The Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) and the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) announced they have reached a tentative agreement for the Education Professionals (EP) bargaining unit for the 2021/22 school year.
“I am so grateful that the District and School Board were able to provide salary increases and one-time stipends for our BTU members,” said Interim Superintendent Dr. Vickie L. Cartwright.
During the negotiations held on Thursday, December 16, the following terms were reached on behalf of BTU Educational Professionals:
$2,000 one-time stipend for all EP unit members
Salary increases of 1.33% for Highly Effective teachers on the Pay for Performance salary schedule, 1.07% salary increase for teachers on the grandfathered salary schedule, and 1% for Effective teachers on the Pay for Performance salary schedule
$1,000 bonus for instructional personnel who did not qualify for the $1,000 Disaster Relief Bonus provided by the State
$500 supplement for multilingual itinerant support staff whose workload has substantially increased above their normal caseload due to providing services to students and families who would normally be serviced by a monolingual staff member
“Teachers and the educational support staff continue to serve as our heroes on the front lines. They have always put our children and the community first,” said Anna Fusco, BTU President. “While educators and staff deserve much more funding from Tallahassee, this contract settlement with Broward Schools shows some level of local recognition can be made when we work together.”
