Following seven months of negotiations, the Campbell Union High School District board of trustees and the Campbell High School Teachers Association have agreed on a new contract.

The two-year contract was signed earlier this week and features a pay raise for the 2016-17 school year retroactive to Aug. 1. Certified teachers represented by the teachers association and adult education teachers within the district will see a 6 percent salary increase.

“The most valuable asset our district has is its people,” said Superintendent Robert Bravo in a statement released by the district. “It’s my goal to have a positive, collaborative relationship with all bargaining units and employees, and I feel that this is the beginning of a new, positive relationship.”

The Campbell Union High School District educates students from San Jose, Saratoga, Los Gatos and Campbell in five high schools and two alternative programs for children and adults.

In October last year, the district and teachers association’s bargaining teams reached an agreement for a one-year contract after nine months of negotiations. The contract included a salary increases for certified teachers of 5.5 percent and hiring more special education teachers.

The teachers’ union and the district’s administrative team have also agreed to attend joint training on collaborative negotiation techniques in the future, according to the district’s chief human resources officer Meredyth Hudson.

“We’re optimistic and enthusiastic about a more collaborative approach to future negotiations,” said Kim McCarthy, secretary for the teachers’ association and a Prospect High School social science teacher in the district statement.