Evening star., 1924-04-01
TEACHER PAY BILL
| ISSENT TO SENATE
Measure Passed by House
Increases Superintendent's
Salary to ST, 500.

The Senate now has the Keller
measure which carries general in
creases in salaries for all teachers
and officials in the Washington public
school system. and establishes a new
salary schedule for the first time
since 1906.
This bill was passed by the House
late yesterday, without a record vote
after more than six hours of debate,
and in the final stages a vote to re-
commit for the purpose of enlarging
the powers OF the board of educa-
tion was defeated by u vote of 1863
to l2O.
There was no opposition to the SAL
ary increases for the working teach
ers. but considerable opposition to
the salaries of higher officials, under
the leadership of Representatives
Thomas l.. BIanton. who succeeded
by vote of "a to 81 in having the
salary of the superintendent of
schools fixed at 81 SEQ instead Of q
minimum of $4,000 and a maximum
OF $4,000, as proposed in the Keller
bill
Try to Limit superintendent.
There was a persistent effort also
to have the authority of the superin-
tendcnt of schools regarding appoint
meut OF teachers and fixing their
salaries. shared with the board of
education. This was repeatedly voted
down eXcep. in one place where the
proposed aTl~ndmcnt was accepted
with reference to employees of the
community renters, department OF
school attendance and work permits,
Ii%l,. Naca Ion and AmeriCaniZat:on
fChnulS
The bill as passed calls for appro-
priattons of approximately $4.ll2,O3 >
for the Gscai year beginning July l
NEXT. the increases To bc carried ii Il
special appr"pria ton bill, as the
REGULAR District bill is already pre-
pared for submission in the House. 1t
j. estimated that there will be an in
crease of $46>.T45 next Year and that
the maximum cost under this legila-
lation will be reached in 1899, when it
Is expected to reach $7.317 900.
Schedules uS tdoptcL.
The salar! schedules are summar-
i2cd as follows:
Teachers in kindergarten and elc-
m,nIarE schools, group y, from Sl,400
s. 500 355200' an" group B. 'f'" $500 to
Teachers in junior high schools,
group y, Si.600 to $4,000; group +,
5000 TO $@.NG0; group {. $l,S00 to
$500, and group y, $4,000 to $4,000.
Teachers in normal and senior high
group r. s. 400 to $500
School librarians, group y, 100 TO
s2.2Co. and group L. 5000 TO S2,6GA.
Teaching principals Gour to seven
roomsl. $500 to $4,000: teac'iiE-,
principals leight To fifteen ToomS).
$500 to $500. and administrative
principals tSiXteen rooms or more,
and principals of vocational and
-An4ericanization schools, $4,000 to
$500.
Junior high school principals, $500
10 $4,000.
Senior high and normal school prin-
cipals. $4,000 to $4,J00.
Directors, $500 to S3,50O.
Heads Gf Departments.
Heads of departments and assistant
principals Of high schools, $4,000 to
s},7Oo.
Supervising principals, $4,000 to
$1,000
Community center department., di-
rector, $3.200 to $500; general secre-
taries 81 400 to $1,000. and community
secretaries. $l.4O0 to $1,10O.
Ibt partment of school attendance
and work permits, directors, $500 to
$500; chief attendance officers, $4,000
Ia $500: attendance officers, 81 400 to
$4,000. and census inspectors, 400 to
$1,000.
chief examiner of the board of eX-
aminers. 81 900 to s4,500.
Assistant SuperintendentS. $4,000 to
s4.7G0
First assistant superintendents, So
600 to $4,000
SuDerint endent. $500.