2022-2025 Teacher's Master Contract

2021-2024 Ed. Support Personnel Master Contract
A new version of this contract was ratified and Board approved on March 18, 2025. This link will be updated when the entire contract is ready to post. 
Please use this link to view Strikes/Adds that are in effect as of 3/18/25. 

Administrative & Professional Employees refer to School Board Policy regarding contractural matters.

Thursday, 1/16/25

• All parties reached an agreement pertaining to Salaries!
• Salary Agreement signed by all parties. 
• Memorandum of Understanding between the School Board and the EEA. 
• There will be a continuation of negotiations regarding the ESP Master Contract. Upon its completion, both groups must ratify the above agreement and then it must be approved by the School Board.

Wednesday, 12/18/24 

• District Passed: Salary Proposal #3 for both employee groups (ESP & EEA) and MOU for EEA 
• No ESP Articles passed at this meeting

Wednesday, 12/11/24 

• EEA & ESP Unions passed: Salary Proposal #2
• Articles passed:

Wednesday, 12/04/24 

• District passed: Salary Proposal #2 for both employee groups (ESP & EEA)
• District passed: Article V; Article IX; Article XII; Article XIII; Article XVI

Wednesday, 11/20/24 

• EEA & ESP Unions passed: Bargaining Brief; Brief Explanation; Salary Proposal #1
• ESP Article XI - TA'd
• ESP Articles Passed by District: Article II; Article IV; Article XII

Wednesday, 11/6/24 

• District passed: Salary Proposal #1 for both employee groups (ESP & EEA)
• ESP Articles Passed by District: Article VII ; Article XIII

Wednesday, 10/23/24 

• ESP Articles in Agreement and TA'd (Tentatively Agreed) - Article III ; Article X 
• Agreed on the reminders needed regarding employee voting procedures General Election Day on Tuesday, November 5. 

Wednesday, 10/16/24 

• Further discussion and confirmation of the second round of Insurance ratification to begin.
• ESP Union passed proposed changes to Articles III, X, and XI. (click to view) 

Wednesday, 10/9/24 

• ESP Union agreed to MOU and agreed to conduct a second round of ratification as soon as possible. 
• Collaboration began with reviewing the ESP Master Contract
• Union passed proposed changes to Articles II, III, VI, VII, XII (click to view) 
• Articles in Agreement and TA'd (Tentatively agreed) Article I ; Article VIII ; Article XV

Wednesday, 10/2/24 

• ESP Insurance Bargaining due to failed ratification
• District provided Memorandum of Understanding to ESP Union for consideration.

Wednesday, 9/18/24 

• ESP Insurance Bargaining due to failed ratification
• District & ESP Union collaborated to determine the next steps that would be necessary to find a successful ratification. 

Friday, 9/13/24 

• 2025 Insurance Ratification for Teachers and Ed. Support bargaining units
• Teacher's Unit passed; ESP Unit failed. 

Tuesday, 8/13/24 

• Review of the Employee Benefits Committee Meeting Recommendation and the Superintendent's Recommendation for insurance premiums effective January 1, 2025. 
• The agreed premium schedule (cost breakdown) must be ratified by both the Ed. Support and Teachers' bargaining units. 

• Per Florida SB 256, an employee organization that has less than 60 percent of the employees eligible for representation must petition for re-certification with the Public Employees Relations Commission. (PERC)
• If permitted by PERC, a recertification election will be held to determine whether the employee group desires to continue to be represented by the employee organizations for the purpose of collective bargaining.
• All employees in the bargaining unit  may participate in the recertification election regardless of union membership. The majority of the ballots cast in the election will determine the outcome of the election. 

Escambia Educators Association (EEA) Recertification: 

• On June 13, 2024, PERC determined enough ballots were cast to show sufficient favor for the Escambia Educators Association (EEA) to remain the employee organization to represent all persons in the Escambia County Instructional bargaining unit.

Union of Escambia Education Staff Professionals (UESP) Recertification: 

• Please see above notices at the top of this page for the most up-to-date information. (4/8/2025)