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New teacher contract language, performance pay and an 18.5% health‑insurance rate rise discussed at workshop
Summary
Staff summarized a collective bargaining update that rescales retention and performance pay into a single performance bonus structure and described a projected 18.5% increase in the district's medical premiums driven by a spike in large claims.
District negotiators reported progress on collective bargaining and briefed the board on planned salary and health‑insurance changes included in the drafts.
What staff presented: Miss Chris Foley, who led the staff negotiation briefing, said the district and Indian River County Education Association used interest‑based bargaining to reach updates to the collective bargaining agreement. The contract consolidates prior retention and percentage‑increase structures into a single pay‑for‑performance payment: staff said the new schedule will pay $1,500 for annually highly effective teachers and $1,200 for PSC‑rated highly effective…
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