Reality Check! CUSD Teachers Have Received Compensation Increases the Last Three Years

While students have no District funded Art- Music - Science - Classes Sizes of 40 - no where to eat lunch (except on the ground)- insufficient water fountains - over crowded classrooms and a general lack of facilities maintenance.

The State’s new education funding law limits K-12 public education to 2007-08 levels + inflation by 2021. That will mean that CUSD will have flat funding at $7,500 - $8,500 for 14 years. Why should students and tax payers put up with that when State revenues in 2007-08 were $105 billion and today they are at a record high $123 billion. If employees want increased compensation AGAIN then they should stand with students and taxpayers and demand sufficient funding to provide EVERY student with a basic education.

Teacher Compensation: (Salary Pensions and Benefits)

2012-13 was $95,673

2013-14 was $105,340

2014-15 is $108, 392

During that same time period Unfunded Pension Liabilities increased from $49 million to $57 million

Capistrano Unified has cut $152 million from its budget since 2007-08. During that entire time frame Teachers Salary schedule was cut by 1.2% as a result of the 2010 teachers union strike. The 1.2% reduction was restored in 2013-14 using LCFF money that the State Warned Districts not to include in their budget.

See http://disclosurecusd.blogspot.com/2015/05/state-warns-school-districts-not-to-use.html

With employee compensation representing over 90% of the Districts budget- it is clear that budgets were balanced on the back of students, while the District protected employee compensation.

Let’s at least have an honest discussion about how the District should spend limited funds.

Raises for employees? or

Reduced class sizes, restoration of Art, Music and Science, Facilities maintenance?

That is where the discussion needs to begin.

A lack of adequate funding from the State pits what is in the best interest of students, against what is in the financial interest of employees.

Source: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/cs/Capistrano Unified Teachers Salaries

2014-15 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION INCREASES

Source: June 24, 2015 Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda Item #http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/file/1229223560406/1218998864154/1095880305525509113.pdf

Employee Compensation is 89% of Districts Total Budget (at page 177)

COLA 1.02% (at page 211)

Step and Column Salary Increase (at page 211)

• CUMA 1.5%
• CUEA 1.5%
• CSEA 2%
• Teamsters 2%

Statutory Benefit Increases (per Public Disclosure Documents)

• CUMA ?
• CUEA 2.02%
• CSEA 2.03%
• Teamsters 2.03%

Health/Welfare Benefit Increases (per Public Disclosure Documents)

• CUMA ?
• CUEA -0-
• CSEA -0-
• Teamsters -0-

Unfunded Pension Liabilities $57,265,007 (at page 190)

TOTAL COMPENSATION INCREASE 2014-15

• CUMA (MANAGEMENT) ?
• CUEA (TEACHERS) 1.02% + 1.5% + 2.02% = 4.54%
• CSEA (CLASSIFIED) 1.02% + 2% + 2.03% = 5.05%
• TEAMSTERS 1.02% + 2% + 2.03% = 5.05%

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS

TEACHERS COMPENSATION (3 YEARS)TEAMSTERS COMPENSATION (3 YEARS)

CLASSIFIED COMPENSATION (3 YEARS)