{"id":697,"date":"2026-05-19T21:01:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=697"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:01:38","slug":"should-miami-dade-keep-a-tax-for-teacher-pay-school-security-voters-will-decide-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=697","title":{"rendered":"Should Miami-Dade keep a tax for teacher pay, school security? Voters will decide"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade voters will decide this fall whether to keep a property tax that boosts teacher pay and provides extra dollars for school security.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=696\">School pride: Booker T. students surprised with $30,000 college scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The tax is one of three that property owners pay to fund the Miami-Dade school system, which includes charter schools. Voters have approved the extra tax twice before, in 2018 and 2022. On Tuesday, Miami-Dade commissioners unanimously granted  to ask voters to retain the tax for another four years through 2031. If renewed, the tax is expected to generate about $550 million annually, a school system spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Jose Dotres said the voter-approved tax has allowed Miami-Dade to keep teacher salaries on par with the national average, in a range between $60,000 and $70,000. If the referendum fails to get the required majority vote in November, he said the school system\u2019s budget couldn\u2019t sustain that pay once the current voter approval expires next year.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeacher salaries would drop significantly,\u201d Dotres told the Miami Herald after the meeting. He also said the money pays for extra security at schools.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=695\">Tiffany Trump\u2019s son just had his first birthday. See how she celebrated<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a police officer in every one of our school buildings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The tax equals one \u201cmil\u201d \u2014 a legal term used in taxation that amounts to one dollar of tax for every $1,000 of a property\u2019s taxable value.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In Miami-Dade, the median taxable value for homes is $177,141. For that homeowner, the school tax that\u2019s up for a vote would cost about $177 a year. That\u2019s roughly 6% of the total tax bill of about $3,000 for schools, countywide services, and municipal and state services, according to Herald calculations .<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=693\">Water-main break reduces flow in Florida Keys and leads to boil-water notice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami-Dade voters will decide whether to keep a property tax that funds teacher pay and school security. 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