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Citrus County bargaining teams open full‑contract talks, set calendar and roles
Summary
At a bargaining kickoff on Aug. 11, Citrus County Education Association and district negotiators opened a full‑book contract review, listed priorities such as dress code, ESOL requirements, calendar publication and grievance flow, and set meeting dates and meeting roles.
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. — Representatives for the Citrus County Education Association and Citrus County Schools convened Aug. 11 to open bargaining for the 2025–26 school year, agreeing to a year‑long, full‑book contract review and setting interim roles and a meeting calendar.
Sal Smith, chief negotiator for CCEA, said the district uses interest‑based bargaining that is incorporated into the collective bargaining agreement and described the first meeting’s purpose: “Typically, our first meeting consists of creating a list of general interests that we can then use to develop agendas for subsequent sessions.”
Why it matters: negotiators said the contracts have not been fully reviewed in years and contain formatting errors, misplaced clauses and ambiguities that affect…
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