Instructional staff guidlines are set forth in ARTICLE XVI of the Contract between the School Board of Orange County, Florida and the Classroom Teachers Association.  

Instructional Guidelines

Non-instructional (Classified) Guidelines

The wage schedule for all non-instructional (Classified) employees shall be as set forth in Appendix A-3 of the Contract between The School Board of Orange County, Florida And The Orange Education Support Professionals Association.  The Classified salary schedule can be viewed here.

New employees shall normally be hired at the pay grade minimum. For new employees with related applicable experience, the following will apply:

Employees in benefited non-instructional classified position may be granted salary credit for full-time work experience related to the candidate’s new position with Orange County Public Schools. It is the responsibility of the employee to provide, on forms furnished by the district, complete verification of all work experience earned outside of Orange County Public Schools.  

The work experience verification form can be viewed here.  The form must be completed by the employee’s previous employer, and should be mailed to

Orange County Public Schools
P. O. Box 271
 Orlando, Florida 32802
Attn: Compensation Services

or sent by FAX: (407) 317-3345 or e-mail at compensation@ocps.net

Administrative/Technical Guidelines

School-based administrative positions at OCPS include Principal and Assistant Principal positions. The school-based Administrative salary schedule can be viewed here.

Administrative positions at OCPS are professional positions that include executive, instructional and non-instructional leaders.  These positions are those with district-level administrative or policy-making duties, generally have broad authority for management policies and general school district operations related to the instructional and non-instructional program. Such personnel often report directly to the Superintendent or to the executive cabinet, and typically supervise other professional employees (school board policy GC Professional Staff) . 

Other professional positions at OCPS include those that deal with technology (engineers, analysts, etc.), occupational and physical therapists, staff attorneys, accountants, managers and supervisors, and others. 

The administrative and professional staff salary schedule can be viewed here.

District police positions at OCPS include the district and deputy police chief, police captains, police lieutenants, police sergeants and police officers. 

The district police salary schedule can be viewed here.

Classified positions at OCPS include administration and clerical support, custodial, food services, educational paraprofessional/aides, drivers, school health (LPNs), laborers, skilled crafts (tradesmen), fleet services, and uniformed security.   The days per year and hours per year varies by position, and will be included in the job posting.   

The classified salary schedule can be viewed here.

• Instructional positions at OCPS require a professional certification or industry license, and have a ten-month (197 day) work year.  This includes both classroom and non-classroom teachers, mental health counselors, social workers, audiologists, speech therapists, diagnosticians, staffing specialists, deans, guidance/school counselors, registered nurses (RNs), media specialists and others. 

  The instructional open range schedule can be viewed here.  The instructional placement salary calculator can be viewed here. 

  Instructional positions at OCPS also include school psychologists, which also require a professional certification but have an eleven-month (228 day) work year.  The school psychologist placement schedule can be viewed here.

View the School Food Service Manager salary schedule here.

Instructional positions at OCPS include school psychologists, which also require a professional certification but have an eleven-month (228 day) work year. 

The school psychologist placement schedule can be viewed here.

Supplements are additional salary for which an employee performs extra duties and/or responsibilities before, during or after the regular workday. They are designed in such a way as to allow individual schools flexibility in matching its employees’ resources to the needs of the student body, be it in the area of extracurricular activities, athletics, monitoring type duties, or representing the school.

There are four general categories for supplements: Athletics, Extracurricular, Co-curricular, and Academic Support.

• The Athletics category contains those positions that are generally considered sports related coaching positions.
• The Co-curricular category contains those positions that are generally considered to be associated with school activities of a particular class course.
• The Extracurricular category contains those positions which are generally considered student interest based activities such as clubs.
• The Academic Support category contains those positions that are generally related to administrative, security/risk management, operational, and academic leadership.

View the Supplement Handbook here.

View the Hourly salary schedule here.

To view a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) please visit here. 

After you complete the CPQ, your immediate supervisor will review your responses for completeness and accuracy using the Supervisor’s Review section at the end of the CPQ.

The accuracy of job analysis, job evaluation, and classification description will depend on the accuracy of the information you provide when completing this questionnaire. Errors in job analysis, job evaluation, and classification description preparation could result from inaccurate or incomplete information.

Classified Position Questionnaire (CPQ) form

Shift Differential Payment form

In the event of a disaster or emergency caused by severe weather, fires, power failures, a pandemic, events challenging our security or safety, it may become necessary to maintain district operations while providing aide, shelters or relief to surrounding counties or states due to an event occurring outside the county, or suspend district operations and provide aide, shelters or relief due to an event occurring within the county.  

Emergency Compensation Guidelines can be viewed here.

Final Targeted School List 2025-2026

Non-instructional (classified) employees who have retired and become reemployed will be compensated similarly to new hires, as per the Contract between The School Board of Orange County, Florida And The Orange Education Support Professionals Association.  The classified salary schedule can be viewed here.

Instructional employees who have retired and become reemployed will either return to their previous salary or be placed on the new teacher's entry placement schedule, whichever is higher. The instructional placement salary calculator can be viewed here.   

Administrators who have retired and become reemployed will be placed no higher than the top of the first quartile for the assigned salary range. The school-based administrative salary schedule can be viewed here.  The administrative and other professional salary schedule can be viewed here.

Who is a Retiree?

A former member of one of the retirement systems established by chapters 121, 122, 123, 238, and 321, F.S., who has terminated their employment and is receiving benefits from the system in which they were members. This term also includes a person who retired and is receiving benefits under s. 112.05, F.S., and a DROP participant who has not terminated their employment. (Source: FRS Pension Plan Handbook, Glossary section)  

A terminated Investment Plan member who has taken a distribution of any kind (e.g., lump sum, rollover, annuity, etc.) from their Investment Plan account is considered retired. A retired member who is rehired in an FRS-covered position prior to July 1, 2020, is considered a "reemployed retiree" and is subject to the rules and laws governing such members. The member will be considered a new employee and will be given a new election period. (Source: FRS Investment Plan Employer Manual)