District 196 ratifies two-year clerical contract; board approves 17-item consent agenda

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to ratify a tentative two-year contract with the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Clerical Association and to approve a 17-item consent agenda.

The board approved the clerical agreement by voice vote, 7-0. Joel Miltier, the districtdirector of human resources, presented the tentative terms and told the board the bargaining unit had approved the new contract on Oct. 9, 2025.

The agreement's financial provisions, as summarized by Miltier in the meeting packet and at the podium, include 3.25% wage increases in each year of the two-year term; an increase to the district contribution for health insurance (the transcript text describing the percentage change is unclear); a 1% increase to longevity pay in each year; and increases to the district 403(b)…