The Hillsborough County School Board approved pay increases for teachers, administrative support staff, non-represented employees and administrators Oct. 9.
Instructional-support employee raises were approved in September.
Eligible teachers, administrative support staff and administrators will advance one pay level and all pay levels will increase by 1.5%. Eligible instructional-support workers will advance two pay levels.
The district will continue to pay the cost of fingerprint monitoring for about 20% of employees and for the employee-only, health-insurance premium designated by the board. In addition, committees will be formed to study salaries for nursing positions and bilingual aides, and the district will cover the full cost of uniforms for eligible employees.
The negotiated settlement for teachers also includes $1,000 bonuses for national board-certified teachers with 10 documented hours of mentoring or tutoring. Certain exceptional-student-education teachers also will be eligible for $500 bonuses.
Raises for employees represented by Hillsborough School Employees Federation will begin Oct. 19, and retroactive pay will be in their Nov. 2 paychecks. Raises for employees represented by the teachers union also will appear on Nov. 2, and their retroactive pay will be in their Nov. 16 payments.