Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-14
SCHEDULE OF PAY
FOR RURAL TEACHERS
Discussed by Superintendent
Holloway With District
Commissioners.

Thirty rural school commissioners
of New Castle county attended an
interesting conference in No. l School
this city. yesterday afternoon.
H. V. Holloway, State Superintend-
ent of public instruction, presented
and commented on the following plan
of teacher rating and salary schedule
for teachers:
Scholarship. executive ability, per-
sonality. teaching power. profession
al spirit--5 points each.
Those teachers scoring from POPS
points, superior. or a; 1919. good
or r; 1914, fair. or c; SO. poor, or
d; below 5, very poor, or +.
Salary schedule for white teachers
showing, first, kind Of certificate
second. basic salary-no experience
third, classes and increases per an
mum for six years, viz: G, Is and A.
Provisional third grade-$500.
Provisional second grade-S550
Third grade-S60O. s25. $50, SIS.
Second grade-s7OO. SIS, $50. SIS
First grade-sS5o. s25. $50. s75.
Elementary school principal hav-
ing at least two assistants-Sl,0 600
$50. SIS, 500.
High school teachers college grad
uates or equivalenD-s1 200, $50. SIS,
500.
Principal second grade high school
college graduate or equivalcnt)-
$1,000, $50. SIS, $l0O
Principal first grade high school
tconege graduate)-s2,ooo, $50, SIS,
500.
Teacher-agricultu tpart time)
1850. $50, SIS. sl00; (fun time).
sl,700, $50. SO. 500.
Teacher-home economics (part
timel. $1,000 $50. SIS. s1Oo; (fun
time). $500, $50, SIS. S100.
Experience outside Of State shall
count one-half OF same in State, but
0 My on q tentative rating Of C.
for the first year.
Teachers of schools situated over
three miles from the railroad, trolley
or bus line. or over three miles from
their homes, provided their schools
are not on the railroad, shall be paid
a bonus Of $50 per year IN addition 10
the amount above stated. a greater
bonus for teachers working in schools
very remote from the railroad may be
paid by special arrangement with the
, aLt oOdI0 OL E<uQC1llOn.
State Board in Accord.
superintendent Holloway told the
commissioners the State Board OF
Education would gladly pay teachers
salaries in accordance with the sched-
ule and emphasized that the higher
the quality Of the teacher, requiring
more salary. the. better the board
would like il. Replying 10 a ques-
ton as 70 how a district could pay
a larger salary than provided BY the
schedule, he said under the new
school law the district could hold a
referendum among the voters and If
they were agreeable an extra tax
could be imposed in the district for
the purpose desired.
He stated the State Board had prac-
tically scrapped all the budgets sub
mitted 10 il. but would endeayor 10
finance all The necessities Of the re-
spective districts. Some time will
eiapse before the final budgets are
seat 10 the respective districts, bur
IN the meantime the commissioners
can make needed repairs 10 school
buildings, provided the cost is not
more than $50 per room. A commits
sloner VINO has a one-rooln schoo,
asked where ne could find a painter
VINO would paint the building for $50.
On the question Of securing a sup
ply Of coal for next winter Superin-
tendent Holloway suggested that the
commissioners obtain bids and buy
coal the State Board expecting u
pay the bills by September /.