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of better qualified teachers during
the current critical teacher short
age.
All Benefit
The new salary scale is worked
out to give most benefit to the
more highly educated and capable
teachers, with salaries ranging
from a low of $500 a month for
nine months for the few teachers
not qualifying for any type OF
teaching certificate, t. a top 1858
a month for nine months for the
most highly educated teachers with
long experience. This compares
with last years schedule Cnclud-
ing the emergency bonus) Of $685.
80 to $200.33.
Teachers profiting most under
the new salary schedule to 60 into
effect this fall are the approximate
ly 625 veteran teachers holding
graduate certificates, meaning that
they have masters or doctors de-
grees. In add; ion to getting the top
percentage increase Of 1882, they
will get S. more a month by the ad-
dition this year of an added incre.
ment for length Of teaching. The
3O.52 per cent increase plus the
S. increment will bring these 625
veteran teachers salaries to $268
a month, which is an average OF
$3.50 over last years pay of $200.33
(Which included the 1888 monthly
emergency bonus that has beer
discontinued.)
S241 Salary
Also faring well are the some
10, $40 most experienced teachers
among the 49, 7 holding "A" GER.
tificates - denoting that they have
completed college and met all
teacher education requirements.
To these approximately 1880
who have taught II or more years
goes a 1904 per cent increase,
giving them a monthly salary OF
Sal. Teachers with such certifi'
Gates and length OF service last
year drew $180.33.
The low certificate holders will
draw an even 500 a month, which
is a 1921 per cent increase, and
compares with a salary OF $S8.3S
paid them last year.
Under the new budget, in
creases ranging from 20 to %.5
per cent were provided principals,
while superintendent were grant.
ed increases ranging from 1913
to 23.1 per cent.
With the new increases, the
salary range for principals will
run from $216 a month for the
beginning principal in a seven
teacher school TO $456 a month
for principal OF eight or more
years experience who runs a
school Of so or more teachers.
This will mean that the annual
salary for principals will range
from 81, 100 to a top Of 1850.
superintendent Up
Superintendent salaries this
year will range from 50, 582 a year
for beginning superintendent in a
unit Of less than 1000 students to
S., 100 for one Of four or more
years experience IN a unit of H..
800 pupils.
Wages for school bus drivers
were increased from $3.50 a
month to $40; approximately 20
per cent salary increases were
provided clerks, bus mechanics,
and ;anitors; $500, 1893 more than
last years 1000, 900 ALLEGATION
wa set up for school bus repairs
and requirements; and approx
mately 5000, 600 more was budget
ed for plant operations.
The $50, 600, 900 fiscal year bud
get, by far the largest ever pro-
vided the states public schools,
gives teachers the largest in
crease in history. This years as
sembly, after long debates, ex-
pressed itself in favor OF granting
teachers salary increases approx
imating 30 per cent. The appor-
tionment of the $59, OOO, 600 budget,
however, was let in the hands OF
the state board Of education.
Operation Budget
To provide the sizeable salar
increases for the ST. ,e's more
than %, 900 teachers, the Board of
Education allotted $50, 667, 744