Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-22
How Teachers Will be
Promoted.
Amendment Adoptedby
School Board
Starts Beginners at Salary Lower
Than That Existing Heretofore.

tile Board Of Education. at its meeting
two weeks ago, by the Teachers aud
salaries committee, regulating salaries
of teachers and liking a systematic
method of promotion, was adopted by
| the Board last night.
| The recommendation was to amend
Rule IS, Of the Rules and Regulations
OF the Board. The recommendation
adopted is that salaries OF all teachers
the number of years IN which they
/ in the public schools FROM kindergar-
ten to eighth grade, be regulated by
have taught here, aud that under no
circumstances less than one years eX-
periencu be considered. The expert
ence Of out-of-town teachers applying
for positions, will be rated by the
Board, and afterward their salaries
increased according to rules governing
local teachers.
For first years teaching, the salary
| for Normal graduates Is fixed at $500,
second year $3.50, thereafter an in
crease of $50 year until 5000 is reach
ed, then an increase of So year
until the salary reaches the ma aXimum
salary of $500.
For the first year teachers, not Nor,
mai graduates, the salary is fixed at
$500: second year. $325; third, $3.50,
and thereafter an increase of $50 year
until $3.50 is reached, and then an i'll
crease of $25 year until the salary
becomes $500.
| Rule SO reads. Teachers salaries
shall he based on grade, modified by
merit and experience, experience in
Akron schools to receive special con,
sideration. Transition grade, S40O to
$3.50; primary grade, first year, 500
to $500; all grades, second to sixth
years, inclusive, S400 to $500; all grades
seventh to eighth years, inclusive,
$500 to $500; Akron Normal graduates,
! first year, $500 minimuin-secon
ycpf's salary to depend upon grade
ald merit
! Teachers not normal graduates were
started mt $3.50. The amendment, It
will be seen, is decrease of $50 for
first year work of both normal grad
yates and other beginners. This rule
will not affect any of the first year
teachers hired for the coming year.
When the amendment was first pre-
sented last night, it was defeated by
not receiving twothirds vote of all
members. The vote follows: Ayes
Slabaugh, Otis, Davis, j. Il. Flower,
!
ham, Madison, Hqrter, Endres. Glib
bons did not vote, and Messrs.
kingsbury, w. T. Flower, Grant and
Frese were not present
Mr.. Harpham, who voted against the
amendment, later presented motion
that it be reconsidered. He said that
since voting he had learned the object
of the Teachers and Salaries commit
tee, and believed it was advisable to
adopt the amendment under existing
circumstances.
Mr.. Otis explained that the object
of the committee was TO secure II prop.
er basis upon which to regulate pro,
motions. He said that under tho
old rule nearly every member of the
committee had received calls from
i teachers who We're dissatisfied because
others had obtained an increase in sal
airy and they had not, Ins condition
was apt to foster fayoritism and in
yite influence in favor of teachers
from outside sources. BY the new rule
teachers know Just what increase to
expect and No dissatisfaction can arise.
Mr. Harpham suggested that it seem.
ed Inconsistent not to allow the Nor
NAL graduates more than $25 Il yeaI
IN advance OF salaries paid beginners
who did not possess Normal training
experience.
TO this Mr.. Otis replied that the Nor.
nal graduates had been given special
consideration, They will be started
at salaries higher than those paid
college graduates who begin teaching
ing Akron schools.
Supt. Hotchkiss said that while II
was true no two teachers were capa
BILE of earning the same salary, to at
tempt to regulate the differences would
be an endless task and result poorly
believes better work can be obtained
from teachers when all are under d
systematic method of promotion, ant
that teachers not entitled to promo
tions as fixed by tho amendment
should not be employed.
Mr.. Nlallison-"I believe that nc
teacher should be hired atsa salary o
less than $i00, II teachers canno
earn that much they should not b'
employed"
Mr., James-"lt Is not To lower tn,
salaries of teachers this amendment il
offered, but to secure and keep bet
ter class OF instructors. Ii has beer
said frequently that teachers ar
scarcely able to earn salary during
itheir first years experience. As in al
other kinds of work, so In teaching
experience is necessary to their quail
fication.'
NJ Mr.. Harter-"I believe all beginner