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Broward school board debates how to split referendum dollars as unions demand teacher-first allocation
Summary
Board and public speakers debated whether the referendum should continue to fund three buckets—compensation, safety/security and mental health—or shift more or all funds to school-based educator pay. Staff will return detailed scenarios and position-level breakdowns ahead of a vote and the county’s ballot deadline.
The Broward County School Board spent much of its workshop probing how the district should allocate referendum funds if voters approve a continuation.
John Sullivan, chief of staff and communications, reviewed the superintendent’s recommendation: keep compensation as the largest share (75%) while adjusting safety/security from 17% to 18% and mental health from 8% to 7%. Sullivan said the recommendation is more restrictive on eligibility than prior rounds, excluding certain director pay bands from supplements and preserving the referendum’s primary role in personnel supplements.
"The superintendent's recommendation is mostly aligned with the current [percentages], with the difference that safety would go up to 18% and mental health would go to 7%," Sullivan…
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