SANDY — The Canyons School District Board of Education has unanimously approved tentative negotiated agreements with the Canyons Education Association, the Canyons Association of Education Support Professionals and district administrators for the 2016-17 school year.
The agreement with the education association will give certificated employees a .59 percent increase in the cost of living. Additionally, teachers with 25 or more years of local experience will receive $1,500. Teachers who have between 20 and 24 years of local experience will receive $1,000. The agreement also stipulates that a $4,200 educators salary adjustment will not be withheld from educators who do not pass evaluations. The employee association and district also agreed to share the cost of a 7 percent increase in health insurance premiums.
The agreement with administrators includes fully funded incremental steps for eligible employees. The district also will cover a 1.25 percent increase to the base of the administrative salary schedule. The district will also fund a 1.25 percent one-time stipend for those administrators on the top step during the 2015-16 fiscal year. The administrators agreed to share the 7 percent hike in health-insurance premiums.
For education support professionals, the district will pay for incremental steps for eligible employees. Employees also will receive a 1 percent cost-of-living increase to the base salary schedule. Also, upon retirement, the district will pay $100 per day for 25 percent of the employee’s accrued but unused sick leave. The support professionals also agreed to share the 7 percent hike in health-insurance premiums.