The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-08-01
TEACHERS WILL GET 20 PER
CENT RAISE FOR z MONTHS
Salaries for Eighth Month Will Be
Pro Rated From Funds
that Remain

The state school commission last
Friday adopted the report of it's
salary committee whereby all public
school teachers in North Carolina will
be given a flat increase of 20 per
cent for the first seven months of the
next school year in addition to earned
increments for raised certificates and
experience.
Leroy Martin, executive secretary
of the commission, said the 20 per
cent increase will be on the basis of
1934-35 session salaries, and for the
eighth month guaranteed by the state
educational system the teachers will
be paid on pro rata basis from
funds that remain.
Under the plan, the total salary
bill Of teachers and principals will be
increased by a little more than 70
per cent, and the principal increments
through service and raised certifi-
Gates will be preserved, Martin said.
Saving Is Effected
The raising of certificates in the
upper brackets will be retarded
slightly under a provision adopted,
and no teacher can qualify for more
than 36 per cent raise. The saving
by retarding the rate Of advancing
certificates in the upper groups will
amount to approximately $25, 00On
Martin stated.
He said there was no discussion of
the proposal that Governor Ehring-
haus "ear-mark" a portion Of the
states 100000 contingency and
emergency fund to guarantee flat
20 per cent raise for the entire eight
months. Some state officials have
said they did not believe such a plan
could be carried out anyway.
The plan adopted now must receive
the approval of the state board of
education before it can be placed in
effect, but authoritative sources said
they anticipated no "tie-npn there.
Three .gdenasers of the school commits
sion are also members of the state
board of education.
ut appears that the salary matter
is now settled" Martin commented.
He added that there was consider
able difference of opinion within the
commission as to adoption of the
plan," and it was learned that there
was nearly an even division. There
was no record vote.
The next meeting of the commits
sion will be held in Raleigh August 9,
when final matters pertaining to
plans for opening schools will be
passed on and the salaries for city
school superintendent will be set.
Only in the amount for auxiliary
agencies, which includes transporta-
ton, did the commission exceed the
appropriation set-up. A total of ST.
1921 was set aside for this purpose
where the appropriations group in
considering financial needs for
schools had allotted only 81, 736, 200.
Martin pointed out that in trans
portation both of these sums are less
than the actual cost for the last
school session, that of the appropria-
tons committees being $4,000 I'M
der. This group includes in addition,
the school libraries and compensation
for children if any are injured.
Martin said this item was not in
creased in the appropriations, even
though the legislature decreased the
walking distance for pupils, increas-
ing the number that must be hauled
and adding mileage. In addition, mere
buses must be operated.
Last year the commission spent
$13 100000 for salaries, and for next
year will spend $s.o65,o2s more than
that, or an increase of a little better
than % per cent in the salary bill.