Evening star., 1920-03-25
Fund for Immediate
School Building
Is Urged.
2.O34 TEACHERS
RAISES PROVIDED
Sixteen Officials of
Educational System
Also Would Benefit.

teachers in the District schools
and an extensive school building
program are recommended in
the District appropriation bill
reported to the House TODAY.
The committee specifically
provides that the school build
ing appropriations shall be made
immediately available. ''in order
that construction work may
start at the earliest possible mo-
ment."
Increases in salaries for 16
school officers, totaling $3,2oo,
and for 2.o34 teachers, totaling
5000. 800, and for I4o new teach
ers. totaling $2I7,2oo. are pro-
vided.
Total Increase of $S16,SOO.
Ihe total increase in this bill over
the amount in the current District act
for salaries of teachers, librarians and
clerks. including increased basic paw
and additional teachers. is $S76,SOO
In addition to the compensation re-
celVed from the sources provided in
the bill. So per cent of the teachers in
the day schools are also teachers in
the night schools and receive addi-
tional compensation for such services,
which is not computed in the average
salaries for the various classes. =
COmpensntiOns Increased.
The oompensations of the following
officers is increased:
One director of intermediate instruc-
tion, $1,000 to $2.4O0; thirteen SUPER
vising principals. 5000 to $2,4Oa each :
one supervisor of manual training
$4,000 to $2.400. and one director of
primary instruction.:$2.2 200 to $4,000.
Additional empleyments recommend
Two clerks at $500 each, and two
clerks. at a. 200 each.
The coppensation of four attendance
ofncerS-is increased from $500 to $500
each.<
The basic compensation of teachers
In the public schools is increased as
follows:
One principal. Central High School
$4,000 to $500; l assistant principal
Centra! High School. $500 to $4,000:
principals Of normal. high and man
ua! training high schools, $4,000 to
5000 each: assistant principal (dean
Of girls). Dunbar High School. $500
TO S2,4OO; directors Emusic, drawing
physical culture. domestic science. do
mestic art. kindergartens and pen
manship), $1.500 to $4,000 each: l as
sistant director of primary instruc-
ton, $1.400 to $500; assistant di-
rectors Emusic, drawing, physical cui-
| ture. domestic science. domestic art
kindergartens and penma nship), $1,000
to S1.SOO each; l assistant supervisor
OF manual training. $1,000 to $1,SOO;
IA heads of departments in high and
manual training high schools (group
E. class g.. $1,000 to $4,000 each: %
teachers (normal. high. manual train
ing high. promoted for superior work
+ ttgroup b. class g.. $1,000 to $4,000
each; 334 teachers (group A. class g.,
class 5. $1,000 to $1,000 each: 4sS
teachers in class 4. 5000 to $1,000 each.
SAB teachers in class 3, $3.50 to $1,000
each 364 teachers in class 2. $3.50 to
81 200 each. and 80 teachers in class /
$3.50 to $1,000 each.
More Teachers Recommended.
A special beginning teacher in the
normal school at $500 is omitted.
The following additional teachers are
| recomme ended:
=, one assistant principal. Mckinley
Manual Training School. $4,000: two
PRINCIPALS for junior high schools. at
! SZ.Ioo each. one assistant principal
| .dean of gir!s). Dunbar High School
$2.4OO seven teachers in normal high
ard manual training high schools.
| promoted for superior work (group
| b. class 81. at $500 each; twenty
| FIVE teachers in group A. class 6
! (high schools). at S1.440 each: fifty
| three teachers in class 5, at $1,000
each: twenty teachers in class 4, at
| $1,000 each: twenty teachers in class
3, at $1,000 each: ten teachers in class
2. at $1,000 each. and ten teachers in
class 1. at $1,000 each.
OF the 149 new teachers provided
in the bill. sixty-eight already car
ried from March 1 to June 30. 1920
| in the deficiency appropriation act
| approved March 6, 1920. at the fol-
| lowing annual rates of compensation
schools. at s2.5OO each; twenty-five
group A. class 6. at $1,000 each: six
| teen class 5, at $1,000 each; thirteen
! class 4. at 5000 each: ten class 2. at
$3.50 each, and two class l, at $3.50
I each
| The compensation of ten librarian.
! is increased from $500 to $1,000 each
| and the compensation of thirty clerks
| from S720 to $3.50 each. and five new
| clerks in class 4 at $3.50 each are
! recommended.
Additional Pay PrOvisiOns.
| The basic compensation or teachers
! stated in the report is not the total
| compensation received by them. The
| compensation of teachers. in addition
! to the basic pay, includes the addi-
tional compensation $24o bonus)
longevity pay. ranging from s25 a
| year for five years Of service in the
lowest grades to 800 year for
| eight years of service in the highes,
grades and the authorized allowance
to principals of $50 per room pei
annum for each session room of not
less than twenty-five pupils.
/ The average annual compensation
of the teachers in the various classes
based on the February. 1920. pay
| roll. is as follows:
| Class l, s1,149; class 2. s1.153; class
3. S1.21O; class 4. S1.39O; class s
S1.SOS: class ga, S1,945: class 6B
s2,3Is. and class 6B (head Of depart.
ments). $2.354.
| paragraph is recommended al.
lowing the teachers, librarians ant
| clerks, in addition to the increases
| made in basic salaries. the full
amount of any increased compensa
ton granted for the fiscal year 1921
(s240 bonus), provided that the full
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