--- ## title: Labor Relations Update 9.22.25 date: D:20250918131026-05'00' --- ## LABOR RELATIONS ## UPDATE September 22, 2025 ●Policy 209 Negotiations Code of Ethics: Administration will re view the status of negotiations at public School Boar d meetings. ●Note: ## Consistent with the Open Meeting Law and PELRA - detailed negotiation discussions are addr essed in closed sessions of the School Board. ## LABOR RELATIONS UPDATE ## Purpose ## 09-22-25 N-1 ●Collaborative bargaining process focused on finding mutual gains and solving shared problems ●Legally sound and operationally manageable agreement with clear and concise language ●Recruitment and retention of high quality staff ●Fiscally responsible steward of taxpayer money, within fixed budget ## CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ## Bargaining Goals Anoka-Hennepin Schools is comprised of 18 employee groups: ●5 unaffiliated groups: administrators/supervisors, sr leadership, confidentials, misc E-12, misc. community education. ●13 collective bargaining groups: ○2025-2027 master agreement: community school coordinators. ○2024-2026 master agreements: building supervisors, child nutrition site supervisors, education office professionals, paraeducators. ○2023-25 master agreements: child nutrition assistants, education support specialists, principals, teachers, school office supervisors, school service employees, special education supervisors, technical specialists. ## EMPLOYEE GROUPS Background information ## 09-22-25 N-2 FY26 General Fund salaries and benefits total $539 million ●1% increase on salaries and benefits is equal to $5.39 million. ●1% increase on the basic general ed formula is equal to $3 million. ●Salaries and benefits are approximately 82% of the general fund budget. FY26 budget includes a 2.5% increase in salaries and 5% increase in benefits. ## BUDGET FACTS ## OPEN CONTRACTS Negotiation meeting status ## Employee group ## Exclusive representative # of employees ## Meeting status Building service employees ## SEIU Local 284196Mediation: Sept 25 ## Teachers (including ABE, ## ECFE, Preschool) ## Anoka Hennepin Education ## Minnesota, Local 7007 3267 Mediation ## 09-22-25 N-3 ## ADDITIONAL OPEN CONTRACTS Negotiation meetings scheduled ## Employee group ## Exclusive representative # of employees ## Meeting status ## Child nutrition assistantsMinnesota School Employees ## Association 2172: Oct 6 ## Principals Anoka-Hennepin Elementary and ## Secondary Principals’ Association 1261: Sept 19 ## Technical specialistsAnoka-Hennepin School Technical ## Specialists Minnesota School ## Employees Association 142: Oct 16 ## ADDITIONAL OPEN CONTRACTS Negotiation meetings scheduled Employee groupExclusive representative# of Employees Community school programmers and early childhood screeners ## Education Minnesota Anoka-Hennepin Education ## Support Professionals 9 ## School office supervisors Anoka-Hennepin Office Professional Supervisors ## Association 42 ## Special Education ## Administrators ## Special Education Program Supervisors Association15 ## 09-22-25 N-4 ●Provide regular updates at School Board meetings. ●Update ahschools.us/negotiations ## NEXT STEPS ## THANK YOU Comments and questions? ## 09-22-25 N-5