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Hendry board approves teacher-pay package; starts teachers at $52,000 and agrees to 4% average raise
Summary
The Hendry County School Board approved annual agreements with teacher unions that include a 4% average raise and a new starting teacher salary of $52,000; board discussion sought fiscal sustainability and the district reported the raise package costs roughly $1.9 million systemwide.
The Hendry County School Board voted to approve its annual agreements with teaching and non‑teaching associations, including a package that raises the district’s starting teacher salary to $52,000 and provides an average 4% increase across the pay scale.
Superintendent (unnamed) presented the agreements and described them as the product of negotiations with the Henry County Education Association (HCEA) and other partners, saying the district had been able to correct historical pay compression and agreed on the raises after multi‑party talks. "This year, the main thing... was... an average of a 4% raise," the superintendent told the board. He also stated that the district has raised teacher pay about 21% over the past five years.
Board members asked for fiscal detail before voting. One board member asked whether the district had modeled sustainability if more positions became filled by certified teachers; the superintendent said the budget assumes full staffing and that the district’s budgeted cost for the 4% average, including benefits, is approximately $1,900,000. "With an average 4%, including benefits, is 1,900,000," a board speaker stated during discussion.
The motion to approve the HCEA agreement and the related CEA agreement was moved, seconded and the board approved the contracts (motion carries). The superintendent noted the district had negotiated health‑insurance changes and other measures that helped absorb cost pressures.
The agreements were presented and approved as action items on the agenda (Action 5d and 5e). The board did not specify an individual vote tally in the transcript for these items beyond the chair’s announcement that the motion carried.
