Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31
Disappointed
At D. G. Heads
Teacher Plan

mllucn year.
DR.. Hansen said he had hoped
the city heads would approve
an increase of at least $6.2
million. He said he himself
would continue to support fully
a Still-higher Board of Educa-
ton proposal to give teachers
q ST. million raise.
DR.. Hansen said the S6.2
million. although not meeting
the board proposal, would be
something of a StateSmanlike
position to be in with respect
to teachers salaries"
The board proposal, with a
maximum of $40, 900, he said.
would put the salary range at
a level where it would be pos
sible for a man modestly to
support a family and himself.
Bargain Basement Level
Anything less than that
puts teaching on a bargain
basement level" he declared.
The teacher then must have
another source If income, have
no dependents. or be a second
airy breadwinner."
The school head said he was
for an increase which would
encourage the professional ca
reerist, and which would allow
men. particularly, to make q
career in education.
The city rushed yesterday to
get a pay proposal together to
put before a Senate COMMITTEES
which has scheduled a teacher
pay bill hearing tomorrow.
The plan Endorsed by the
Commissioners in a split vote
would create a minimum salary
of $1,000 and a maximum of
$8,7l0 for those holding bache-
Tors degrees. $500 to $9,21O
for those with masters degrees
and $500 to $9.410 for those
with masters degrees plus 80
credit hours.
Maximum salaries would be
reached in "A years service.
The increase would be effective
January / or at the time Of a
Federal salary increase, which,
ever is first.
The salary proposal, the last
to be offered by the city'S Gen.
eral Administration Departs
ment, was favored by Commits
sioners Frederick j. Clarke and
John B. Duncan. Commits
sioner Walter N. Tobriner had
held out for a $50 million in
crease.
Lacks "BOIdness"
He said he viewed the $4.2
million figure as cautious and
conservative"
II do not think 1t has the
holiness with which we should
be associated - especially in
teacher salaries" Mr.. Tobriner
said. He added that he con-
siders teachers the most i'm
portant of all municipal en-
ployeS.
Mr.. Tobriner said that willis
the approved pay scale gives
District teachers the highest
minimumS and maximums in
the Washington area, "it takes
them longer to get to the top"
than it does in Montgomery
County.
Under the pay scale, for ex-
ample, it will take a WASH
ington school teacher with a
bachelors degree Is years to
make 1880. This is about the
same level it takes a Montgom-
cry County teacher II years to
reach.
The current minimum and
maximum salaries for a Dis
trict teacher holding a bache-
lor's degree are $4,000 and
$7,095; with a masters from
$500 to 1888 and with 80
added credit hours from $500
to $7,848.
Other Scales at Hand
The pay scale Endorsed yes
terday was one of several the
Commissioners had before
them.
The city's General Admins
tration Department had last
week recommended a SIS mil
lion pay increase. Mr.. Tobriner
asked the department to draft
another pay scale ito edge"
County and give
the city teachers the highest
pay scale in the Washington
area.
The department yesterday
presented to the Commissioners
4 $50 million increase it advo-
Gated and two others designed
70 meet Mr.. Tobriner's wishes
Of $6.2 million and the ST.
proposals.
The compromise $4.2 million
vas adopted after General Ad-
Department Off
,ials said it would exceed the
minimum and maximum rate
or teachers in all of the six
suburban areas of Washington,
would provide for continuous
Jay advancement for teachers
through the oath year of serv-
ce and would maintain con-
tant educational differentials
between teachers of varying
EDUCATIONAL achievements.
The Commissioners also
down DR.. Hansen's pro-
'osal to put all school prin-
ipals on a single salary scale.