For Immediate Release:
August 22, 2023
Contact: Katherine Crnkovich, APR, CPRC
Communications Officer
407-320-0471
Collective Bargaining Tentative Agreement Reached
Joint Statement between the School Board of Seminole County and the Seminole Education Association, Inc.
Serita D. Beamon, Superintendent and Thomas Bugos II, President Seminole Education Association
In the spirit of cooperation, the School Board of Seminole County and the Seminole Education Association, Inc. are pleased to announce that the parties have tentatively agreed to contract language and compensation.
- Recurring salary increase for the 2023-2024 school year as follows:
- Highly Effective - $2,110.76
- Effective - $1,230.67
- Grandfather - $1,648.90
- All teachers at Title I served schools will receive a $100.00 supplement.
- For the 2023-2024 school year, eligible employees will receive an experience bonus as follows:
For the 2023-2024 school year, eligible active employees will receive a one-time retention bonus to be paid to employees based on total verified work-related experience with SCPS. Additionally, employees may receive credit for up to ten (10) years of other verified public school instructional (teaching) experience outside of SCPS. Employees with 10 years or more of verified experience as defined above, will receive $70.00 for each year of experience.
The School Board and the Seminole Education Association, Inc. extend their appreciation to those who made contributions to a positive and productive bargaining process and look forward to the continuing partnership as we build upon the excellence of Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS).