Pasco teachers reach 5% pay raise deal

LAND O’LAKES — Pasco County teachers are line to receive pay raises averaging just over 5%, after representatives from the school district and teachers union reached a deal Wednesday in their first round of bargaining over salaries and benefits.

The agreement, which still requires ratification, includes a 3.5% boost to teachers’ recurring annual pay and an additional increase to the amount teachers receive from the district’s voter-approved local-option property tax referendum, in its second of four years.

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• Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com.

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