ACT Bargaining Team
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CURRENT Bargaining Updates
8/1/2026
CUSD and ACT have met and reached a tentative agreement regarding negotiations for the 2025-2026 school year. The
tentative agreement must still be ratified by our educators and then approved by Coronado Unified School District’s
Board of Education.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Article 15: Hours and Adjunct Duties
Added language regarding advisory periods at the middle school of no more than 30 minutes for which no
curricular preparation, assessment or follow up is required shall not be considered subject matter preparation. This
is consistent with the language regarding advisory or homeroom periods of no more than 30 minutes.
Added language that provides for the site administrator to work with the Site Leadership Team at each elementary
school to review scheduling to maximize consecutive prep time to the extent possible.
Article 17: Leaves
Added language to the Catastrophic Illness or Event Leave Bank (17.10) section of the article which now requires
members to have an active short-term disability policy for eligibility to withdraw from the Catastrophic Illness or
Event Leave Bank.
Article 20: Class Size
We agreed to hold class size targets consistent with previous years for the 2026-2027 school year. The only
change is Transitional Kindergarten which shall be no more than twenty-four students with one adult per 10
students to comply with state guidelines.
Article 21: Special Education
The Special Education MOU in effect for the three-year period July 2023 – June 2026, gave the District and ACT
a reasonable amount of time to see whether the provisions of the MOU were effective for our students and staff.
The Joint Special Education Committee met every other month throughout each school year to consult on and
discuss Special Education issues.
The Committee recommended that the following provisions of the MOU be incorporated into Article 21:
Additionally, an MOU was entered into to collaborate on balancing the number of Special Education students in the
general education setting and providing appropriate supports when a classroom has more than 30% of the students
identified as Special Education.
Article 23: Calendar
We will have three years of instructional and teacher work year calendars on the District website each year. The
third year out calendar will be presented to the Board of Education no later than the January Board of Education
meeting each school year.
There will be a Joint Calendar Committee that will meet by November 30 th of each year to ensure that the terms
are balanced, that the first term ends prior to winter break, and places the breaks, fall holiday, February holidays,
and teacher workdays/professional learning days in a way that optimizes learning.
The Joint Calendar Committee met last week and worked collaboratively to create tentative calendars for the
2027-2028 and the 2028- 2029 school year to give us three calendars to post on the website for teachers and our
school community – the current year, 2026-2027, and two future school years.
Additionally, the Bargaining Team negotiated an early retirement incentive that offered members as much as $20,000 or full benefits until the age of 65. Nine people took advantage of this incentive.
4/27/2026
CUSD and ACT have met and reached a tentative agreement regarding negotiations for the 2025-2026 school year. The
tentative agreement must still be ratified by our educators and then approved by Coronado Unified School District’s
Board of Education.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Article 15: Hours and Adjunct Duties
Added language regarding advisory periods at the middle school of no more than 30 minutes for which no
curricular preparation, assessment or follow up is required shall not be considered subject matter preparation. This
is consistent with the language regarding advisory or homeroom periods of no more than 30 minutes.
Added language that provides for the site administrator to work with the Site Leadership Team at each elementary
school to review scheduling to maximize consecutive prep time to the extent possible.
Article 17: Leaves
Added language to the Catastrophic Illness or Event Leave Bank (17.10) section of the article which now requires
members to have an active short-term disability policy for eligibility to withdraw from the Catastrophic Illness or
Event Leave Bank.
Article 20: Class Size
We agreed to hold class size targets consistent with previous years for the 2026-2027 school year. The onlychange is Transitional Kindergarten which shall be no more than twenty-four students with one adult per 10
students to comply with state guidelines.
Article 21: Special Education
The Special Education MOU in effect for the three-year period July 2023 – June 2026, gave the District and ACTa reasonable amount of time to see whether the provisions of the MOU were effective for our students and staff.
The Joint Special Education Committee met every other month throughout each school year to consult on and
discuss Special Education issues. The Committee recommended that the following provisions of the MOU be
incorporated into Article 21:
Education Specialist must meet a minimum of once per month and provide meeting notes to their site administrator.
Additionally, an MOU was entered into to collaborate on balancing the number of Special Education students in the
general education setting and providing appropriate supports when a classroom has more than 30% of the students
identified as Special Education.
Article 23: Calendar
We appreciate the collaboration and hard work of both teams to come to an agreement.
