The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-25
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PRINCIPALS
SALARY RULE
Raleigh Finds Some Con-
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RALEIGH, Aug. 25.-As a re-
sult of the changes made in the
salary schedule for school prlncl-
pals already approved by the
state school commission and eX-
pected to be approved any day
now nv the state board of educa-
ton. many questions are pouring
in on the school commission. WIN
each building now have a princl-
pal and how will his or her sal
ary be computed? Will there be
any principals in schools with less
than seven teachers. and II so
what will their salaries be? How
is the salary of a superintendent
in, a city system determined? How
is the experience increment for
principals computed? Are these
principals to be teaching princI-
pals or supervising principals? -,
Under the new plan, there VII!
be a principal for each school
building having three or more
teachers and all principals Will be
teaching principals except III
buildings having more than ~
teachers to a building or in school
systems with more than 80 teach
ers in the entire system. In Sys-
TENS having more than so teach
ers one additional teacher will be
allotted for each additional 40
teachers, and this additional
teacher may be designated either
as a teaching principal or non
teaching principal at the VIII Oh
the superintendent. But there are
not many systems that have more
than 90 teachers or with more
than 40 teachers to a building. So
most of the principals will now
be teaching principals.
The salary schedules for teach
ers in schools having only from
three to six teachers will be the
salary schedule for whatever GER
tifcate they hold as teachers, plus
their experience increment, with
So a month more for three teach
ers, So a month more for four
teachers. "a a month for 3 teach
ers and SIS a month for six teach
ers. Thus if teacher has GER
tifcate emitting her to a salary Of
500 a month and she is deslgnat-
ed as principal of six teacher
school, she would get 800 d
month.
1t is not until there are seven
or more teachers in a school that
the new salary schedule proper
for principals starts, however.
This begins at sos a month for a
principal with no previous expert
ence. but an increment of So a
year is allowed for experience up
to four years, so that principal
in a 7-teacher school with four
years experience as a principal,
would get Sis a month. The
salary schedule increases IS a
month for each additional teacher
up to Is teachers, so that a prin-
cipal in a 15-teacher school with
no previous experience will get
$135 a month, or if he or she has
had four years experience. Sl55
a month, since the salary increases
SIS a month for each year of ex-
perience up to four years.
In schools having from Is to
20 teachers. the minimum for q
principal with no experience Is
S139 a month in a 16-teacher
school To this is added 81 a
month for each additional teacher
up to 20, and 81 a month for
each year of experience up to
four. making the maximum salary
in a 20-teacher school S155 q
month for a principal with no ex-
perience or S171 a month for one
with four or more years expert
ence. The experience increment
is granted only for years of eXpe-
rience as a principal But this eX-
perience does not need to be cor
secutive or in the same type of
school.
The salary schedule for princ;-
pals in schools having from q to
80 teachers begins at $l58
month for a principal with no eX'