Mat-Su school board unanimously approves contract agreement with education association

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The negotiated agreement passed the Mat-Su School Board with a unanimous vote Wednesday night.

WASILLA, Alaska - After a long struggle to find common ground, a tentative contract agreement between the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and the Matanuska-Susitna Education Association was agreed upon by both parties in early July.Just days ago, the MSEA members concluded a ratification vote for the tentative agreement, with just over 72% of votes cast in favor of the approval.

Although the vote was unanimous, school board member Ole Larson expressed concern that the district does not have the money for the changes made in the tentative agreement.A 3% increase in the salary schedule for fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026A transition to Premera Health Insurance in fiscal year 2024

“The thing that was holding it up was two basic things, that was our health care providers — they wanted to switch health care providers and we are very happy with the provider that we already have — and then also having a compensation package that addresses inflation,” Hewitt said.

 

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