ACT and CUSD Negotiation Teams
Previous update 9/15/2026
After a collaborative session on Monday, September 15th, CUSD and ACT reached a tentative agreement regarding negotiations for the 2025-26 school year. As this is the second year of our three-year agreement (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027), we had a limited number of articles to negotiate. We negotiated salary, made several important revisions to current articles, and committed to having dialogue regarding dual enrollment. This agreement was ratified by CUSD during the October 16th, 2025 School Board meeting.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Article 17: Leaves
• Due to the change in the school year calendar for next year, we negotiated an MOU to move up the dates for the goal setting meeting at the beginning of the school year, individual goal setting conferences, and the fall observations for probationary, temporary, and tenured teachers with three (3) and four (4) years of experience. Second term observation dates, and final evaluation conferences/summaries dates remain the same.
Bargaining for the 2026-2027 School Year:
On 12/3/25 ACT submitted sunshine articles to CUSD. They are the following:
CUSD and ACT have met and reached a tentative agreement regarding negotiations for the 2025-2026 school year. The
tentative agreement must still be ratified by our educators and then approved by Coronado Unified School District’s
Board of Education.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Article 15: Hours and Adjunct Duties
Added language regarding advisory periods at the middle school of no more than 30 minutes for which no
curricular preparation, assessment or follow up is required shall not be considered subject matter preparation. This
is consistent with the language regarding advisory or homeroom periods of no more than 30 minutes.
Added language that provides for the site administrator to work with the Site Leadership Team at each elementary
school to review scheduling to maximize consecutive prep time to the extent possible.
Article 17: Leaves
Added language to the Catastrophic Illness or Event Leave Bank (17.10) section of the article which now requires
members to have an active short-term disability policy for eligibility to withdraw from the Catastrophic Illness or
Event Leave Bank.
Article 20: Class Size
We agreed to hold class size targets consistent with previous years for the 2026-2027 school year. The only
change is Transitional Kindergarten which shall be no more than twenty-four students with one adult per 10
students to comply with state guidelines.
Article 21: Special Education
The Special Education MOU in effect for the three-year period July 2023 – June 2026, gave the District and ACT
a reasonable amount of time to see whether the provisions of the MOU were effective for our students and staff.
The Joint Special Education Committee met every other month throughout each school year to consult on and
discuss Special Education issues.
The Committee recommended that the following provisions of the MOU be incorporated into Article 21:
- The Joint Special Education Committee will continue.
- Caseloads for Education Specialists (Mild/Moderate, ESN), SLPs, and Adapted PE teachers are defined.
- The case management stipend will be increased to an Extended Day unit.
- Supports will be provided when an Education Specialist, or SLP has over a certain number of initial, reevaluation, or PPPSS assessments in a term/semester.
- The Co-teaching stipend will be increased to Extended Day units and will be provided commensurate with the number of co-taught classes the educator provides.
- In order to receive the stipend, the general education teacher and the Education Specialist must meet a minimum of once per month and provide meeting notes to their site administrator.
Additionally, an MOU was entered into to collaborate on balancing the number of Special Education students in the
general education setting and providing appropriate supports when a classroom has more than 30% of the students
identified as Special Education.
Article 23: Calendar
We will have three years of instructional and teacher work year calendars on the District website each year. The
third year out calendar will be presented to the Board of Education no later than the January Board of Education
meeting each school year.
There will be a Joint Calendar Committee that will meet by November 30 th of each year to ensure that the terms
are balanced, that the first term ends prior to winter break, and places the breaks, fall holiday, February holidays,
and teacher workdays/professional learning days in a way that optimizes learning.
The Joint Calendar Committee met last week and worked collaboratively to create tentative calendars for the
2027-2028 and the 2028- 2029 school year to give us three calendars to post on the website for teachers and our
school community – the current year, 2026-2027, and two future school years.
Additionally, the Bargaining Team negotiated an early retirement incentive that offered members as much as $20,000 or full benefits until the age of 65. Nine people took advantage of this incentive.
4/27/2026
CUSD and ACT have met and reached a tentative agreement regarding negotiations for the 2025-2026 school year. The
tentative agreement must still be ratified by our educators and then approved by Coronado Unified School District’s
Board of Education.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Article 15: Hours and Adjunct Duties
Added language regarding advisory periods at the middle school of no more than 30 minutes for which no
curricular preparation, assessment or follow up is required shall not be considered subject matter preparation. This
is consistent with the language regarding advisory or homeroom periods of no more than 30 minutes.
