Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-09
School Board Increases Pay Of
Principals Lowers Beginners
A CHANGE In CONTRACT.
Board Decides 40 Employ principals
For Ten Months Instead Of from
Month 90 Month.

the city sch00le teachers, That VIII d.
appreciated by some and deplored BY
others, was made by the board Of edu
cation at Us meeting last night On
the whole. however, the compensation
IS materially increased Another
change that was effected was the en-
ploylng Of the principals for ten months
and not from month 20 month as Is now
tho custom. According to the new
| schedule the salaries Of prlnclpale are
increased $40 per month, the maximum
Of teachers salaries Is increased from
$40 to $50 per month and the salaries
Of beginners Is lowered from $40 to $50
per month The new schedule also
divides the school into grammar ana
primary departments All these
changes were made on recommendation
of the committee on teachers ana
school work, which committee after
recommending that the principals DC
employed for ten months added the iol-
lowing recommendations;
That the buildings in which there arg
sdes above the fourth be designated
grammar schools, and those IN when
there ia no grade above the fourth De
designated primary schools, PROVIDED
that any primary school receiving ttth-
grade pupils after the opening OF
schools, By reason OF transfer or pro-
motion, shall not be classed as a gram
mar school during The current year.
sl,t ff,r. lf II
the new salary schedule was fixed as
follows;
Principals of grammar schools, $50
per month, plus 81 additional for each
teacher under the principals superyl-
sion, the maximum salary TO be $iiJ
per month.
Principals OF primary schools, s75 per
month, plus 81 additional for each
teacher, the maximum salary TO be $50
per month.
Assistant teachers In beginners
rooms, $50 per month.
II was further recommended that be-
ginning teachers, not assistants, be
into three Classes. namely |
First, those without normal tralnng |
second. graduates Of accredited normal |
schools: third college graduates that |
group 10 receive 800 per month, the Sec
ond S95 per month and the third $40 |
per month, except I'm cases OF unusual |
merit: that the teacher In charge In
q beginners room with double sessions
receive $40 per month In addition 10 IN,
regular salary. that experienced teach.
ere, when first employed, receive $50
per month, plus the number OF years
experience minus one times IS. pro-
jided, only IN exceptional cases shall
the salary during the first year exceed
S65 per month that the monthly salary
Of such teachers as make commendabesl
progress and give evidence OF marked.
ability shall be increased S. each sue
cessve year until 500 has been reached
after which the monthly salary shall
be increased $3.50 each successive year.
provided. that when exceptional ahil-
ty II shown, an additional ncrc'se
may be allowed. the maximum salary
paid to any grade teacher havins
charge Of a room with sngs sessions
10 be $50
The committee further recommended
hat no cause other than poor health
or which a PHYSICIANS certificate may
be- required. will be accepted by the
loard az legitimate reason for revo.
alton OF contract before the close Of
he year, except at the close Of the Sec
md term. IN which case a written Ger.
llicate Of intention 10 resign must be |
illed out not later than November LIST |
preceding. The board reserves the right
o dismiss any teacher for violation OF
ules unsatisfactory work poor dlsci.
line or other incompetence at any
lme
The same committee recommended
hat Rosalle Pollock, +. u. Keller. Ira
}. Travis and Milton Bennlon be APP ,
onted associate members of the board
I examiners for the school year Of 1902.
B that the action OF the committee be
ltfied In Accepting the resignation [
7 w. H. Hon OF the high school aud a
he appointment OF Miss Elizabeth
ond In his place, at a salary OF $3.50
er month Adopted j
The treasurer's report for the month 4
April was received as follows
aence. April 1, SiO2 76S SO: receipts
l,OS6.32; total, Sll3S5fOi, disburse- b
ents, S27 9Oi25 balance, SS5,9i9.7G. /
Claims were allowed in the sum OF .
{, 1903 49,
Applications for positions az teach. 9
= were received from 1909 persons and A
ferred to the committee on teachers "a
I'd school work. :,
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