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Capistrano Unified School DIstrict Gives Teachers A $4 million Raise Paid For By Increased Class Sizes AGAIN!

The new contract increases compensation by 3% (a 2% salary schedule increase and a 1% Off Schedule collaboration payment).

At Tonights Board Meeting (Wednesday April 27, 2015) The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees will vote on on a new Teachers Contract. The new contract increases compensation by 3% (a 2% salary schedule increase and a 1% Off Schedule collaboration payment). The proposed compensation increase will be paid for with a class size increase across all grades.

Does Anyone Know What an Off Schedule Collaboration Payment Is?

Current contract class sizes are:

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Source: http://www.cuea.org/information_v2/ContractToJun2013.pdf at page 19

Proposed Class Size Increases:

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Source: April 16, 2015 Letter from the Orange County Board of Education to CUSD attached below
It should be of note that this contract will be voted on tonight without any public in-put and in violation of Public Disclosure Laws.

The full agenda can be read at:

http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1229223560406/1218998864154/737438312970798277.pdfat page 39 of the Board Agenda*

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