Orange County School Board resolves labor impasse with $56.6 million package

The Orange County School Board resolved a labor impasse yesterday with the Classroom Teachers Association and the Orange Education Support Professionals Association after nine hours of testimony and discussion.The board adopted the district’s proposal from the special magistrate process, a package totaling approximately $56.6 million in salary increases, benefits and supplements.Related-- Orange County teachers face ongoing pay and health insurance disputesInstructional employees rated Highly Effective will receive a 2.

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65% performance-based salary increase, while those rated Effective will receive 1.98%. Support personnel represented by OESPA will receive a 2.5% base salary increase. Eligible ESE speech-language pathologists will receive a $4,000 base salary increase and a $4,000 one-time supplement.Related-- Orange County Public Schools rejects salary and health insurance recommendationsThe package also consolidates four district health insurance plans into two. SureFit will retain