MDUSD, Teachers Reach Tentative 3-Year Contract With Pay Raise, Fully Paid Health Benefits

The Mount Diablo Unified School District, the largest school system in Contra Costa County, has reached a new contract with teachers calling for a 2.3% salary increase retroactive to July 1. Further pay increases were negotiated for 2026-27 and 2027-28, along with fully paid Kaiser Permanente health benefits as part of the CalPERS Health Program beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the school district said Friday night. The three-year collective bargaining agreement covers teachers in the Mount Diablo Education Association who serve more than 29,000 students at 50 school sites in cities including Concord, Pleasant Hill and parts of Martinez, Pittsburg and Walnut Creek. The tentative agreement updates class size guidelines, expands personal necessity leave options, and sets no cap on prior years of qual