El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-09
How To Determine Just Principles
In Fixing Teacher Salary Schedule

and City Planning Departmeut-
class Of teaching positions "a the
school system IS Wen defined and asa
that standards as to training ane 80
-fass 81 positions. This tends 20 in-
nrovs ~ standard % teacherG- tuc1
REGULATIONS should Be made a part o.
the teachers schedule about 70 oe
adopted in e Paso-
6. There must Be salary grldeA
prescribed IN accordance vita varyins
degrees OF qualification and tra-nin 8
Thfs means that a college graduatt
teaching chemistry should oo peiq
more than a high school graduate
given below shows different salar1
schedules for most all teaching POSI-
tons and that the higher the qu1lilts
cations and training, the higher ta'
In adjusting salaries 20 a nez
salary scale, tbs adjustments must %
on basis OF past years OF eLperisnca
In doing this. the minimum laiary
as fixed. must be used as the startint
point. and the annual tncremen'
multiplied BY the past years o. ex
perisnce. must be added 70 his mini
mum IN order 70 determine the salarl
al which a teacher enters the re7
salary scale In this way the teaenei
who. has rendered long snd am -a-.i
service viii receive her Just reward
The greater percentage OF schools u.s.
this method IN adjusting salaries %
new salary schedule
g There must Be adsquats ana
permanent salary schedules provided
for each teaching position No At
tempt Is herein made 20 suggest tht
salary schedule FOR various teachin1
positions in Fl Paso However L.
order 20 give an idea % what the new
salary schedule n y 3aso should -
there Is presented below a sun-iarJ
OF salary schedules gathered from 81
American cities above $1,000 IN popu-
summary OF the replies 70 auss-
tion1aires on teachers, pay folloEs'
Grade teachers-8o replies. average
minimum, $3.50: 40 replies average
maximum, f1564.5e
Domestic science and art teaehersL
SIS replies, average Minimum f1cs5i
g replies. average maximum
Manual training teachers re-
plies. average minimum. s1269.40: p
replies, average maximum. s1s8s.sa-
Physical training teachers-lI Re.
plies, average minimum e1149-51. Is
replies. average maximum, f1s3811.
kindergarten teachers 80 replies
average minimum. s967.s9: y replies
average maximum. sl4f1.3o.
I Prinoipals--sl replies. Averages min
maximum. s255S.so.
Primary supervisors IL replies
average minimum Sl8f1.6o-
Music gupervisors-43 replies. aver
age minimum, f1405.17.
Drawing supervisorg-l replies
average minimum. e1s90.58
Writing supervisors III rspifaH
average minimum. s15a2-5o.
Hish sehool Posltions
Frincipais-so replies. rvsrars min
lrnurls lll1ts - replies, average u1zz-
Science tsachsrs-ss replies. ever
age minimum. sI1S66s: 81 rsplIe-
average maximum. S2f16IS.
Commercial teachers-63 replies
average minimum. 9I1I5.2g: IS re
pies, average maximum. e7of1e3
Other subject teacherE=sT replies.
average minimum, s1zs3.s5. 20 re-
plies, average maximum. t11g8ge.
Heads o. departments az replies.
average minimum. f17f42I: - replies.
average maximum f2505.fo.
Domestic science teachers ia re-
pies. average minimum. sioss: e re-
pl5ss, average maximum. Sl669-7S-
Manual training teacrers-Es re-
plesr average minimum. fIf75.75. Is
reples. average maximum, gsfee.T5
Fnysical training teachers - 50 re-
plies, average minimum, s198zss. q
replesr average maximum. sI1EE s.
average length OF time between
nllnluum and maximum salary for IS
cities. Sc years
Average amount of dfsfsrsr-. ~
tween minimum and maximum rzf-rr
Tor % cities Is ss35.I5
average superintendent safarv. IS
cities, $3.50.