The Washington herald., 1907-08-28

transfers. promotions, and reductions of
officers and teachers. made BIZ the board.
and the establishment Of a new graded
school under provisions In recent legis-
latiOn
Promotions and Salaries.
After a full review of the legislative
measures governing the points at issue
Comptroller Tracewen arrives at the fol-
lowing conclusion. as far as promotions
and salaries are concerned.
IF promotions are made from grade
to grade only. there will be no increase Of
salary, by reason Of promotions, from the
first 10 the second grade. or from the
third TO the fourth, the fifth to the sixth.
or the sixth TO the seventh.
"On promotion from the second to the
third grade, or from the fourth to The
fifth, or the seventh to the eighth, the
teacher would, by operation Of law, be
advanced to the next higher class. Where
teacher is 50 advanced, II he is re-
quired TO enter the higher class at the
minimum salary OF that class, his salary
will be reduced, 1t is provided in sec
ton g. for the fiscal year 1907. that If
promoted to higher class, O head Of de-
partment, or teacher, shall receive the
salary Ia that class next above his salary
In the lower class. While this provision IS,
in terms, confined to the fiscal year 1907.
It represents the view Congress took Of
this question in the case it was acting
upon, and, I think this method should be
followed in cases arising IN subsequent
years.
No Double Increase.
1T also appears that il was not in
tended that q head Of department OF
teacher who had been promoted should
receive the salary IN the higher class next
above his salary in the lower class. and
also the annual increase for length OF
service IN addition thereto Promotion
from lower salary to a higher salary,
except as g consequence Of promotion
from a lower grade or class or group. is
not authorized. for the effect Of such
promotion would be 20 give the increase
Of pay for length Of service without re-
gard for length Of service.
"I think the same general principle that
governs promotions must also be applied
to reductions and that reduction from
a higher to q lower salary, except as a
consequence OF reduction from q higher
to G. lower grade or class or group, is
not authorized
II see no alternative to the conclusion
that where head OF a department or
teacher is reduced TO a lower class, unless
otherwise provided by law, he can be al
lowed only the minimum salary In that
class, all other salaries therein repre-
senting increase Of pay for length OF serv-
ice.
Exception to General Rule.
1T is provided that directors OF inter
mediate instruction. supervisors of man
ual training, and supervising principals
shall be appointed at the minimum salary
provided therefor. unless the said salary
is less than that he received at the time
OF his appointment.
This provision evidently refers to
reduction, and it indicates an exception
TO the general rule indicated in the above
view. Under this provision the reduction
Of an assistant superintendent, receiving
q salary Of 5000 per annum. to the posi-
ton OF supervising principal, at a salary
less than that next above the minimum.
is not authorized But this provision does
not prohibit his receiving any higher sal
ary provided for thai position not ex-
ceeding the maximum.
II think there can be no doubt that the
annual increase Of salary is provided for
Gs an increase Of pay for length Of serv-
fee, and Is ordinarily effective only after
a years service. But there is no specific
provision that in terms requires that
head Of department or teacher shall not
be entitled TO such increase Of salary, un-
I'll he has served a year.
No Increase on Probation.
Il think it was intended that a teacher
serving on probation should not be cIassi-
fed as a qualified teacher, and should not
become entitled to the annual Increase
OF salary until he had served as a quail
fed teacher during the second year.
Therefore the salary Of such a teacher
for the second year would be the same
for the first year.
Il am also Of opinion that it Is un-
necessary to reappoint at the beginning
Of each fiscal year OF school year sub
sequent to 1907 officers or teachers who
were in the school service at the close
Of the prior fiscal or school year, respec-
lively, and that officers so continued are
entitled 10 receive the increase Of pay
provided for the class in which they are
properly serving on and after July l of
each fiscal year, and that teachers so
continued are entitled TO such Increase of
pay on and after September l Of each
school year, but that where a new posi-
ton Is provided for by law. with provi-
sion for annual increase of pay. an Off
Ger or teacher appointed thereto Is not
entitled TO such increase Of pay for the
first year
When Increase Goes Into Effect.
THE annual increase Of pay OF officers
for length of service takes effect July
Of each successive fiscal year, and such
increase Of pay Of teachers takes effect
on September Of each year.
Where a promotion or reduction from
one class TO another OF an officer is made
TO take effect on or before July 1, or Of a
teacher on or before September I, OF any
year. the annual Increase of pay 20
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