OCPS | 2026-10-21 Special School Board Impasse Hearing

At the October 21, 2026, Orange County Public Schools Board special impasse hearing, the board was scheduled to consider the special magistrate’s recommendations on wages and health insurance for the CTA and OESPA bargaining units. The unions accepted the recommendations; the district partially rejected them. Before the parties presented their cases, they disputed the hearing schedule and timing under the statutory process, and the board discussed whether to postpone the hearing. The district’s CFO said delaying changes to the health plan was estimated to cost the district $20 million per month, citing lower revenue to the insurance fund and higher claims under the current plan.

The hearing was deferred to November 13 at 9:30 a.m. No decision was made on wages or health insurance, and no contracts, purchases, or other procurement actions were identified.