OCPS reaches tentative agreement with Orange Educational Support Professionals Association

The tentative agreement includes a 3.65% pay raise.

By Liz Ramos
| 6:12 p.m. October 2, 2025

Observer School Zone
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Orange County Public Schools reached a tentative agreement with the Orange Educational Support Professionals Association for the 2025-2026 school year.

The tentative agreement includes a 3.65% pay raise as well as a starting rate bumped to $16 per hour for pay grades three through 18.

The agreement also includes continued work on health insurance for 2026-2027; updates to rest breaks, route bids and uniforms; and bonuses for bus monitors and select classroom staff.

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.