Special attention has also been given to retaining teachers in those years where many teachers have been opting out of the profession. Consequently particular attention was paid to steps two through five and to steps near the top of the schedule. These salaries are base salaries for individuals with bachelor degrees. To help better your understanding of Step movement on the salary schedule, we are including last year's teacher salary steps for comparison. To properly read the salary schedule, find the Step you were on during the 1999-2000 school year.
Steps have to be renegotiated every year.
They are not automatic. The different increases on the schedule is purposeful to help remedy some deep inequities and to maintain our competitive posture when it comes to teacher recruitment and retention.