The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-09
SEEK TO KEEP TEACHERS HERE
New Arrangements of Salaries Will
Make Special Provision for Teachers
Who Remain iii the schools-Divide
Teachers Into Three Glasses.

! The board of education of the city
now has under consideration the adop
tion of new schedule for the pay O.
grade and kindergarten teachers anc
/ the discussion Of the new schedule il
causing a lot of interest among teach
erS oil the city and among others in
terested in the schools. The schedule
is one that has been made out after
ia study of many schedules used in the
principal cities of Wisconsin ana
other states and while it may have It's
faults the members of the various
COMMITTEES considering it believe
that it will bring better results than
the present schedule IN force in
Kenosha
! The new schedule will offer induce
ments TO teachers TO remain in Keno.
sha and to make an advance in theil
study Cor the profession. The only
objection that has been raised TO The
schedule is the fact that it does not
inake > sufficient provision Cor some
Fof THE teachers who have sought to
improve their standing by seeking
aizs4eI edleation in the schools OF this
and other states. It is thought, how
ever, that before the board finally
adopts the schedule that some changes
viii lie made to take care of these
Complaints.
I4e teachers are divided into three
classet. Iho irst class is those who
nave graduated from normal schools
or schools with equivalent preparation,
tho second thoG3 holding 1rst grade
Certificates, 40 third those holding
second 4,~da certificates. It is under
stood chat IN the future ITO teachers
twill be employed in the Kenosha
schools who are not graduates of nor
NAL SCHOOLS Or holders IF first grade
certificates, but no effort will be made
to remove from their places the teach
er5 now employed on account of, the
fact that they are not in these classes.
The salary for the beginners in the
first class is placed at $50 monthly
for the grades ana $3.50 for the kin
dergartens, for the second class $45
and for the third $40. For every year
of successful teaching in the schools
of other cities before coming to Ke-
nosha the teacher, regardless Of the
class in which she falls, will be given
a monthly increase in salary of $3.50.
The maximum beginning salary for ex-
perienced teachers is placed at $65
for normal graduates, $55 for those
having first grade certificates and $50
for those having second grade certi-
ficates. The yearly advancement for
successful work in the schools of Ke-
nosha is placed at five dollars monthly
for all classes Of the teachers.
Second and third class teachers will
not be eligible to the maximum salary
in the kindergartens or first grades.
The maximum salary of first class
teachers in these grades is placed at
$3.50. For the second grade the
maximum salary for the first class is
placed at $40 per month, for second
class teachers at the same figure and
for the third class teachers at $685.
This scale applies to all grades to
the sixth grade The first class teach
ers in the seventh grade will receive
maximum salary of $3.50 and the
same salary is allowed to the teach
ers holding first grade certificates.
Teachers with second grade certificates
will not be eligible to teach in either
the seventh or eighth grades. The
maximum scale for eighth grade for
all classes of eligible teachers is
placed at Yf5.
An inducement is offered to teach
ers holding second grade certificates
in that they may be advanced to the
higher classes by doing work IN sum
mer schools thus better preparing
themselves for their worh.
The new schedule offers inducements
for teachers Of al classes to remain
in the Kenosha schools as it provides
for an increase Of five dollars month
ly for all teachers for each five years
served in the city schools after the
maximum salary has been reached.