Evening star., 1943-04-06
500 Teacher Bonus
Urged by Montgomery
Board Of Education
Commissioners Promise
They Will Earnestly
Study Recommendation
BY J. B. ZATMAN.

The Montgomery County Com
missioners today took under con-
sideration a Board of Education
recommendation that each county
teacher be paid a 500 wartime
bonus in five monthly installments,
beginning Immediately.
The Board of Education asked
that the commissioners appropriate
$4,000 in addition to the regular
county levy for the current school
year to provide for the bonus.
A statement adopted unanimously
by the commissioners declared they
would earnestly" study the recon-
menda ton and also study the
county's financial ability to fur
nish the emergency increases.
At the same time the commits
sioners suggested that county resi-
dents review the present teacher
salary situation.
Average $1,672.
The average salary OF Montgomery
County school teachers for the year
which ended in June, 1941, was
$1,672, the statement pointed out.
This figure, it was said, was the
highest average teachers salary Of
any of the % counties in the State.
This situation" the statement
declared, lis one of the many facts
in the record which proves that
previous boards of county commits
sioners and previous representatives
in the State Legislature have voted
most adequate financial support to
the county school system for the
past Is years. 1t is our purpose to
continue such support"
Since the outbreak of war De-
cember 7, 1941, the statement as
serted, . the preceding Board of
County Commissioners provided an
average increase of $75 for each
county school teacher for the school
year which ended in June, 1912.
The next year the county COM
missioners further provided a $3.50
average incrase for each county
school teacher for the current school
year ending in June. These two
figures constitute an average in
crease of $225 for each county school
teacher since war was declared.
These are continuing increases
by reason of the continuous nature
of the county's plan of regular an
nual increases for continued service
In the county's schools" the state
ment said.
Assembly Action Cited.
This continuing average increase
of $225 when added to the $1.672
average salary of June, 1941, pro-
duce a figure of 81 1897 which is GER
tainly the average salary for the
current year of county teachers who
have continued in the service since
June, 1941."
The commissioners noted that the
Legislature has voted an additional
5000 increase from State funds for
each teacher for the school year
ending June, 1914.
AACy oAC PACPolC Gu w COlAtlIluc 1OI
the coming school year the regular
SIS average increase in teachers
salaries for continued service in the
county school system, the commits
sioners said. This total of $275 will
be a further average increase for
county school teachers who have
been in the school system since De-
cember 7, 1941. When added to the
1897 average teacher salary for
the current year, this figure would
bring the average salary of teachers
to $2,172 for the coming school year.
Viewed from this standpoint" !"
the statement pointed out, 1T
should be understood that a teacher
with a bachelors degree who started
in the county school system as re-
Gently as September. 194l, will re-
ceive 4 salary of $l,700 for next
wear"