Juneau School District, support staff reach new contract agreement

The Juneau School District and Juneau Education Support Staff have agreed to a tentative two-year contract to replace the union’s existing collective bargaining agreement.

The deal announced Friday is retroactive to July 1, 2014 and runs through June 30, 2016. The current contract was set to expire at the end of June 2015.

The district said in a release that additional details would be announced when the school board votes on the agreement. Both Superintendent Mark Miller and JESS president Cricket Curtain praised the deal in the release.

JESS members will vote on whether to ratify the contract on Nov. 22. The union represents more than 260 employees, including office and instructional support staff, school nurses, RALLY program employees, as well as custodians and maintenance personnel.

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