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Teachers and support staff press board to use referendum and reserves for raises; union bargaining set to resume
Summary
During public comment and employee input at the July 29 meeting, teachers and education support professionals implored the board to finalize contracts and increase pay, citing vacancies, low statewide rankings and staff hardship.
Dozens of teachers, paraprofessionals and union leaders used the board’s public‑comment and employee‑input sections on July 29 to press the district to prioritize cash for compensation as bargaining resumed.
Speakers representing the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association’s bargaining team highlighted contract uncertainty and low pay. "We cannot attract and retain high quality teachers if we continue to undervalue them," Sonia Martinez, public‑school liaison for Magnified Voices, told the board during public comment. HCTA leaders asked the board to accept the union’s bargaining proposals and to…
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