Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-25

Board of School Directors of the
latter district should make as equit-
able an adjustment of such salary
with the teacher as will be consistent
with her qualifications and the i'm
portance of the position in the sys-
tenn of the local district in which
she is to teach.
V. The two grades of special
certificates are classified as follows:
(a) Temporary special certific-
ates are classed with professional
certificates or State Normal School
certificates (two-year certifcates).
(b) Permanent special certifc-
ates are classed with State Normal
School diplomas, county permanent
certificates, State permanent GER
tificates and college provisional GER
tif1cates.
VI. The Act does not make any
provision for the increase of salaries
for part-tinae teachers. Proportion
ate increases ought to be made; but
action in this matter is clearly
within the province of the local
board. The State makes no contri-
button to such increases.
VII. Clause two (2) of the Act
specifically indicates that the basis
upon which the increases for the
year 1919-1920 are to be made in
the salary list that prevailed in the
district for the school year 1915
1919 and also the grade of certificate
that the teacher holds when such
certificate is above the grade of a
provisional.
VIII. All one-room schools stu
ated outside of cities are definitely
classed as rural; others may be SO
classed by the State superintendent
or Public Instruction after conside-
ration of the facts relating to loca-
ton and environment.
TX. The Commonwealth makes
appropriations toward the salaries
of teachers as follows:
(a) For teachers holding provi-
slonal certificates teaching in rural
schools, ten dollars ($10) per school
| month.
(b) For teachers holding pro-
visional certificates teaching in 9TH
er than rural schools, FIVE dollars
S5) per school month.
Co For teachers holding pro-
| fessional certificates or State Nor
NAL certificates (two-year certif-
cates) twelve dollars and fifty cents
II.
ca For teachers holding State
Normal diplomas, county perma-
nent certificates, State permanent
certificates or college provisional
certificates, twenty dollars ($20) per
school month.
x. Teachers who were not in
service last year (191S-1919) are
held to be in the class with new
entrants" They can only claim the
minimum.
XI. The law does not cover the
case of substitute teachers or teach
ers temporarily employed. In such
instances salaries and increases are
to be determined on the merits of
the particular case.
XII. Teachers or principals
whose salary is paid for twelve
months receive the increase on the
basis of the school month. The
| monthly salary is determined by
dividing the annual salary by the
number of months fixed by the
board as the. school year.
XIII. Salary for the year 1913
| 1919 is held to include so-called
bonuses or additional pay. Clause
seven (7) of the act uses the term
compensation.
XIV. Teaching in rural
school entities the teached who
| holds a certificate higher than a
provisional to five dollars (S5.00)
per month over and above what the
| district pays. It is specific
| contribution by the Commonwealth
to each teacher who qualities in
such a position.
XIV. Where teachers were tenn
porarily employed in advance posi-
tions in a district during 1s1s-I9ls:
and where such teachers either on
their Own account or for the good
of the service are changed to posi-
tons paying less salary than the
temporary employment afforded, the
board of school directors should
make as equitable an adjustment of
the matter as is consistent with the
merits of the case.