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Hillsborough school board approves raises; starting teacher pay rises to $48,003.50
Summary
The Hillsborough County School Board unanimously approved tentative agreements that move all eligible instructional, support and administrative employees one step on new salary schedules and raise starting teacher pay to $48,003.50, with top-of-scale staff receiving a $2,000 one‑time payment.
The Hillsborough County School Board on Sept. 30 unanimously approved tentative agreements covering instructional staff, educational support professionals and administrators for the 2025–26 school year, moving eligible employees one step on newly negotiated salary schedules and raising starting teacher pay to $48,003.50.
The agreements cover three agenda items (C404, C403 and C402) the board voted to approve after presentations from district negotiators and bargaining-unit representatives. Superintendent Van Ayers told the board, “School Board of Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association have reached a tentative agreement for instructional and educational support employees for the 2526 school year.”
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