POUGHKEEPSIE – The Poughkeepsie City School District Board of Education ratified a new contract for the educators and other members of the Poughkeepsie Professional School Teachers Association Tuesday morning. The board meeting was held for the sole purpose of approving the contract that expired in June 2018.
No members of the public were present and no board members or District Superintendent Dr. Eric Rosser chose to offer any comments on the contract before unanimously approving the agreement.
There is a slight reduction in the district’s contribution toward healthcare costs through the end of the new contract, which will expire on June 30, 2028.
All current employees will have their salary schedules including longevities, credits, and points
increased by the following percentages in this order:
- 1.20% will be applied to the 2017-18 schedules effective on 7/1/23
- 1.20% will be applied to the 2018-19 schedules effective on 7/1/23
- 1.20% will be applied to the 2019-20 schedules effective on 7/1/23
- 1.20% will be applied to the 2020-21 schedules effective on 7/1/23
- 1.20% will be applied to the 2021-22 schedules effective on 7/1/23
- 1.75% will be applied to the 2022-23 schedules effective on 7/1/23
- 3.00% will be applied to the 2023-24 schedules effective on 2/1/25
- 1.50% will be applied to the 2024-25 schedules effective on 7/1/25, and
an additional 1.5% will be applied to the 2025-26 schedules effective on 2/2/26 - 2.20% will be applied to the 2025-26 schedules effective on 7/1/26
- 2.20% will be applied to the 2026-27 schedules effective on 7/1/27
- 1.95% will be applied to the 2027-28 schedules effective on 7/1/28
The agreement ends a six-year stalemate between the district and teachers’ union.
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