Educational assistant, nurse union settles contract with Brainerd Public Schools

BRAINERD — After more than a year without a contract, educational assistants and nurses at Brainerd Public Schools now have a new agreement. School Board members approved the contract with its educational assistants union on Monday, Nov. 9. This union includes school nurses and retroactively covers the 2025-26 school year and the current 2026-27 school year. Board members also approved a 2026-27 and 2027-28 contract with its union cover secretaries and clerical workers. Contracts run from July 1 through June 30 of the specified years. “Nobody’s getting paid what they’re worth,” Superintendent Chip Rankin said at Monday’s meeting. “They’re getting paid what the market can afford at Brainerd Public Schools right now. I appreciate all they’ve done; they’ve sat through a lot of these meetings. And it’s the same across districts.

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