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- Florida requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 6,342 teachers
Student demographics
- 99,723 students
- 58% 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: | 13.5 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 0% (based on the initial placement schedule) |
| Starting salary: | $40,672 (based on the initial placement schedule) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $64,292; PhD; 27 (based on the initial placement schedule) |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | value-added |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | no tenure in Florida, 1st-year teachers subject to different evaluation requirements-evaluated once a year plus a mid-year interim evaluation |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10 (10 sick, 6 taken from sick leave) |
| Years to tenure: | No tenure policy |