Representatives from the Juneau School District (JSD) and Juneau Education Association (JEA) met on February 12, 2025, to begin negotiations on a new contract. The JEA bargaining unit is the district’s largest employee association, representing about 275 teachers and certified staff in the Juneau School District.

JEA is a local affiliate of National Education Association Alaska.The current agreement between JSD and JEA expires on June 30, 2025. All efforts to reach a successor agreement will be made in the upcoming months.

The Juneau Board of Education values all of our staff highly and have advocated to the Governor and Legislature to increase the Base Student Allocation (BSA) as it controls the salary and benefits package we can offer employees.

Members of the school board are committed to a fair and respectful bargaining process.

We are legally and ethically prohibited from discussing or negotiating the terms of a contract outside the established bargaining process.

We value our teachers and the vital role they—and all staff—play in student success, and we remain committed to working through the formal negotiation process to reach a fiscally responsible and sustainable agreement.

Initial proposals were exchanged at the meeting and can be viewed by clicking on this block.