Milford chronicle., 1921-07-22
SCHEDULE OF PAY
FOR RURAL TEACHERS
DISCUSSED BY SUPERINTENDENT H. v
HOLLOWAY With The SEVERAL
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
DISTS MUST GET TEACHERS
GRADES AND RATE OF SALARY TO BE
PAID IS FIXED BY STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION.

The State Board of Education last
week divided the State into sectors
and the Commissioner of Education
H. V. Holloway and his assistants
each took their assigned parts fol
making explanations of the new law
The schedule for the apportionment
of the State money appropriated was
divided into parts, which were care
fully gone over in the various public
meetings which were held at central
places for the commissioners to meet.
If any failed to attend after being no.
titled, that was their misfortune.
Last Friday the State Board of Ed
ucatiOn met at Dover and finally sett-
led the conditions, in accord with the
information developed by the several
meetings over the State, where the
law was discussed and many ques-
tions from the local commissioners,
, were answered. iml
The following is the plan for rating
teachers and the salary schedule to
be followed in employing teachers by
the local districts. The points are
for rating teacher-as follows:
Scholarship, executive ability, per-
sonality, teaching power, professional
spirt-5 points each.
Those teachers scoring from 20-25
points, superior, or A; 1913, good, or
B; 10-14, fair, or C; SO, poor, or D;
below 5, very poor, or E.
Salary schedule for white teachers,
showing, first, kind of certificate; sec
Ond, basic salary-no experience;
third, classes and increases. per
annum for six years, viz: C, B and A.
Provisional third grade-$500.
Provisional second gfade-$550.
Third grade-$6OO, $25, $50, SIS.
Second grade-$7OO, $25, $50, SIS.
First grade-$85O, $25, $50, SIS.
Elementary school principal having
at least two assistants-$1 900, $50,
SIS, $1OO.
High school teachers college grad
yates or equivalent)-$1, 200, $50, SIS,
$1OO.
Principal second grade high school
college graduate or eQuivalent)- |
300, $50, SIS, $1OO.
Principal first grade high school
college GRADUATED $50, SIS,
s1OO.
Teacher-agriculture (part time),
81, 800, $50, SIS, $1OO; full time), |
$1,700, $50, SIS, $1OO.
Teacher-home economics (part |
time), $1,000, $50, SIS, $1O0; (full
time, $1,5OO, $50, SIS, $1OO.
Experience outside of State shall
count One-half of same in State, but
only on a tentative rating of &C"
for the first year.
Teachers of schools situated over
three miles from the railroad, trolley
OF bus line, or over three miles from
their homes, provided their schools
are not on the railroad, shall be paid
a ICnL" of $50 PEI year inaddition to
the amount above stated. A greater
b rus for teachers working in schools
very remote from the railroad may be (
paid by special arrangement with the
State Board of Education.
State Board in Accord '
Superintendent Holloway says the
State Board of Education will gladly
pay teachers salaries iii accordance |
with the schedule and emphasized that y
he higher the quality of the teacher,
'equiring more salary, the better the I
BOARD would like it. Replying to /
question as to how district could pay
/ larger salary than provided by the I
he said under the new I
chool law the district could hold a c
eferendum among the voters and if n
hey were agreeable an extra tax e.
Ould be imposed in the district for
he purpose desired. p
He stated the State Board had prac- G.
ically scrapped all the budgets sub
litted to it, but would endeaVor to p
nance all the necessities of the re- g
pective districts. Some time will 81
lapse before the final budgets are II
ent to the respective districts, but in II
le meantime the commissioners can la
lake needed repairs to school build I'll
lgs, provided the cost is not more
ian $50 per room. A commissioner tn
no has a One-room school asked HI
here he could find a painter who lie
ould paint the building for $50. re
On the question of securing a sup
y of coal for next winter Superin- ca
ndent Holloway suggested that the
obtain bids and buy j.
,al, the State Board expecting to
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