Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-13
School Board
Adopts Budget
Provides Raises
For Teachers in
Montgomery
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School Board yesterday adopted
a proposed $14,152,802 budget
for operation Of schools next
year, a $2.458.284 increase over
the estimated cost for the cur
rent school year.
The proposal, providing $10,-
TIC, 705 for Institutional services,
will be forwarded this week to
County Council for its consid-
Grafton.
Should it meet council APP
proval. the budget will require a
county expenditure of $10.458.-
81 as against $9.236.014 for this
year.
Other estimated sources of
revenue are $3,079,431 from the
State, $250,000 in Federal funds
and $365,000 expected to be
forwarded from this years OPP
Grafton. ~
Provides Raises.
Requests for instruction. CON-
prising rs per cent of the Total
proposed budget and an 1885,
900 increases over last year, will
provide funds for increases in
teacher salaries up to $3.50 a ,ca-.
This will affect the final step
in long-range program to place
all teachers holding degrees on
a minimum salary schedule.
The $480 maximum raise for
non-degree teachers was passed
as an apparent compromise after
Harrison c. King board mem
Der. moved that all non-degree
teachers also be placed on the
salary schedule
A raise of $3.50 in the present
$4,000 salary of Supt. Forbes
H. Norris is proposed. If
approved, the $14,250 salary
would make DR.. Norris the high
est paid administrative official
III the county.
The board also included raises
averaging $500 d year for other
top school administrative Off
Gals.
Provides More Teachers
The requests also will provide
for 220 additional classroom
teachers to handle an expected
IL per cent increase in student
enrolment, 10 additional super
visors, and special personnel in
the fields Of music, art, physical
education. library and remedial
work. officials are seeking funds
for Is additional teachers or
staff members for education of
handicapped children.
Other divisions of the budget
are for administration, 1914, 444;
operation, $1,323,829: mainte-
nance. $738.304; transportation:
$605. 482; other school services,
including operation of two jun
ior colleges, $227,885, and fixed
charges, such as insurance, $685.
493.
The boards refusal to put
non-degree teachers on a full
salary scale was based on infor-
nation that it would require In
some cases raises of 5000 and a
total expenditure of about
1898, 900.
DR.. Norris advocated a pre-
viously-approved maximum raise
of $500 for non-degree teachers
on grounds it would be unfair
to the majority Of teachers hold
ing degrees to raise teachers
without them at the same rate.
1000 With Degrees
The school system has 1000
teachers with degrees and only
200 without them.
In an effort to place Mont
gomery and Carver Junior Col
leges on a better financial foot
ing. the board voted a $25 across
the-board increase in tuition at
the schools next year. This will
increase rates to SITS for county
residents, 1925 for out-of county
residents and $425 for those out
Board Member Lathrop E.
Smith advocated an increase in
the budgets of the colleges. Re-
ferring to Montgomery Junior
College. he said the ANTICIPATED
physical plant either should be
brought up to standards or aban-
doned.
I'VE have reached a point
where we either have to stop
or move ahead" he said.
In answer to question Of
Mrs. Helen Scharf, DR.. Norris
said that special classes for slow
learners will be continued, de-
spite abandonment of plans to
provide the classes with % spe-
cial teachers. Regular faculty
members Of the schools will be