Orange County Public Schools was very pleased the teachers overwhelmingly ratified agreements for salary and other articles in the Orange County School Board and Classroom Teachers Association contract for 2021-22.
The contract salary agreement was ratified by a majority vote of 73.1 percent “yes” and the health and safety memorandum of understanding (MOU #7) was ratified by a majority vote of 86.7 percent “yes.” Though 73.1% of teachers who cast a ballot approved the new contract, only 5,509 teachers out of about 14,300 took part in the vote, teachers in the union reported. Nearly 27% voted against it.
The school board had previously approved the CTA contract Tuesday evening during its regularly scheduled board meeting. The compensation package provides:
- Instructional personnel will also receive a one-time $2,500 supplement hired on or before Oct. 8, 2021, and remain working as of the day of payout.
- A cost of living increase of $100 for all instructional personnel, and provides state-mandated performance pay of an additional $400 for teachers rated as “Highly Effective” for 2020-21 and an additional $200 for teachers rated as “Effective” for 2020-21.
- In addition, instructional personnel will receive a retention supplement for the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years based on cumulative years of instructional employment in a benefited position as of the initial date of payout for each year of the three-year program.
- There are no premium increases associated with the plan design changes in health insurance coverage through the 2023-24 plan year and the board will cover the costs associated with continuing the 2020-21 plan design of the medical plan for 2021-22.
Click here to read the entire salary agreement.
