The Washington times., 1920-04-06
TWOPAY BILLS
TOR TEACHERS
Both sIflcation Commis.
sion and House Draft of o. C.
Bill Favor Increases.

Two entirely different scales OF nav
increases for District OF Columbia
school teachers are now before Con-
sress.
Tho District Appropriation bill. now
before the District subcommitts. of
the Senate Appropriation COMMITTEES.
contains the House Slate" of pay in
cresses for teachers, constituting a
material reduction from the estimates
submitted In the Board OF Educstion
reorganization bill.
Larger Increases.
The report OF the RecIassircation
commission also contains a section
relating 10 teachers OF the District
containing increases somewhat larEsr
than those either in the House bill
or the board measure.
The House bill does not raise the
salary OF superintendent OF schools,
but leaves IT at its present mark,
$4,000 per year. The Reclassincation
report raises II 70 $4,000.
The House bill contains this further
scale of increases: Assistant super
intendent of scho ools-one at $4,000 and
one at $500: director OF Intern ediate
instruction, thirteen supervising prin-
cipsls, supervisor Of manual training,
and director OF primary instruction.
sixteen in all, at a minimum salary
Of s.. 400 each: secretary, $4,000; fnan-
cial clerk. $1,000, clerks-one 81 600;
two at $1,000 each: one l,400 one
H.4o0: three at $1,000; three at 81 1000:
one 5000.
Principal OF the Central High
School $500, with 800 annual in
crease for five years; two assistant
principals, $2,400 each, with increase
Of 500 per year for five years.
-. L. - ~ t.xk 4
training high, and Junior high
schools. at 81, 700 each. with increase
of 500 per year for five years.
Two assistant principals. directors
OF music, drawing, ETC.. assistant d.
rector Of primary instruction. assist
ant supervisor of manual training,
are graded from $1.S00 to &2.40O.
Heads OF departments in high and
Misunderstanding high schools are
placed at $4,000: the same for normal.
high and manual training high
schools.
Class six Of teachers. including
seven principals OF grade manual
training schools. 81 40: class five Of
class three, $1,000: class two. and
class one. 1920 each.
My Accept House Plan.
THESE salaries represent increases
ranging from 80 to 20 per cent over
existing pay. They are considerably
smaller than those recommended by
the Rehabilitation Commission. The
latter groups salaries In this way:
For elementary school and kinder
garten teachers. $1,000 to $2,1OO; for
teaching principals in elementary
schools. $1,S00 to $2.ss0: for princi-
pals Of elementary schools, 81, 600 to
S3.22O. A general recommendation is
made for high school teachers from
S1'oOO to $2,70O. The highest salary
accommodation is laid down for
superintendent of schools, which is
for $4,000. or $1,000 more than the
provision made for the position in the
board Of education's bill.
A salary of 5000 is proposed for
nrst assistant superintendent of
schools. and $4,000 for second assist
ant. A sliding scale of salaries is
laid down for the examining board of
$3,25O.
1t is probable that the Senate win
accept the House increases without
amendment. and that no attempt will
be made to place the reclassification
commission ratings before Congress
at the present session.