The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-09
FIX SALARIES
FOR TEACHERS
New Schedule Adopted by Board
of Education.
MORE MONEY is TO Be PAID
TEN MONTHS EMPLOYMENT
GUARANTEED TO PRINCIPALS.

HE board OF education adopted a
new salary schedule for teachers
at its meeting last evening. which
materially increases the compensation
now being paid. Another change that
viii be appreciated by the principals
is a provision that they be employed
for ten months. instead of from month
to month as at present. The new
schedule also increases the salaries of
principals SO per month, raises the
maximum Of teachers from $50 to $50
per month lowers the salaries Of be-
ginners from $40 to $50 per month. and
divides the schools into grammar and
primary departments.
These changes were made upon a rec
ommendation of the committee on
teachers and school work. The COM
mittee first recommended that princi-
pals be employed for ten months. and
then made other recommendations as
follows
That the buildings in which there are
grades above the fourth be designated
grammar schools. and those in which
there is no grade above the fourth be
designated primary schools: provided,
that any primary school receiving fifth
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.
Salaries Are Fixed.
It was recommended in the same con-
nection that salaries be fixed as fol-
lows:
Principals Of grammar schools. $50
per month, plus 81 additional for each
teacher under the principals supervis-
ion, the maximum salary to be S145
per month.
Principals Of primary schools. SIS per
month, plus 81 additional for each
teacher. the maximum salary to be sos
per month.
Assistant teachers in beginners
rooms. $50 per month.
1t was further recommended that be-
ginning teachers, not assistants. be
grouped into three classes. viz: first.
those without normal training: second.
graduates Of accredited normal schools:
third, college graduates that have had
normal training; the first group to re-
ceive $50 per month, the second S35 per
month and the third $40 per month.
except in cases of unusual merit: that
the teacher in charge in a beginners
room with double sessions receive SO
per month in addition to the regular
salary that experienced teachers when
first employed receive $35 per month.
plus s. for each Of the number of years
experience minus one, provided only in
exceptional cases shall the salary dur
ing the first year exceed S65 per month.
The monthly salaries Of such teachers
As make commendable progress and
give evidence Of marked ability. shall
be increased s. each successive year
until $50 has been reached. after which
the monthly salary shall be increased
$3.50 each successive year, provided
that when exceptional ability is shown
an additional increase may be allowed.
the maximum salary paid. to any grade
teacher having charge of a room with
single sessions to be $50.
Sickness Only Excuse.
No cause other than poor health. for
which physicians certificate may be
required, viii be accepted by the board
as a legitimate reason for revocation of
contract before the close of the year
except at the close of the second term.
in which case a written notification of
intention to resign must be filed not
later than Nov. 1 preceding, the board
reserving the right to dismiss anv
teacher for violation Of rules, unsatis-
factory work, poor discipline or other
Incompetence at any time.
The same committee recommended
that ROsalie Pollock, F. D. Keller. Ira.
D. Travis and Milton Bennion be ap-
pointed associate members Of the board
Of examiners for the school wear of
1902-03; that the action of the COM
mittee be ratified In accepting the
resignation Of W. II. Hoff of the High
school and the appointing Of Miss Eliz-
abeth Bond in his place at a salary Of
$3.50 per month. Adopted.
The report Of the treasurer for the
month Of April was received as follows:
Balance April !, S102. 1853 SO: receipts
$11,085.32; total, S113,S5401 Disburse-
ments, S27,9O4 %: balance. ss5. "a
Claims were allowed in the sum Of
$26.10343
Applications for positions as teach
ers were received from 100 persons and
referred to the committee on teachers
and school work