OCPS to give highly effective teachers a 4.01% raise

Orange County Public Schools has reached a tentative agreement with the Orange County Classroom Teachers Association for the 2025-2026 school year, pending ratification by the CTA. 

The agreement includes a 4.01% salary increase for teachers with a highly-effective-performance rating, and a 3.01% increase for teachers with an effective rating. 

There also will be $2 million allocated to address pay compression for veteran teachers. Supplements for critical, hard-to-fill positions will continue. 

Agreements regarding working conditions also were reached. These include added language to address the use of artificial intelligence for instruction; guaranteed 30-minute paid lunch breaks for most teachers; added language addressing unfounded student allegations filed against teachers; reduced the number of required days to use donated sick leave; and the addition of a 12-month pay option.