Referendum Information

The District and the Education Association of St. Lucie Negotiations Teams collaboratively reached an agreement for the utilization of referendum funds earmarked for teacher salaries. In this agreement, the Board and the Education Association of St. Lucie agreed to a four-year provision for all eligible teachers (including new hires) to receive a Referendum Recruitment and Retention Annual Supplement beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.

Negotiated 2023-24 amounts are as follows:

• Beginning Teachers = $2,000
• 1-5 years eligible experience = $2,454
• 6-9 years eligible experience = $5,454
• 10-14 years eligible experience = $8,254
• 15 years + eligible experience = $10,854

This supplement is part of the regularly scheduled paychecks, and it also applies to the FRS contribution. Both newly hired and returning certified teachers with verifiable experience are eligible.

Funds a School Resource Officer on every campus, two on each high school campus.

• Funds 8 additional social workers bringing the district total to 22.
• Funds 5 behavior specialists.
• Funds 10 behavior technicians.
• Funds 3 Certified School Counselors.

The district is committed to preserving important programs that benefit students.  For example, for the 2024-2025 school year, support was needed to provide local health department nurses in our schools.  The nurses provide vital health services that help students reach their full potential.

The arts have also been supported through referendum which allowed for the purchase of new equipment and supplies in visual and fine arts classrooms.