In any other year, Polk County teachers would be thrilled with the hard-fought contract, likely to be approved by the school board on March 25, that would give them 4.5% to 7% raises.
The contract, which Polk Education Association members are voting on this week, would be the largest single salary increase in the district’s history. It amounts to $1,200 to $3,900 per teacher, depending on experience.
But this is not an ordinary year…