Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-03
INCREASE
FOR TEACHERS
Substantial Raise In Pay Ap-
proved by School Board
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER ]
Bonus Of 500 Will be Given
From Feb. I to July l.
Teachers to Consider Plan

A committee of four, representatives
Of the Teachers Association waited
upon the Board of Education last
night at q meeting of that body, to
confer upon the subject of increase
in teachers salaries. A comparative
statement was previously drawn up
by the board of teachers and admin
istrative salaries showing salaries and
increases for years 1919-192O and
1920-1921, based on present and pro-
posed schedules. and presented to the
committee to carry back to the
Teachers Association. The associa-
ton will act up on proposed increases
and on Thursday will return tnelr
answer to the board. 1t is expected
that the increases as approved by the
board will be accepted by the teach
ers.
The, schedule shows a substantlal
increase for every teacher on the
Perth Amboy teaching staff. The
Boards action, however, does NOT
make the schedule effective, even
though the Association accepts the
terms Being that the amount to be
expended will exceed that allotted for
the public educational purposes, the
Board of Aldermen will necessarily
have to taken action.
The comparative statement shows
the salaries based on the present
schedule for 1919-1920 amounts to
s240,86O, the salaries based on the
present schedule for 1920 and 1921
is s24S,760, and the salaries based
on the proposed schedule for 1920
1921 will make the pay roll $30S,O6O,
making an increase Of $1,000 for 1920
1921 based on the present schedule.
The following Is partial state
ment of the salaries for men high
school teachers and principals;
Teacher of one years experience,
present schedule $3.50. proposed
schedule $1,000, making an increase
of $3.50; two years experience pres
ent schedule s1,45O, proposed sched-
ule $1,700; three years experience,
present schedule $3.50, proposed
Schedule $500. AS teachers all
move up one grade in 1920-192l
their increases In salary in 1920-1921
would actually be $780, Thus, re-
gardless of the number of years a
man has taught, his increase will be
the $3.50. each year. Teachers IN
service ten years and over will re-
>ceive the $3.50 increase next year.
The schedule for women high
school teachers and principals is as
follows: One years experience, pres
ent schedule $1,100; proposed sched-
ule $1,000, making an increase OF
| 5000; two years experience, present
schedule Sl,l5U, prOpCSeu Scueuule
$1,400, making an increase of $3.50.
AS teachers all move up one grade
in 1920-1921 their increase III salary
for that year will be $780, Thus, all
women high school teachers and
principals will receive an increase of
$3.50 each year over the present
schedule, or $50 increase the first
year and $100 increase each year
over the preceding.
In the case of the grade teachers
where the present schedule calls for
$3.50 for a teacher of one years ex-
perience, the proposed schedule will
provide salary of $1,000; two years
of experience an increase from 1926
to S1,100; three years, from 1856 to
| s1,140, or an increase of 1915 each
! year after the first over the present
salaries; which means a $190 in
] crease each year, with the minimum
at $1,000. Teachers in the service
| over twelve years will receive an in
crease of $275.
The statement also offers a 500
bonus to all teachers from February
| 1. 1920, to July 1, 1920. This is ad-
ditional to the $25 already being re+
| ceived.
At the meeting last night John K
Sheehy was formally reelected pres
/! ident of the Board, making the
twelfth time Mr.. Sheehy has held the
office. A. C. Clark was reelected
vice president, and A. H. Crowell
! secretary. Mr.. Sheehy also reap
pointed the same committees as
served last year, and the janitors
were voted an increase in salary OF
| $25 a month.