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District and union trade compensation offers tied to proposed millage and TSIA equity concerns
Summary
Union presented a $2.38 million compensation proposal and opposed deducting Family Empowerment Scholarship funding from the base; the district offered recurring tiered raises contingent on a proposed millage estimated to generate $6 million for recruitment and retention.
Compensation was a central topic at the bargaining session, with union negotiators pressing the district to fund raises without excluding Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) dollars from base‑funding calculations, and district leaders presenting a millage‑backed supplement plan.
The union said state law does not authorize removing FES from base calculations used for compensation proposals and asked the district to provide written authority if it intended to do so. “If the district is insistent upon doing this, we are going to have to request where the DOE says that this is okay in writing because we have it in writing that says that it is not okay,” a union representative said.
Union leaders proposed $2,378,685 in compensation and advocated using 23.36% for benefits. They also proposed banding TSIA funds by total experience rather than limiting increases to Florida years so that veterans who worked elsewhere would be eligible for parity. The district explained alternate tiered, recurring increases funded by a proposed millage that would produce roughly $6,000,000, with proposed per‑employee supplements ranging by years of experience (for example, 0–5 years: $875 on a 10‑month basis; 26+ years: $1,300). The board said payouts would be retroactive and contingent on voter approval of the millage.
Negotiations will continue; both sides acknowledged progress and agreed to caucus and reconvene Wednesday.
