The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-10
SCHOOL BILL
CUTS S69l6 OFF
CITY BUDGET
Teachers Salaries Reduc-
ed to as Low as SAG
a Month
ELECTION PROVISION
INSERTED IN ACT

Salary and other provisions Of
the state school machinery bill
now in the legislature would re-
duce the pay of Hendersonville
teachers to as low as $46.66 4
month on a year basis and
would place the school admins
tration in a hard-pressed position
with reference to operating eX-
penscs such as fuel costs, ianitOr
service. Institutional supplies and
the like, Supt. F. M. Waters told
the city school board in a special
meeting held last night.
The bill if passed would reduce
the local city budget for white
schools by $6,916.32 year in the
salaries of white teachers alone,
and would make probable a spe-
cial election to provide money
with which to buy fuel or other
wise supplement funds allotted by
the state. An eight-months term is
specified, but the house voted last
night to amend the bill to allow
local units to vote supplements to
operate nine-months terms.
The board meeting followed a
dinner prepared and served by
members of the home economics
classes Of the high school under
the supervision of Miss Sue
Stroup. All board members were
present.
The question of teacher cleo
tons came up at the meeting, but
since no teacher load is prescribed
in the state school bill the matter
was carried over for final decision
until i can be determined just
how many teachers can be en-
ploved here next year.
Supt. Waters told the board
that the proposed salary reduc-
tions would affect twelve teachers
in the highest bracket, three in
the next, four in the next, five in
the next, and two in the next.
Teachers now receiving S120 a
month would receive $93.33 on a
nine-months basis and $62.22 on
a twelve-months basis. Those re-
ceiving sos a month would be
cut to $94 for nine months and
$50 for twelve months; others
from 500 to SIT for nine months
and S61.6O for twelve months;
others from $94.50 to $3.50 for
nine months and $40 for twelve
months, and the last group from
500 a month now to $40 for nine
months and $46.66 for twelve
months. These are maximum sal
aries. and there is nothing in the
school bill to guarantee that they
will not be even lower.
The new school bill would re-
duce the local budget from $24,-
416 this year to $17,499.68 next
year-a decrease Of $6,916.32 in
white teachers salaries alone
but would not make adequate pro-
vision for operating expenses. =.
Other important provisions OF
the school bill discussed at the
meeting last night include the fol-
lowing:
All special taxes and spe-
cial taxing districts are abolished.
All charters with less than
1000 children enrolled are abol-
ished. -,
3.-No rural supervisors will
be provided.
4.-Salaries Of superintendent
new schedule ranging from 81, 400
to $4,000, and salaries of city su-
perintendents not over $4,000 a
year. :,
5.-Section ~ provides that
teachers may be auction off-that
is. the salary schedule is not pro-
tected. but teachers may be en-
ployed for one salary in one coun-
ty and another salary in another
county-but in no case will the
salary paid be more than 1913 per
month for the number of months
the teacher works, and that is sub
iect to still further cuts # the
money does not hold out. This IS
the maximum salary proposed;
6.-Local communities, cities.
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