Kontakte Ofisyèl yo
Gade akò negosyasyon kolektif pou pwofesè, paraeducators, ak anplwaye ESP. Polk Education Association te negosye nan non w kontra ak orè peman ki fèk apwouve sa yo.

Kontra Pwofesè
Click here to sign the petition of support for SB 166:
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Allows teachers to earn multi-year contracts,
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Allows teachers to earn a 10-year teaching certificate,
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Expands eligibility for advanced degree pay,
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Reduces high-stakes consequences from standardized testing for high school students, and more!
Attacks on Worker Freedom: SB 1766/HB 1387:
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SB 1766 (full text)/HB 1387 (full text) would restrict educators’ ability to advocate for themselves and their students.
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SB (full text)HB 1217 (full text) similarly would restrict educators’ ability to advocate for themselves and their students.
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This legislation limits how and when educators can discuss workplace issues with each other while on school property, restricting their ability to organize and advocate for better conditions,
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Places onerous new restrictions on the ability of elected union officers to perform their job of advocating for teachers’ rights, and
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Subverts democracy by holding union recertification elections to a greater threshold than any other election conducted in Florida.
Kontra Paraeducator
PEA's Legislative Priorities:
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Higher pay for ALL PCPS educators (ESPs, Paras, and Teachers)
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Local Millage to help create additional funding source for PCPS operations/salaries
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Adjustment of the state formula for local funding to reclassify Polk from "rural" to increase funding
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Protection of worker freedoms to join their union and maintain their union as a certified bargaining agent
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Smaller Class sizes and ESE Caseloads
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Reducing the educator shortage by reducing workload and stress