Hernando Classroom Teachers' Association

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Fund Our Future, Hernando

As a statewide teacher shortage grows, our professional association is advocating for meaningful changes in state and local policies that directly impact our classrooms. Fund Our Future is an ongoing campaign to recruit and retain teachers, promote student success, and invest in our neighborhood public schools. Every student deserves to have a highly-qualified teacher, but even here in Hernando County, the 2019-2020 school year began with 36 posted instructional vacancies. Our students need opportunities to learn and grow to their greatest potential, yet flawed systems of accountability lead to teaching to the test. Together, we are speaking up and speaking out for our neighborhood public schools -- and the students educated in them!

Red For Ed Wednesdays

Every Wednesday, HCTA joins teachers across the state of Florida in a visible show of support for our neighborhood public schools. We wear RED for Public Ed because we know all too well the compromises that have to be made --and the impact of those compromises on our students-- when funding for our schools is inadequate or bogged down in mandates. We wear red to call attention to the solvable problems in education. Recruiting and Retaining teachers can't be solved with flawed accountability systems. With more than 3,500 teacher vacancies in K12 classrooms across Florida at the start of the 2019-2020 school year, Florida schools aren't failing--FUNDING is FAILING Florida's schools!

HCTA CARES

Hernando Classroom Teachers know that in order for our students to reach their highest potential, our commitments need to extend beyond the classroom. We're giving back to the community all year long! Whether collecting supplies for students, offering mentoring or tutoring, or facilitating student organizations, we're dedicated to supporting EVERY student...And we're challenging ourselves to accumulate a collective 2020 hours of community contributions during the 2019-2020 school year!!! Members are encouraged to touch base with a worksite leader for more information on our HCTA CARES project.

2019-20 Contract Settlement Summary

SUMMARY OF TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

2019-2020 INSTRUCTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS

ECONOMICS - Total Package includes Market Adjustment, Performance Pay, Fringe & Supplement Increases

$3,610,268.85 market adjustment (4.25%) increase for teachers

$ 548,643.30 fringe (increases to SS, Medicare, FRS, worker’s comp, etc)

TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED October 29, 2019

Joint Bargaining Update from HCTA and HCSB

October 25, 2019

Hernando Classroom Teachers’ Association: Fund Our Future Statewide Tour Coming to Brooksville

October 14, 2019 Bargaining Update

LANGUAGE:

HCTA and HCSB signed Tentative Agreement #5 providing high schools a pool of 20 summer days per school for guidance counselors. While varying numbers of days have been provided in some prior years, this TA marks the first time these paid days are prescribed in contract.

Rally to FundOurFuture Commitment Survey

We know that funding our future is going to require a sustained commitment from elected leaders in Tallahassee. If investment in our public schools is not prioritized during this legislative session, we can expect that Florida will continue to remain in the bottom 10 nationwide in public education funding...and it will be our students who will suffer the continuing impacts of a growing teacher shortage. This January, we need to ensure that all eyes in Tallahassee are on Funding Our Future!

Governor Pitches $47,500 Minimum for Teacher Pay

October 7, 2019 - Governor DeSantis Pitches Increase to Teacher Pay - From a schedule press conference in Jacksonville, the Governor released a plan to raise the minimum teacher salary in the state of Florida to $47,500 – impacting a little more than half of all of teachers in the state. Paired with the introduction of legislation by Sen. Rob Bradley to repeal the flawed Best and Brightest bonus scheme, the governor's announcement could be seen as evidence that the voices of FEA members and public education advocates are actually being heard.