This portal has been created to keep the Belmont community updated about the Belmont School Committee's (BSC) ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with the Belmont Education Association (BEA) for a 2025-2028 successor contract.

We will continue to provide updates on this site regularly, as well as via posts throughout the summer on our social media accounts (Facebook: BelmontPublicSchools, and X: @belmontschools).

We encourage you to visit these resources often for the latest updates.

July 22, 2025

Dear Belmont Public Schools Community,

I hope you are enjoying a fun and relaxing summer. We are continuing our negotiations with the Belmont Education Association (BEA) and hope to reach an agreement before the current contracts expire on August 31, 2025. We appreciate that the BEA agreed to hold four negotiation sessions over the summer.

At our latest session, on July 17, we presented our fourth salary proposal to the BEA for Units A (Educators), C (Administrative Assistants and Clerical Aides), and D (Professional Aides, Classroom Assistants, Building Substitutes, and Campus Monitors). Our previous three proposals were not accepted, but we remain committed to ongoing collaboration. 

Goals and Priorities - Our latest proposal reflects the values and priorities that have emerged over months of negotiations with the union - including those shared by BEA representatives: 

• ensures that our most tenured educators are among the most competitively paid across comparator and neighboring districts (Comparison of FY26 Highest Step Salaries) - offering salaries and benefits that reflect their experience and dedication 

• expands instructional time to meet student learning needs

• ensures educators have time for preparation and instruction

• ensures greater pay equity through significant increases for the lowest-paid employees

• demonstrates responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars by maintaining a salary structure that is sustainable within the district’s budget and avoiding cuts to staff or resources that directly affect our students (Budget Presentation to BEA_Jan 2025)

• advances other priorities of shared interest between employees and the district, including student social-emotional and behavioral wellness 

Ensuring greater pay equity - This proposal delivers salary increases of 6.5–9.09% in FY26 for many Unit D members and provides Unit D the strongest growth across all units over the term of the contract (20.7%). We started by prioritizing Units C and D, in line with BEA's stated goals, and then structured increases for Unit A based on the remaining available funds. We’ve also strengthened pay at the lower end of the Unit A scale to improve hiring and retention, while preserving Belmont’s strong top-of-scale standing. 

We believe this proposal supports our educators and staff while keeping our budget stable and our focus on student learning. We will continue to negotiate in good faith and keep you updated as we work toward an agreement that reflects our shared commitment to students, educators, and the future of Belmont’s schools.

                                                       Meg Moriarty, Ed.D., BSC Chair