Teachers in Seminole and Osceola counties will get modest raises this year, after their unions recently reached agreements with their school districts.

But instructors in Lake and Orange counties must still wait for any pay hikes as negotiations between their unions and district administrators continue next month.

In Seminole, teachers rated “highly effective” will get a 2.3% raise and those with “effective” ratings a 1.36% raise. Teachers working at low-income schools would also receive a $100 bonus.

In Osceola, top-rated teachers will get $500 plus a 2% cost of living adjustment — about $990 per teacher — meaning they could add almost $1,500 to their salaries. Those rated “effective” will get a $350 pay raise plus the cost-of-living hike.

The school board in both counties must still

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