BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Brevard Public Schools and the Brevard Federation of Teachers on Monday came to a tentative contract agreement, the district and the union announced.

The proposed contract still must be ratified by union members and approved by the school board.

Among the terms of the agreement are a one-time $2,000 payment for teachers' performance and dedication to students and an additional one-time payment of $1,100 for teachers who have worked for the district for at least 12 years, according to a statement released by the district.

BPS also agreed to pay a $1,000 supplement to teachers who work at schools with 9-hour workdays and a special rate of pay for Saturday morning training. The district also said it would add $71,000 to the budget to maintain one salary schedule for teachers, the statement said.

Health benefits were also bolstered as part of the agreement. The district will make $3.79 million in recurring payments to the health insurance trust fund to avoid health-care premium increases and a $6.2 million one-time infusion payment to the health insurance trust fund to hold off health-care premium increases. 

Brevard Public Schools’ total compensation to the Brevard Federation of Teachers will be $24.3 million, the district said. 

“We are pleased that BPS offered significant one-time bonuses to all teachers, despite substantial budgetary challenges, while recognizing the inequity in salary increases for our veteran educators,” BFT President Anthony S. Colucci said in a statement.