More reason not to teach in Orange County, FL

The Board is rejecting raises and increasing insurance costs.

Veteran teachers are so screwed in the county. Worst school board in the state but that’s not saying a lot.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/os-ne-orange-teachers-pay-fight-insurance-magistrate-20211206-igiszipvqvauniphpw4qw6lu6i-story.html

The Orange County school district cannot afford a “longevity supplement” for its veteran teachers and must raise some health insurance costs to keep its plan financially stable, one of its attorneys wrote as the ongoing dispute over compensation continued between the school system and its teachers’ union.
In his memorandum filed with Public Employee Relations Committee, attorney John Palmerini said Orange County Public Schools rejected as too expensive recommendations made by a special magistrate last month.
Special Magistrate Dennis Campagna weighed in on the fight after the union and district administrators could not negotiate an agreement on salaries and other compensation issues. His ruling, issued after a two-day impasse hearing, is not binding, however, and a final decision rests with the Orange County School Board.
The school board has not yet set a date to take up the matter. Superintendent Barbara Jenkins has until Thursday to recommend how she thinks the dispute should be settled.