AEA Bargaining Team Updates
January 17, 2026
Dear Members,
I am thrilled to announce your bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the Anchorage School District. I will lay out all the highlights below.
Huge thank you to the Bargaining Team for their tireless work getting us to this agreement and the Organizing Team for ensuring our membership was informed and ready to take action.
Detailed information about a ratification vote will be communicated soon, but the process is outlined below.
💜 Tentative Agreement
The AEA and ASD bargaining team have tentatively agreed to:
A one year LOA with a 3% wage increase and an increase of $200 a month towards health insurance. Both increases will be retroactive to the start of the school year.
A three year contract - 2026-2029 - with:
A 5% increase in the first year,
A 5% increase in the second year
And a 4% increase in the third year
This is a 17% wage increase over 4 years - the largest contract we have seen in recent memory.
📝 More Details
In addition to the historic wage increase included in the proposed contract we have also tentatively agreed to:
Health Care Contributions:
2026-2027: $2200/mo
2027-2028: $2300/mo
2028-2029: $2400/mo
Parental Leave:
Eight (8) weeks for all parents using their accrued sick leave.
This is in addition to using sick leave for medical recovery from childbirth.
Instructional Days:
The District will add three (3) instructional days to the school year. These days would be available for snow or ice closures.
All other items already agreed to throughout the bargaining process go into effect Fall 2026.
The entire contract will be provided to all members to review.
Next Steps
To approve this contract we must take a member ratification vote. This will be an electronic vote but in person meetings will be held to answer member questions. Only members vote to ratify.
Per AEA bylaws the association has 15 workdays to conduct a ratification vote.
Specific details about the timeline and meeting dates will be communicated soon.
Assuming the membership approves the contract, it will be sent to the Anchorage School Board to approve.
This contract is a direct result of your hard work. You showed up to School Board meetings, to picket, to picket captain training, you wore purple every week, and you never backed down.
Once again this proves we are stronger when we are together. This is the strength of our union!
In Solidarity,