 UTLA and the school district reached a deal on a new contract January 22, 2019, after an all-night negotiating session on the sixth day.The 2019-2022 UTLA contract includes a 6 percent teacher pay raise untethered to cuts in health benefits for new teachers; a reduction in class size by 4 students per class for grades four through 12 over the course of three years; a full-time librarian in each middle and high school; additional secondary school counselors to allow for more individual student counseling; plans to cut standardized testing by 50%; removal of a provision that had previously allowed the District to increase class sizes during times of economic hardship; teacher representation on charter co-location committees; and a "commitment to provide a full-time nurse in every school".The deal also includes the establishment of 30 community schools around the district, modeled after similar programs in Cincinnati and Austin that seek to provide students with social services and learning experiences in the arts.