Evening star., 1924-01-15
D. c. HEADS YIELD
TO SCHOOL BOARD
Amendment for Appointment
of Members Withdrawn
From Pay Bill.

The board Of education won the
'opening skirmish In its fight with
the Commissioners over the teachers
salary legislation today when the
city heads voluntarily withdrew the
rider to their substitute bill pro-
viding for the appointment of the
school board members by the Com
missione1 instead OF the District
Supreme Court. -.
Formal announcement Of this ac-
tion was made by the CommiDs ioners
lat a hearing on the teachers salary
bill before the budget bureau. The
pointed out that they
made this move in order to avoid
dragging the budget bureau into
the Controversy, between themselves
and the school board over the
teachers salary legislation.
Greenwood Dissatis1ed.
The boards victory. however, was off,
set somewhat, In the opinion Of Ernest
Greenwood, vice president, because the
substitute salary bill. drafted by the
Commissioners, was the only bill Off
cially presented to the budget bureau
salary bill, he said. was not officially
considered, although II was used to
parallel the Commissioner substitute
measure during the discussions before
the budget bureau.
A comparison Of the substitute bill
and the original school board bill at
today's conference showed that in only
one Instance the Commissioners figure
was higher than that Of the school
board. Many Of the salary schedules
asked by the board were cut drastically
In the Commissioners bill, while a few
of the boards figures remain un-
scathed.
The initial cost of the Commission
ers eu wopa sonsttpse ps sdo s 1T while it %oad
cost the District $1,32o.250 II the
school boards salary bill was adopted.
Limitation In Restored.
In drafting the substitute bill the
Commissioners restored the 80 per
cent limitation on the number of
teachers eligible to promotion to the
superior group B classification which
was stricken out OF the school board g
tentative salary bill at the instance of
Capt. julius l. Peyser. The Commie-
sioners argued that this would result
in a great reduction in the cost OF the
salary bill.
The comparison Of the two salary
bills before the budget bureau
showed that the substitute bill would:
Cut pay of elementary school teach
ers in group A 5000 year by reduc-
ing the longevity increase from eight
to six years.
Cut the pay Of elementary teachers
in group B from $4,000 to s2,1o0.
Cuts Junior High Pay.
Cut the pay of Junior high school
teachers in group A $200 year by
making a basic salary Of $1,000. and
allowing the longevity increase for
six years instead Of eight as provided
in the boards bill.
Cut the. pay of junior high school
teachers in class B from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Leave unchanged the salary sched-
ule Of groups c and D Of Junior High
School teachers, which is a minimum
of $4,000 and a maximum of $4,000.
Leave unchanged the salary sched-
ule Of senior high and normal school
teachers in group A, which is a mini
mum of $1,000 and maximum of
$4,000.
Salary Schedule Unchanged.
Leave unchanged the salary sched-
ule Of senior and junior high school
teachers in group B. which is a mini
mum of $4,000 and maximum of
Put school Librarians in the class
with elementary school teachers, and
reduce the salary 5000.
Cut the pay of teaching principals
Of from four to seven rooms from q
$500 to a minimum Of $2,1e0 and a
maximum of $2,400.
1 Cut the pay Of teaching principals
Of from eight to fifteen rooms from a
minimum Of $2.500 and maximum of
$4,000, to a minimum Of $4,000 and a
maximum Of $500.
Cut the pay Of administrative prin-
cipals of sixteen rooms or more from
q minimum Of $4,000 and a maximum
of 5000, to a minimum of $2,700 and
a maximum Of $500.
Salaries Of Principals.
Leave unchanged the salary Of prin-
cipals Of junior high schools. which, as
provided in the boards bill, ranges
from a minimum of $4,000 to a maxi
mum Of $4,000.
Leave unchanged the salary of prin-
cipals Of senior high schools. which,
as provided in the boards bill, ranges
from minimum Of $4,000 to maxi
mum Of $4,000.
Leave unchanged the salary Of the
directors of special subjects, which,
as provided In the boards bill, ranges
from a minimum Of $4,000 to a maxi
mum OF $500.
Cut the pay OF the heads of de-
partments from q minimum Of $4,000
to q maximum Of $500 to a mini
mum Of $e,9eo and . maximum Of
$4,000.