The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-10

900 and 100000 more than was
originally estimated is principally
due to the fact that the school
commission decided to give all
teachers credit for the entire
number of years they had taught,
regardless of any intervening
change i'm classification. Until
this year. 4 teacher obtained her
experience increment only on the
basis of the length of time he or
she had been teaching under the
certificate then in effect. Under
this former system 4 teacher
might have taught 10 years I'M
der B-grade certificate and
then have obtained an A-grade
certificate, in which case she
would not have received any
credit for the 10 years teaching
experience she had under the b
grade certificate.
But this year the school COM
mission decided that if exper-
fence was worth anything to a
teacher, it should be computed
on a continuous basis without
any regard to the type of certi-
ficate held. AS result, this year
if a teacher has taught four
years under a B-grade certificate
and four years under an A-grade
certificate. she is getting a sal
airy based lii sigh: years of teach
ing experience instead of only
four. as would have been the
case under the former system. As
a result, this A-grade teacher IS
this wear getting salary OF S9O
a month as compared with q sal
ary of 500 a month a year
ago. which is a reduction of only
10 per cent instead of 80 per
cent.
Another factor that was not
foreseen by the school commits
sion, has been that more teach
ers with A-grade certificates
were employed this year than
4 ever before. which with the addi-
tional allowance for teaching eX-
/ perience, has made most of the
salaries fall in the brackets be-
tween $40 and 90 a month, in
stead of in the lower salary
brackets for the lower certifi-
J Gates.
# Commenting on the misunder-
standing that seems to exist over
the state concerning the differ
ence between the original esti-
mates for teachers salaries and
the amount which now appears
| will be needed, Martin said:
ga little study of the manner
| in which teachers salaries are
determined and the application
of the salary schedule should
make it clear to every one why
it was impossible to determine
the amount necessary for salaries
I to the exact penny last fall be-
fore the teachers were even en-
ployed. The commission has beer
familiar with the situation all the
time and has .planned its allot
ments in such manner as to re-
serve funds sufficient to take
care of whatever additional
amount may be necessary to pay
the salaries Of the teachers il
accordance with the state salar!
schedule.
at should be remembered tina
the law 1888 school law pro
vided for the. adoption of nev
salary schedule for teachers AM
principals to be based on tn,
type of certificate held, which il
turn was based upon training an,
experience: This new salar,
schedule provided that teacher
holding an A-grade certificat
with no experience should re
ceive a minimum of $40 a month
Thus teacher with an A-grad
certificate with eight years of eS
perience would get 800 a month
But at the time the salary schec
ule was adopted last fall, all tn
schools had not opened and a
| the teachers had not been en-
| ployed. So it was not possibI
to know just how many teache,
would be employed and whs
| types of certificates these teacl
ers would have.
:! "This fact alone, howeve
would not have caused the Origin
al estimate of salary needs, pla
ed then at S12, 100000, to fall s
far short of the amount whic
now appears will be needed-a
, most $13,000,000-had not al
other factor which then could n,
~'2he accurately calculated, entert
into the situation. This was IL