Anacortes School District Restores Counselor Positions

The Anacortes School District is pleased to announce the restoration of 2.0 FTE counseling positions for the upcoming school year, following the Anacortes Education Association’s (AEA) ratification of the recent bargaining settlement.

This important step supports our shared commitment to ensuring students have access to vital social-emotional and academic support. Restoring counselor positions has been a long-standing priority for both the District and AEA, and we are proud to see this progress realized.

Throughout the bargaining process, both teams worked collaboratively to find creative, sustainable solutions that protect essential student services, maintain competitive cost-of-living adjustments for staff, and ensure that the district remains on a path toward long-term financial stability.

We are grateful to AEA for their constructive and collaborative approach, which helped make this achievement a reality.

“We are pleased to welcome additional counseling staff back to our schools,” said Dr. Carl Bruner, Interim Superintendent of Anacortes School District. “This reflects the dedication of both the District and AEA to prioritize student well-being while maintaining fiscal responsibility.”

“Despite budgetary constraints, we were able to work with the district in a very positive and collaborative manner to make sure counselors were recalled, the district could move in a positive direction fiscally, and AEA members felt represented in our settlement,” said Erin Glick, President of the Anacortes Education Association. 

The restored positions will be in place for the 2025–2026 school year, ensuring students have expanded access to counseling support across the district.