Leon Classroom Teachers Association President Scott Mazur says the instructional bargaining unit has voted in favor of the almost 2% salary increase for teachers.He notified ABC 27 about the agreement Tuesday night.The approved deal includes: An additional 1% salary increase, totaling about 2% salary increase for teachers for the year An extension of give days of parent leave Leave buy-back provisions Free before- and after-school childcare for employeesThis follows months of back and forth between the District and the Association that recently resulted in a tentative agreement, a figure that had to be voted on by the instructional bargaining unit. With 1,200 instructional employees participating in the votemore than current membership and over 50% of the bargaining unitthe instructional staff of Leon County Schools has voted to ratify the tentative agreement by a 75%25% margin. Thats not just a vote. Thats engagement. Thats voice. Thats collective action in motion. When educators show up, participate, and make their voices heard, the outcome reflects the will of the people doing the work every day.LCTA and LCS were recently at impasse after discussions about salary increases stalled.LCTA says their focus will now shift to the next academic year.ABC 27 reached out to Leon County Schools for comment on this decision. A spokesperson for the district told us they will send a response to the vote Wednesday morning. We will update this article when that response comes in.Want to see more local news? Visit the WTXL ABC 27 Website. Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.Like us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram and X. ...read more read less