ABC Unified School District Board of Education preview — Oct 6
Lede: The ABC USD Board of Education takes up tentative labor agreements with two classified-employee unions — AFSCME Local 2229 and CSEA ABC Chapter #24 — covering pay and benefits changes, at its October 6 meeting 16.
When/where: Closed session 6:00-7:00 PM; open (regular) Board Meeting 7:00-10:30 PM, October 6, 2026, at 16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703, per the district's public event listing. The posted agenda packet itself does not include a separate time/location header in the portion reviewed; the above times/location come from the district's own calendar listing for this meeting, not the PDF packet 16.
Among the items on the agenda packet, here are the most consequential:
- Tentative Agreement with CSEA, ABC Chapter #24 — the district's agenda describes a proposed agreement amending Article VII: Compensation, Article X: Hours and Overtime, and Article XIX: Grievance Procedures. Per the attached tentative-agreement text, CSEA unit members would receive a 2.85% on-schedule salary increase effective November 1, 2026, and a further 0.28% increase effective July 1, 2027, plus range adjustments for several classifications (e.g., Mailroom Clerk, District Receptionist, Health Records Clerk, Clerical Assistant, Purchasing Tech) effective July 1, 2027. Superintendent & staff recommend approval. The packet's description does not single out maintenance or Instructional Assistant classifications by name among the listed range changes reviewed 16.
- Tentative Agreement with AFSCME, Local 2229, Council 36 — the agenda describes a proposed agreement amending Article VII: Compensation and Article VIII: Health and Welfare Benefits for this classified bargaining unit. Superintendent & staff recommend approval. Specific dollar/percentage terms for this agreement were not found in the portion of the packet reviewed 16.
- Contract with CivicPlus, LLC — the agenda describes a request to contract with CivicPlus for the DocAccess subscription, to bring PDFs posted on school and District websites into compliance with ADA Title II web-accessibility requirements for 2026-2027, per the district's own item description 16.
- Resolution 26-05 — National Hispanic Heritage Month — the agenda includes a resolution acknowledging National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15, 2026), per the district's own resolution text 16.
- Filipino American History Month presentation — a board presentation themed "Beyond the Margins: Centering Intersectional Filipino American Histories," featuring student leaders from Artesia, Cerritos, Gahr, and Whitney high schools, per the district's posted presentation materials 16.
- DCFS transportation cost-sharing agreement — the agenda describes an item on cost-sharing for stop-gap transportation and related services between the District and the LA County Department of Children and Family Services, per the district's own item description 16.
These are the most consequential of multiple items on the agenda, not the full agenda — the packet also includes additional personnel actions, teacher-assignment resolutions, and other routine business not detailed here.
To follow along: Agenda packet and presentation materials are posted by the district at its Current Board Agenda page 16. No separate livestream/meeting-video source for ABC USD board meetings is currently in the registry, so no viewing link is cited here.