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- Florida requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA and AFT union members.
- 6,837 teachers
Student demographics
- 103,774 students
- 46% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 180 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 12 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 2.6% (based on new hire placement schedule) |
| Starting salary: | $41,155 (based on new hire placement schedule) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $70,211; PhD; 31 (based on new hire placement schedule) |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | value-added |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | tenure non-existent in Florida; twice in 1st year, once a year thereafter |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10 (10 sick, 4 personal taken from sick leave) |
| Years to tenure: | State only awards annual contracts. |