Palm Beach schools pursue staff pay freeze, cut 1,200 jobs

Palm Beach County Schools is pursuing a salary freeze for staff and eliminating 1,200 positions, according to WLRN’s report on the district’s plans.

The proposed changes

The development involves two separate actions: holding staff salaries at current levels and removing 1,200 positions from the school system. The changes concern district employees and the number of jobs maintained by Palm Beach County Schools.

A salary freeze would mean staff pay does not increase under the proposal. Eliminating positions would reduce the number of jobs in the district by 1,200.

What happens next

The district’s pursuit of the changes means the salary freeze and position cuts are part of an ongoing process. The information available does not establish a final vote date, the positions affected or the length of the proposed freeze.

The district’s next formal action will determine how the proposal moves forward.