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Helping Teachers In Lee County

 
 

Matt Theobald MCEA Vice President and Leslie Kingsley (Retired MCEA Teacher) packing up supplies to take to Lee County.  Thank you to all the teachers who donated so generously.  Thank you to all the volunteers from the Martin Count Retired Educators Association who helped box up all the supplies.  

MCEA Members Accomplish More Together

Governor approves teacher raises in HB 641. Will starting teachers get to $47,500? Not bloody likely! Very few districts in Florida were allocated enough money to reach this goal.

Who Benefits from HB 641:
  • Step 1: Full-time classroom teachers (s. 1012.01(2)(a), F.S.) plus certified pre-K teachers funded in the FEFP (not including substitute teachers)
  • Step 2: Group from Step 1 who did not receive an increase or increase was less than 2%, and other full-time instructional personnel (not including substitute teachers) (s. 1012.01(2)(b)-(d), F.S.)
How funds are distributed:
  • These funds must be used solely to increase teacher salaries and no collective bargaining agreement can alter this requirement.
  • Step 1: Requires school districts and charters to use $400 million to increase the salaries of all full-time school instructional classroom teachers to at least $47,500 or the maximum amount achievable based on the district’s allocation.
  • Step 2: Requires school districts and charters to use $100 million to provide salary increases of the group from Step 1 who did not receive an increase or received an increase of less than 2%, and other full-time instructional personnel.

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