After a 45-minute executive session, the Haines Borough school board Tuesday accepted a revised contract with the local teachers’ union. The two-year pay and benefits agreement will cost the district about $55,000 annually.

The agreement amounts to pay raises of between .7 percent and 10.2 percent for 22 certified teachers. Under the change, the district’s starting pay for full-time teachers increased from $41,600 to $45,000. Maximum pay was reduced from $80,611 to $78,400.

Under…