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Pinellas school board approves staff pay increases funded largely by recent referendum
Summary
The Pinellas County School Board unanimously approved negotiated raises for support professionals, police, technical supervisory staff and administrators, with average increases ranging from about 5% to nearly 13% and one-time payments; officials said the referendum made the raises possible.
The Pinellas County School Board on Dec. 16 approved a package of negotiated pay increases for multiple employee groups, saying voter-approved referendum dollars were central to the deals.
Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Vigu presented the agreements for four employee groups. For the Pinellas Educational Support Professionals Association (PESPA), he said, “Included in the agenda item is an average of 12.74% or $3,487 salary increase,” plus an additional 1% increase retroactive to July 1, 2025 and an MOU providing a…
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