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Board ratifies two-year EM Spark contract covering roughly 147 employees

Saint Louis Park Public Schools Board · March 27, 2026
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The board unanimously approved a two-year EM Spark labor agreement covering about 147 employees (~105 FTEs), including instructional and special-education assistants; the contract raises all steps by 2% in years 1 and 2, removes certain early steps in year 2 to raise starting pay, and replaces a career increment with a retention stipend.

The Saint Louis Park School Board approved a two-year labor agreement with the EM Spark employee group on Wednesday, voting 7-0 to ratify terms negotiated after five sessions and a tentative agreement on Feb. 25.

Director Lowey, who presented the agreement, described the group as the district's second-largest bargaining unit and said the…

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