Added language that provides for the site administrator to work with the Site Leadership Team at each elementary
school to review scheduling to maximize consecutive prep time to the extent possible.
Article 17: Leaves
Added language to the Catastrophic Illness or Event Leave Bank (17.10) section of the article which now requires
members to have an active short-term disability policy for eligibility to withdraw from the Catastrophic Illness or
Event Leave Bank.
Article 20: Class Size
We agreed to hold class size targets consistent with previous years for the 2026-2027 school year. The onlychange is Transitional Kindergarten which shall be no more than twenty-four students with one adult per 10
students to comply with state guidelines.
Article 21: Special Education
The Special Education MOU in effect for the three-year period July 2023 – June 2026, gave the District and ACTa reasonable amount of time to see whether the provisions of the MOU were effective for our students and staff.
The Joint Special Education Committee met every other month throughout each school year to consult on and
discuss Special Education issues. The Committee recommended that the following provisions of the MOU be
incorporated into Article 21:
- The Joint Special Education Committee will continue.
- Caseloads for Education Specialists (Mild/Moderate, ESN), SLPs, and Adapted PE teachers are defined.
- The case management stipend will be increased to an Extended Day unit.
- Supports will be provided when an Education Specialist, or SLP has over a certain number of initial, reevaluation, or PPPSS assessments in a term/semester.
- The Co-teaching stipend will be increased to Extended Day units and will be provided commensurate
Education Specialist must meet a minimum of once per month and provide meeting notes to their site administrator.
Additionally, an MOU was entered into to collaborate on balancing the number of Special Education students in the
general education setting and providing appropriate supports when a classroom has more than 30% of the students
identified as Special Education.
Article 23: Calendar
- We will have three years of instructional and teacher work year calendars on the District website each year. The third year out calendar will be presented to the Board of Education no later than the January Board of Education meeting each school year.
- There will be a Joint Calendar Committee that will meet by November 30 th of each year to ensure that the terms are balanced, that the first term ends prior to winter break, and places the breaks, fall holiday, February holidays, and teacher workdays/professional learning days in a way that optimizes learning
- The Joint Calendar Committee met last week and worked collaboratively to create tentative calendars for the2027-2028 and the 2028- 2029 school year to give us three calendars to post on the website for teachers and our school community – the current year, 2026-2027, and two future school years.
We appreciate the collaboration and hard work of both teams to come to an agreement.
ACT and CUSD Negotiation Teams
Previous update 9/15/2026
After a collaborative session on Monday, September 15th, CUSD and ACT reached a tentative agreement regarding negotiations for the 2025-26 school year. As this is the second year of our three-year agreement (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027), we had a limited number of articles to negotiate. We negotiated salary, made several important revisions to current articles, and committed to having dialogue regarding dual enrollment. This agreement was ratified by CUSD during the October 16th, 2025 School Board meeting.
Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
Article 17: Leaves
- Added stillbirth to the list of reasons that members may use paid pregnancy leave. This section now reads:
- A unit member shall be entitled to use up to twenty (20) workdays of fully paid Pregnancy Leave for reasons of pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, childbirth, and recovery therefrom.
- We added the ability for members to use up to ten (10) workdays of fully paid Paternity Leave for the reasons cited in the first bullet.
- We negotiated an MOU that states the District will initiate a meeting with three representatives from the District and three ACT selected members from the high school for the purpose of sharing student interest/requests for courses, program planning, and impact on the schedule as well as to elicit feedback from ACT members.
- We agreed to a two-year proposal of 2% for both the 2025-2026 school year and the 2026-2027 school year.
- The 2% for the current school year will be retroactive to July 1, 2025.
- We agreed to a two-year calendar for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school year.
- Due to an earlier start date and loss of summer, we negotiated a one time stipend of $750 for the 2025-2026 school year and a one time stipend of $1250 for the 2026-2027 school year for all members employed during the 2024-2025 school year.
• Due to the change in the school year calendar for next year, we negotiated an MOU to move up the dates for the goal setting meeting at the beginning of the school year, individual goal setting conferences, and the fall observations for probationary, temporary, and tenured teachers with three (3) and four (4) years of experience. Second term observation dates, and final evaluation conferences/summaries dates remain the same.
Bargaining for the 2026-2027 School Year:
On 12/3/25 ACT submitted sunshine articles to CUSD. They are the following:
- Article 15 Unit Member Hours and Adjunct Duties
- Article 17 Leaves
- Article 21 Special Education