year two) and various internal compensation adjustments.
While the announcement was a promising one for those in administrative positions, many teachers were frustrated with the news.
For weeks, the Clark County Education Association, the union that represents thousands of CCSD teachers, has claimed to be at a stand still on the negotiation table.
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“I’m not saying give the Union everything they’re asking for… and I want to stress that. It’s a negotiation. Two sides come together, but the superintendent started off with those negotiations very slowly and he’s done a lot of delaying tactics," said Leonard Lither, a CCSD teacher and parent.
"They keep adding administrator positions, they keep padding the top and their foundation is crumbling and it’s mind boggling to me," said Kelly Edgar who has been a teacher with CCSD for 26 years.
The CCEA says it has until Saturday to finalize negotiations with the district. Officials with CCSD said they are working to negotiate with other bargaining units such as the Clark County Education Association, the Education Support Employees Association, the Police Officers Association and the Police Administrators Association.
Meantime, the Clark County School District's Board of Trustees has to review the contract agreement between the district and CCASAPE.
