Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
TEACHERS HAVE
NEW SALARY BILL
Substitute Measure for One
Now in Legislature
Drafted
INCREASES ARE DEFINITE
Details of Latest Draft Will Be
Explained at Meeting
Thursday Night
INCREASES ARE DEFINITE

Public school teachers Of the city will
meet Thusrday night in the Academy
OF Natural Science to hcar details OF a
new salary increase bill drafted for
presentation to the State Legislature in
pace CT the State Board of Education
measure, providing a 25 per cent in
crease for teachers. The latter bill Is
In committee.
teachers have protested its passage,
because they say it leaves 10 the dircc-
ton or the Board of Education ailot-
incnt or the increase. instead of point
ing out specifically just what the salary
raise shall be for each class Of teachers.
the new bill, drafted by w. r. Zlm-
n'erinan, assistant superintendent CT
pauphir County schools, will raise the
inim salaries of teachers here from
1900 10 $3.50, and the maximum for
primary grades from $1,000 to $1,000.
Provisions Of Measure
The measure provides:
h the minimum salary Of each
public school teacher In the common
wealth holding a provisional certificate
shall be $50 per month that the
minimum salary OF each teacher hold
ing a professional certificate or a state
normal school certificate shall be SIS
per month ! that the minimum salary OF
each teacher holding one Of the follow
ing certificates: state normal school
aiploma, county permanent certificate
state permanent certificate or college
provisional certificate, shall be sS5 per
month provided, further, tina the stale
4 Slo additional per month to each
tsacher or a rural school holding a GER
'lhcate higher than a provisional certin.
cate; that the state pay 40 per cent oil
inc salary OF all teachers, principals and
superVisors up to but not including 800
per month provided that the SIS add.
tional per month which is to be paid by
the state TO each teacher OF a rural
school shall not be included within IN,
~ per cent herein provided,
1nat Section 1910 Of the school code
ploNioins r minimu salary, etc, AND
Section 1918, providing for the paymen,
VI .ne increase OF salaries, etc., shall be
Increases Provided
ina all teachers, principals and
superVlsors in the public schools Of the
sonirnohwealth receiving from 800 Ia
.'V per month, inclusive, shall receive
Increase or 20 per cent; that all
teachers. principals and supervisors re.
ceiving more than $3.50 per month. blu,
NOT more than 5000 per month shall re.
ce,'e an increase Of IL per cent that
al teachers. principals and supervisors
receiving more than 5000 per month, but
not more than $3.50 per month shall
receive an increase Of 10 per cent: tina,
all teachers, principals and supervisors
receiving more h a $3.50 per month
shan receive an increase of s per cent
mat the state shall pay SO per cent OF
the increase herein provided for all
teachers, principals and supervisors re-
eeivlng 800 or more per month tha,
the increase herein provided for al
teachers, principals and supervisors re.
ceiving 800 or more per month shall
be based on the salary paid to- each
teacher. principal or supervisor during
tho school year 191S-1e; that the state
sinai cease to pay the SO per cent in.
crease Of the salary herein provided for
each teacher, principal and supervisor
receiving 500 or more per month when
ever the board Of any school district
shall lower the amount of salary paid
to any such teacher, principal or super.
visor during the school year 1890.
That the amount Of money received
by any district in the commonwealth BY
reason of the difference in salary paid
to each teacher in the district during
the school year 191S-19, and the amount
received for eac teacher by reason
Of the 40 per cent proviso shall be
USED to further increase the salary OF
each of it's teachers receiving less thar
500 per month and for no other pur.
pose"