Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-30
PAY, WITH BONUS, OFFERED
FOR NEXT YEAR, 20 PER
CENT INCREASE.
TEACHERS ARE GIVEN
UNTIL APRIL 10 TO SIGN
Increase Offered in Salaries For Next
School Year viii Increase Payroll,
From 100000 to $12s,ooo-Bonus Of
10 Per Cent to Be Paid Those Who
Serve Thru Year.

Contracts for teachers OF the city
schools for the next school year, pre-
pared by the teachers committee OF
the board and Superintendent Aaron
Palmer. were mailed Monday after
noon. They are to be returned, signed
or unsigned. to the superintendents
office on or before Saturday. April
10. Providing, as they do, for in
creases of salaries decided upon late
in the winter, including n 10 per
cent bonus for service thru the school
wear. contracts will increase the pay
roll for teachers about 20 per cent
over this year.
The new and higher scale will In
crease the payroll to $4,000 for the
year, TO which must be added the 20
per cent bonus, or 1900. making
total OF s12S,OOO rs compared with
about 100000 this year. The new
contracts provide for higher wages
than the minimum wage law fixed as
the standard for the state. This min
imum was put in effect in the city
schools last year.
Range Of Salaries.
The new contracts provide for an
approximate maximum salary or
1910 for grade teachers. with a
range OF salaries from si.045 10 ST.
2i0. The approximate maximum for
women high school teachers is $500
and the range is from $1,000 to ST.
500. The range for men teachers in
the high school Is from $500 to 81
700, but Of the latter there are COM
paratively few.
The bonus of 10 per cent is to be
paid to those who teach thru the
entire school year. II is probable
that the BOARD will adopt the plan
Of paying this bonus on the last pay
day of the year, but this plan later
may be modified.
Basis For Salaries.
In submitting the contracts to the
teachers, the teachers committee,
has pointed out that the board has
taken into consideration five things
in fixing the salaries. These are: The
cost of living. the salaries of Iowa
and other leading states. the long
service OF teachers, the relative O.
mount of work and responsibility Of
some Of the departments. and the
educational training and experience.
Attention is called TO the provision
Of the state law regarding the sign
ing of teachers contracts. This pro-
vision Is: NO contract entered into
by board of school directors with a
teacher who is then under contract
to teach with another board of school
directors in the state IF Iowa cover
ing the same period of time shall be
OF any validity until such former
contract shall have been released or
Cancelled"
Urge Summer Training.
The board is of the opinion that
it now has placed the scale Of sal
aries for teachers of this city On a
basis that compares very favorably
with other cities Of similar size. In
addition it points out that it offers
a substantial bonus for continuous
service during the school year.
The board is hoping to attract tho
best teachers to the city schools and
it is pointed out that all teachera
should, il possible. get the inspiration
from attendance at summer train
ing schools and contact with teach
ers from other states.