Clay County school teachers and the school district faced an impasse over salary negotiations.

Clay County School District and the Clay County Education Association (CCEA) met on Tuesday to discuss the issue, but failed to come to an agreement on increasing teachers’ pay.

“Every year the state offers up money because you know we’re 50th and they offered up .54% over what they offered last year. So, it ends up being $1.2 million. The district says this is all the money we have for salaries," Vicki Kidwell with the Clay County Education Association said.

Kidwell added that they regularly deal with teachers who leave the district to work for St. Johns and Duval counties, which offer more competitive salaries.

Kidwell said the current district’s offer is $400-$800 annually for veteran teac

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