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Public Hearing on School District 622 Budget Cuts Tonight
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The District 622 School Board is trying to decide how to cut $4 million from its budget for the 2011-2012 school year, and the public is invited to weigh in on a list of proposed cuts at a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Board Room at the District Education Center, 2520 East 12th Ave., North St. Paul.
Based on comments from the last School Board meeting, a proposal to freeze teacher salaries, and an alternative proposal to cut 23.5 full-time employees is likely to be a contentious issue. By doing either, the district would save from $1.3 to $1.4 million—the largest line items on the list.
Because teacher pay is at issue, Oakdale Patch put together a short guide to how and what District 622 teachers get paid.
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How teacher pay is determined: Teachers’ pay follows a schedule based on “steps and lanes.” A teacher moves up in lanes by gaining more education, and moves up one step for every year of employment. Moving up in either a step, or a lane, increases the teacher's salary.
Following are some sample salaries based on the schedule found in the teachers’ contract for the 2010-2011 school year:
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- A first-year teacher with a bachelor’s degree would earn $34,621. If that same teacher had a master’s degree, he or she would earn $39,145.
- With 10 years of experience, a teacher with a bachelor’s degree would earn $46,803, and one with a master’s degree would earn $55,952.
- With 20 years of experience, at least 10 of which were served within School District 622, a teacher with a bachelor’s degree would earn $56,501, and one with a master’s degree would earn $67,030.
- With 23 or more years of experience, at least 10 of which were served within District 622, a teacher with a bachelor’s degree would earn $57,869 and one with a master’s degree would earn $68,398.
Teachers can earn extra money for teaching extra classes or taking on additional responsibilities. Following are some sample duties and what they pay, taken from the teachers’ contract:
- Coordinating elementary school patrol: $1,773.00
- Teaching summer school, $154.44 per day
- Being head middle school basketball coach: $2,931
- Directing a high school play: $3,738
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