The Teachers Association of Lee County plans to appeal a recent court ruling that sided with the Lee County School District in a dispute over the implementation of teacher incentive pay, union president Kevin Daley said.
Watch Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price’s report:
Teachers union vows to appeal after losing Lee County labor dispute
A hearing officer with the Public Employees Relations Commission ruled Dec. 1 that the school district did not violate labor laws when it unilaterally implemented salary incentives for teachers at academically at-risk schools without negotiating with the union first.
The dispute centers on Resolution 2025-0603, which the school board adopted in June. The resolution declared an “educational emergency” in the district because one school, Tortuga Preserve Elementary, received a D grade. Under Florida law, having even one D or F-rated school allows districts to bypass collective bargaining requirements when implementing certain teacher incentives and assignments…