Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-14
So Million Pay Rise
For Teachers Backed
Board Unit OKs
Tough to Sell
Scale Proposal

"A committee OF the DlStrice
Board of Education recon-
mended a whopping pay in
crease for local teachers yester-
day, knowing it will be tough
to sell.
Approved was the pay scale
submitted by former School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning. It
calls for additional outlay Of So
million above the present $26
million payroll of the public
school system.
But there was a major addi-
tion-one submitted by the
acting superintendent, DR.. Carl
F. Hansen.
1t places all principals of all
schools on the same pay scale.
Assistant principals also, re-
CARELESS Of the school, will re-
ceive equal pay.
Alone, this change in the
original pay scale means an
addition of about $164,800. Prin-
cipals Of junior highs would
receive $500 more; principals
of elementary schools, $500
more. Similar raises are in
store for assistant principals at
the same levels of the system.
$4,000 at Start
Substantial raises are in store
for all school personnel and a
minimum salary for beginning
teachers is boosted from $1,000
to $4,000.
Yesterdays action was not
voted by the full board, which
takes the matter up Wednes-
day. Approval by the full board
is expected.
Walter N. Tobriner, president
of the board, tossed in the grim
reminder that rugged struggle
lies ahead.
He said the new pay scale
faces the critical eyes of Dis.
trict budget officers, the Dis
trict Commissioners and Con-
greSS.
Mr. Tobriner, who criticized
the Commissioners for not con-
sulting the board before sub
hitting to Congress the state
Of = the Nations Capital" adj
dresS-one which does not in
clude any provision for a pay
raise for teachers, asked for
community backing of the new
scale.
Added to the new scale was
another expenditure-and an
other major policy change. The
boards Committee on Person.
mel and Student Activities ap-
proved extra pay for athletic
coaches and a collection Of
other jobs which frequently run
into overtime. Total cost:
$4,000.
$500 and $500
The plan-actually a salary
increase and not a plan for
overtime pay-adds $500 to q
head coach's salary and $400
for assistant coaches.
Other teachers in for annual
compensation" for hours spent
in extracurricular work include:
Coaches for minor sports:
supervisors of intramural and
extramural activities; teachers
who work on yearbooks, news
papers; teachers who handle
speech contests. music pro-
grams, dramatics and cadet &C
tivitieS.
DR.. Hansen set down the fol-
lowing principles concerning
the program:
l. No teacher will receive
extra pay who is not handling
the standard teacher load for
her level.
2. Nonteaching duties should
be handled by the clerical STATS
Of each school.
3. Elementary schools should
not try to develop extensive
after-school programs.
4. Extra-duty pay should be
available only for work with
pupils before or after school
hours of a continuing and SUBJ
stantial character.
In other action, a committee
Of the board approved another
free hot lunch program for two
Of its elementary schools.
This one is sponsored by the
Northwest Settlement House
and is designed to feed the
youngsters at Bundy and Scott
Montg omery Elementary
Schools.
Some IS pupils from Bundy
and IS from Scott Montgomery
will be included in the plan.