Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-27
||lD GRANTS
lcIlEiSED PAY
FOR TEACHERS


Anew salary schedule with In
klnCrease in pay for all teachers Of
H. pabIic schools was formally
fo1oDtad ct = special meeting Of the
tmembers Of the bosfd Of education
Hast night. The board also voted
ito lengthen- the school year to ten
'4nontha. The action on both ques-
lions Was unanimous.
I The definite step to increase the
@1alayy Of Rock Island teachers for
THE year 19z0-1921 was taken fol-
flowing the report OF . committee
s&ppointed some time ago to ar
trange q new salary schedule for
athe consideration OF the board. The
board has long recognized the ne
E}cessity of an increase In teachers
ssaIaTies. The question Of longer
school year had also been con-
Memplated for some time.
Have High Schedule
il The action was taken after .
fcnreful study of the school situa-
Mon throughout the state. 1t was
deund that the salary schedule for
Rock Island schools Is higher than
*hat employed in most cities,
Ah0ugh trifie less than few.
The schedule adopted for grade
teachers raises the minimum SAL
ary from 1878 to $500, and the
maximum salary from $1.035 to
- 100. The high school minimum
swas fxed at $1,000 and the maxi
Z mum at $500.
III In the grade schedule 1t requires
mine years Of successful service
with advanced credit Of six majors
10 reach the maximum. Three Of
Ythese majors must be obtained al
Ahe close Of i've years Of teaching
\ otherwise the advance In salary
ceases.
The high school salary operates
on the same basis. and reaches the
lniximum in 10 years Of service
The high school schedule il made
40 apply to beginning teachers, DO
cause OF the fact that 1t is impos'
4 ;sible to raise the schedule from tht
present maximum OF $3.50 Il
$500 and advance all teachers tt
fhat schedule at once.
It will be necessary to apply thi!
$rhedule to incoming teachers ant
make uniform advance from thu
present rate to- the maximum. tn,
present advance conditioned OF
three majors Of advanced study a
Che conclusion Of the five years o.
Reaching and three majors at tn,
cnd OF nine years.
In the grade schools, norma
graduates are required, or thos.
having the equivalent in training
\ In the high school college gradu
ptes are demanded. The board o
education reserves the right to de
termine the salary where expert
ence has been In schools othel
than Rock Island.
Experience, In order to count
must be in schools Of like standing
For grade teaching, two years o
teaching in an ungraded schoo
will count as one year. when tn
salary Ia fixed. For high schoo
tc8CuCTBs WuO uaVc PISVlOubi
done grade work. two yearS vii
count as one. when the salary j
\ fixed.
Tho addition Of ono month Q
school and the increase in salarie
increases the pay roll Of teacher
approximately $4,000.
JanltOrs Get Raise.
A new schedule was also adopte
f0r janitors. making an increase l
the janitors' pay roll OF approx
4 mately $4,000.
The maximum for grade primo
4 pals was raised from $3.50 t
4 1880. Advanced credits are nee
essary for principals to reach thi
\ maximum. The salary of q prin
4 cipal is also determined to som
q extent by the size of the buildin
4 and number Of teachers under hi
direction.