Battle Ground Public Schools

Battle Ground teachers remained on strike Friday. With nearly 14,000 students, Battle Ground is Clark County’s third-largest district. Battle Ground’s latest salary offer would start new teachers at $50,019, topping out after 16 years with a master’s degree and 90 continuing education credits at $94,629. According to the district, that puts teachers’ average salary at $74,315.

Vancouver Public Schools

Vancouver Public Schools teachers voted Tuesday to approve a new contract by 92.4 percent. The three-year contract raises salaries an average of 13.6 percent, putting the district’s salary range for teachers between $50,413 for a brand new teacher to $95,019 for a teacher with a master’s degree, 90 credits of continuing education and 16 years experience. In the two years following, teachers will see inflationary raises reflecting the cost of living, about 2 percent per year. The Vancouver Education Association differed from most districts in that it was negotiating a full contract, not just its salary scale. The contract will also make 31 Mondays early-release days in the district, with students getting off 40 minutes early so teachers can have planning and collaboration time.

Camas School District

Camas teachers narrowly avoided striking at all with a deal Sunday night that union members approved unanimously. With the new two-year salary schedule, teachers will see an average 12.5 percent increase in their total compensation. The new salary range for this school year will run from $50,727 to $97,529, and from $52,868 to $100,110 for the 2019-2020 school year.

Washougal School District

Washougal teachers are the most recent to ratify their contract, voting unanimously Thursday to approve a salary scale that provides an 18 percent increase in total compensation in year one for teachers and another roughly 5 percent raise in the second year, with a salary range of $51,434 to $96,944 in the first year and $53,005 to $99,906 in the second. That’s a 23.2 percent increase in total compensation in the two-year deal. That puts Washougal’s raises among the top in the state.

Ridgefield School District

Ridgefield’s bargaining team came to an agreement at about 4 a.m. Monday, just soon enough to put students back in class on Tuesday. Ridgefield, like Vancouver, was also negotiating a full contract. The three-year deal gives teachers a 16 percent increase in total compensation this year, then 5 percent increases in years two and three. The salary range for year one will be $48,346 to $95,788, $49,546 to $98,165 in year two and $50,774 to $100,598 in year three. That’s an overall increase in total compensation of 26 percent from this past school year.