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Teachers' pay and recruitment top board’s May agenda as union and superintendent urge action
Summary
A union representative and the superintendent highlighted low statewide teacher pay rankings and local recruitment efforts. The board said it has committed to raising pay and held a recruitment fair that offered on-the-spot interviews and contracts.
A union representative told the Clay County School Board on May 1 that Florida’s ranking for beginning teacher pay has slipped and that average teacher pay ranks last nationally, and urged the district to prioritize competitive pay for veteran teachers.
“Florida's dubious distinction of 50, second year in a row,” Vicky Kidwell, representing educators, said during public comment,…
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