Broward County Teachers Will Soon See Pay Raise

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Broward teachers will soon be getting a pay raise thanks to a tentative agreement between the school district and the teacher's union.

The negotiations include a $2,000 one-time stipend for all educational professional members.

It also includes salary increases of 1.33 percent for highly effective teachers on the pay-performance salary.

It includes a 1.07 percent salary increase for teachers on the grandfathered salary schedule and 1 percent for effective teachers on the pay-for-performance salary schedule.

"It's an increase in the salary and bonus. They do deserve more."

There will also be $1,000 bonus for instructional personnel who didn't receive disaster relief from the state, as well as, a $500 supplement for multilingual support staff.