St. Cloud Teachers to Vote on Contract Proposal

(KNSI) – The St. Cloud Area School District has a tentative agreement with its teacher’s union. District 742 and the St. Cloud Education Association have negotiated a contract for the 2021-2023 school year. The contract is subject to ratification by SCEA and approval by the St. Cloud Board of Education.

The deal includes a 1.75% increase in pay in the first year and a 2.00% increase in the second year, along with increases in longevity pay
and the district contribution to family health insurance. The proposal includes recruitment and retention stipends of $1,500 each year of the contract funded with one-time covid relief funds. The total percentage cost of the two-year package is 6.97% without the one-time stipends and 10.90% with the stipends.

The two sides have been negotiating for five months. The 2019-2021 contract expired on June 30th, and district administration and the teacher bargaining team have developed the agreement throughout the summer and school year.

Teachers will vote on the agreement at their school sites on December 15th. If approved, the Board of Education will vote on the deal at the scheduled board meeting later that evening.

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