Year: 2023

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The superintendent of St. Johns County has recommended a pay raise for teachers that was backed by a mediator to settle a dispute with the teachers union. Negotiations stalled last year when the union rejected the district’s proposed pay raise. The district’s attorney disagreed with some of the logic used by the mediator, but the superintendent recommended that the board approve the raises. The proposed increase in salary would see the starting teacher salary rise to $48,642 and effective and highly effective teachers increase by $1,522 and $2,029, respectively. The proposal is in response to Florida’s low per-student spending and…

Schools in the northern part of the county have had concerning incidents involving fighting, violent attacks, and threats. Multiple schools are affected, including Fruit Cove Middle, Switzerland Point Middle, Bartram Trail High, and Creekside High. Arrests have been made in connection with the threats at the high schools, but concerns about safety at the middle schools continue. Parents are showing up in large numbers at school board meetings to voice their worries and learn what is being done to protect their children. CLICK TO READ SOURCE Images/Source: www.news4jax.com

The school district in St. Johns County faced a pay dispute with teachers who demanded a raise, arguing that their annual income was not comparable to that of teachers in nearby areas with a high cost of living. After negotiations stalled, an outside mediator was brought in, who recommended the pay raises proposed by the district’s teachers union, citing their excellent learning results and earning the pay increases they sought. Under the proposal, the starting teacher salary would increase, and teachers rated effective and highly effective for the year would get a raise. The special magistrate noted that Florida is…