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School Board Approves Broward Teachers Union Contract Agreements for Teachers and Education Support Professionals
On Friday, January 21, 2022, the Broward County School Board unanimously approved contract agreements reached with the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) in December, which provide salary increases to the Education Professionals (EP) and Educational Support Professionals (ESP) bargaining units for the 2021/22 school year.
During the negotiations, held on December 16, 2021, the following terms were reached on behalf of BTU Educational Professionals:
- $2,000 one-time stipend for all active EP unit members
- Salary increases of 1.33% for Highly Effective teachers on the Pay for Performance salary schedule, 1.07%
salary increase for teachers on the grandfathered salary schedule, and 1% for Effective teachers on the Pay
for Performance salary schedule - $1,000 bonus for instructional personnel who did not qualify for the $1,000 Disaster Relief Bonus provided
by the state - $500 supplement for multilingual itinerant support staff whose workload has substantially increased above
their normal caseload due to providing services to students and families who would normally be serviced by
a monolingual staff member
On Friday, December 17, 2021, the following terms were reached on behalf of BTU Educational Support Professionals:
- $1,500 one-time stipend for all active ESP members
- Increase of salary schedule for Classroom Assistants, including raising minimum hourly rate from $11.51 to
$13 - Increase of salary schedule for Teacher Assistants, including raising minimum hourly rate from $13.27 to $15
With the School Board’s approval, District staff will work to provide the agreed upon salary increases and stipends
as soon as possible.
Watch the news conference regarding the Broward Teachers Union Contract Agreement
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