LANCASTER TEACHERS OK PACT CONTRACT CALLS FOR PAY HIKE OF 6.2%, CONTINUED BENEFITS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
A retroactive or retrospective law is one that takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, creates new obligations, imposes new duties, or attaches a to September, union officials said Thursday. Eighty-five percent of the 680-member Teachers Association of Lancaster cast votes on the pact, and more than 76 percent voted in favor of it, officials said. ``It's pretty good acceptance,'' said Geri Hazelton, union president. ``We did ratify ratify v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. it. It did pass. So now it will go to the board, and the board will have to ratify it, and then it's over and done with.'' The agreement requires approval from the Lancaster School District board before it takes effect. Teachers already received a 2 percent raise in July, so the latest hike will give them a total increase of 8.2 percent. Teachers currently earn $29,348 to $59,722 a year. Under the proposed contract, the district also agreed to continue to absorb increased costs of health insurance, which have risen significantly. The labor agreement was reached last month. Talks earlier stalled stall 1 n. 1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed. 2. a. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market. b. when district representatives had offered a 5 percent pay raise effective Jan. 1 this year, with an additional 3 percent hike July 1. Union officials had said teachers deserved between 8 percent and 11 percent for the current school year. They did not get a raise in 1999-2000, they noted. One factor the union considered in reaching the agreement was the district's loss of year-round funding. In midyear mid·year n. 1. The middle of the calendar or academic year. 2. a. An examination given in the middle of a school year. b. midyears A series of such examinations. , the district found out that it would be losing more than $500,000 in state funding that helps pay for the day-to-day costs of operating schools on a year-round schedule. This year was the second straight year that year-round funding was cut. Last year it was cut to 60 percent of the previous level, and this year, it went down to 40 percent, officials said. Over the past two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time district has lost about $1 million in year- round funding, officials said. The contract talks were marked by teachers showing up at board meetings, protesting for higher pay raises. District officials also had previously contended that the Lancaster district is different from other districts because its budget is ``leaner and more marginal.'' The district has by far the most experienced staff in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley area, spends 20 percent more on special education than do other local districts per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. , and has a $1.75 million certificate of participation payment annually until 2022. |
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