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“We are hoping to do this again and again in the coming years, and hopefully the community will be more involved,” said first grade teacher Judith Withers. “Because that is what makes us strong people, right? We come together."

Unalaska teachers will get an 8% bump in their salaries over the next three years, and they’ll also have fewer days with students.That comes after the Unalaska school board approved the new teacher contracts at a meeting Wednesday.The district will give teachers more money for professional development and more flexibility for sick leave, and new hires will get a larger stipend for moving to the community.

A former Unalaska special education teacher has returned to the district to act as the elementary school’s top administrator.That comes as the Unalaska City School District grapples with an internal complaint from the school’s previous principal, who will be paid the rest of her salary and expenses even after resigning last month.The district hired former UCSD special education teacher Marti Rookala earlier this month to take the helm of the elementary school.