The Washington herald., 1922-02-11
SENATE Gets BILL
TO INCREASE PAY
OF DC. TEACHERS
Measure Would Raise
Wage in Every School
Department.

General increases in the salaries
Of District school teachers were
provided for IN 4 bill introduced IN
the Senate yesterday by Senator
Arthur Capper. chairman of the
subcommittee in charge of District
schools.
Every department of the school
system would be affected by the
bill. which starts with the kinder
garten teachers at a salary Of 81
400 as a basic rate and provides an
annual increase Of 800. for a Pc
riod Of six years, or until the sal
AIRY has reached $4,000 a year.
Class 2, known as the elementary
schools under group A, would re-
ccive a basic Salary of sl,4oo an
nually with a 500 annual increase
untfl the sal salary reaches $4,000.
Group B in this>class has a basic
salary Of S2,l0O, which would be
Increased annually until the salary
has reached S2,400.
High School Teachers s1,sO0.
Class includes senior high
school and normal school teach. rs
and is divided into two groups, \
to receive a basic salary Uf l,SoU,
increased 500 each year until the
salary is $500, and group 90
start at $4,000, to be Increased uh-
til the amount per annum has
reached $1,000.
Class 4, group 4. under the head
ing Of school libraries. has a mini
mum OF SB400 per annum, to be in
creased SlOO each year until the sal
airy is $1,000 a year. Group Is has
a basic salary OF S2,100 and is to
be increased 500 q year until the
maximum OF s2,4oo has been
reached.
Under the head Of salaries ad-
ministrative and supervisory ON
GERS, the following rates are pro-
vided:
Class S. Teaching principals OF
elementary schools with from four
to seven rooms; basic salary of 81
100 with annual increase of SlO0
to a maximum salary OF $500.
Principals MP TO s4,Se0.
Class 6. Teaching principals OF
elementary schools with from eighi
to fifteen rooms, basic salary S2,2oO'
with annual increases of 500 to n
maximum pay Of $500.
Class Z. Administrative principals
with fifteen rooms or more and
principals of vocational and Amer
lcanizatiop schools, basic salary OF
$500, with annual increases to
maximum of $1,000.
Glass V. Principals of senior high
school and normal schools, basiC
| salary of $4,000, with annual in
creases Of 500 to maximum salary
of s4.5oe.
Class 10. Directors Of special suo-
jects and departments, basic salary
| of ss,lOO, with annual increase oi
500 to a maximum of sS,i00.
Class IL. Heads Of department:
and assistant principals, basic sal
airy OF $3,lO0. with annual increase
Of 800 TO a maximum of $4,000.
Class IL. Supervising principals
basic salary of $4,000, with annual
increase of s100 until the maximum
of $4.5OO has been reached.
Community Center Omcials.
Class 10. Community center de-
partments-Directo basic pay OF
S3,IOO, with increase OF 500 per. ar.
mum until $3,400 has been reached
general secretaries, basic salary OF
| Sl,40O, with annual increase of 500
until the maximum of $4,000 has
been reached; community secre.
taries, full time. basic pay Of $1,000
increased 500 per annum until tho
maximum of $500 Is paid; commu.
nifty secretaries, part time, IS a day
Department of school attendanc,
and work permits-Director, bash
salary $500, with annuaf Increase
of 500 to a maximum of $500.
chief attendance officer. basic sal.
airy s2,10O, with annual increase un'
til the maximum is $1,000; lsttend'
ance officers. basic pay sI,io0, un'
til the maximum Is $4,000; censu,
inspectors, basic pay sl.l00. with
annual increase Of 800 up to $4,000
Board of examiners for whit,
schools-Chief examiner, basic pa!
$4,000, with annual increases Of sl0'
up to a maximum of $500.
Superintendent of schools. $4,000
a year; first assistant, 5000 a year
assistant superintendents, si,5Oe 4
year.