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Public commenter says Seminole teachers lagging in real wages despite contract on consent agenda

5792474 · September 17, 2025
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A resident urged the board to address teacher pay after noting inflation-adjusted declines since 2016 and questioned whether a consent-agenda bargaining agreement would adequately address teacher compensation.

A Seminole County resident urged the school board to pursue stronger policy options to increase teacher pay during public comment on Sept. 16, saying raises in recent agreements have not kept pace with inflation.

"Since 2016, in inflation adjusted dollars, teachers have lost money in their salary," said James Evans, who addressed the SCA bargaining agreement on the night's consent…

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