Bargaining Session Summaries

June 9, 2026

CAUSE Certificated Collective Bargaining Agreement

Completion of Meet and Negotiation Article 20.2

Not later than the first regularly scheduled Board meeting in March of each year, the Association shall submit its initial proposal for the subsequent school year. The District shall submit its proposal in sufficient time to meet the public notice provisions of the Public Employment Relations Act and begin negotiations no later than May 1 of that year.

Initial Proposal from the Carpinteria Unified School District to CAUSE, Certificated ; Board Agenda Item H5 3-10-26

Initial Proposal from CAUSE to the Carpinteria Unified School District, Certificated; Board Agenda Item H4 3-10-26

Initial Proposal from the Carpinteria Unified School District to CAUSE, Certificated Review; Board Agenda Item J3 4-14-26

CAUSE Classified Collective Bargaining Agreement

Completion of Meet and Negotiation Article 27

CAUSE shall make its initial proposal for re-openers to the District by the second regularly scheduled May meeting of the Board of Education.

Each September, both the District and CAUSE agree to initiate bargaining with the intention of discussing the allocation of resources between salary and health benefits.

Initial Proposal from the Carpinteria Unified School District to CAUSE, Classified; Board Agenda Item H6 3-10-26

Initial Proposal from the Carpinteria Unified School District to CAUSE, Classified Review; Board Agenda Item J5 4-14-26

Initial Proposal from CAUSE to the Carpinteria Unified School District, Classified; Board Agenda Item J2 5-12-26