Palm Beach County schools chief rejects 3.5% teacher raise recommendation

District had proposed 1.5% recurring raise and 1.5% one-time bonus

Palm Beach County teachers will remain without a raise for now as the schools superintendent has rejected a 3.5% raise recommended by a special magistrate.

The matter isn’t over yet, as the School Board is expected to make a final decision at a May 6 meeting. If the School Board sides with Superintendent Mike Burke’s recommendation, teachers would get a smaller raise than the Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association or the magistrate have proposed.

The Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association and the school district have been at an impasse since November over salary increases for the current school year…

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