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Board ratifies multiple labor contracts after closed-session negotiations

ALBERT LEA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · April 20, 2026

Summary

Following a closed session under Minn. Stat. §13D.03, the board returned and unanimously approved the AFSCME Local 1018 custodial employees 2025–2027 Master Agreement and the Albert Lea Schools Manager Association 2025–2027 Master Agreement; later the Albert Lea Education Association 2025–2027 Master Agreement and a related MOU were approved 7–0.

After moving into closed session at 8:08 p.m. under Minn. Stat. §13D.03 for labor negotiations, the board returned to open session at 8:44 p.m. and approved multiple collective-bargaining agreements. The AFSCME Local 1018 Custodial Employees 2025–2027 Master Agreement was approved 7–0, followed by approval of the Albert Lea Schools Manager Association 2025–2027 Master Agreement (7–0). Later the board approved the Albert Lea Education Association 2025–2027 Master Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Albert Lea Education Association; those motions also carried 7–0.

The meeting minutes record the ratifications but do not include the contracts’ financial terms or implementation schedules in the transcript. The closed session cited Minn. Stat. §13D.03 (labor negotiations) as the legal basis for the private meeting prior to ratification.

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