Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-05-20
SCHOOL BOARD
INCREASES PAY
h III lEACHER5
After Long Wait, Plea OF
Teachers is Granted at Meet
ina Last Night

Teachers, principals and school
janitors will receive substantlal IN
crease in salary next year, as request
ed by them on numerous occasions,
following an extra special session Oh
the Board of Education in the high
school last night when the much dis
cussed question concerning adequate
remuneration for services was settled
definitely. This decision was arrived
at by the commissioners after care
fully celebrating over the matter and
considering salary schedules in other
cities.
vigorous in their campaign to secure
an increase, were granted an advance
of $165 over the schedule in force
this year.
This means that teachers now re-
ceiving q salary Of $3.50 per annum
will be granted the previous increase
of $40 plus an additional increase OF
s75 together with bonus OF 500 10
be included half in the pay before
Christmas and the rest in the wages
lust before Easter vacation. III a
teacher has reached the maximum In
Ker class she viii only receive the
bonus and not the new increase.
The maximum which is possible for
the grade teachers to receive has
been set at $1,225 and the minimum
IL .
following resolution was passed by
the board:
That a bonus OF $50 be granted to
each teacher except inexperienced
grade teachers serving their first year
and any teachers who may have been
engaged at a stated salary Tor the
coming year.
and NAV be decreased or increased al
the discretion of the commissioners
After the total increase of $165 nexl
year the grade teachers will only Sc
cure the $75 advance plus the bonus
making s125 more than received
previously.
Male principals and high schoo
professors, who usually are granted an
Increase of 500 a year. VIII receive
the old increase 1ext year plus an
other 500, together with the bonus
making a total advance in salary the
coming school year of $3.50. the Inn
its determined for the male teachers
schedule were $3.50, as minimum
and $2,250 as the high water mark
making an increase OF $1OO over tht
discarded system.
Women principals and high schoo
teachers will receive next year the
regular increase of $50 as provided III
the old schedule with an addition oil
500 and also the $50 bonus, making
the total increase IOT HeAI ycdi vi
5000. Thereafter only the 500 In
crease will be paid, which with the
bonus will make $3.50 more than the
salary regeneration now received
$1.100 and 1850 were affixed as the
minimum respectively. The same rule
concerning those already receiving
maximum salaries applies to the male
and female principals and high schoo
teachers as we'll as TO grade teachers
Two resolutions passed by the COM
missioners follow:
"When a teacher is promoted OF
transferred from one department the
point at which such teacher shall starr
in the schedule of the new depart
ment shall be determined by the COM
mfttee on teachers of the board
subject to approval of the board"
. The other resolution follows:
"The Board of Education reserves
the right to stop the advance of any
teacher under the schedule If said
board considers that such teacher
IS not efficient in his or her work
The Board of Education may restore
such teacher to the schedule whenever
1t considers that the objection nc
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