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Show I 4 WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, OCTOBER 26 1978 OS1G! j Salary schedules top bracket of the salary scale FOR THE average teacher with a bachelors degree, this is equal to a salary increase of about $821 per year. In addition to this overall boost in the salary schedules, of the about teachers who are not at the for classroom teachers in Utah were increased by an average of 7.2 percent this year (1978-79according to an analysis of district salary schedules prepared by the State Board of Education. ), also receive an annual increment experience averaging another $476 this year. THUS, THE total increase for the average teacher who two-thir- irp had not reached the top step amounted to $1,297, or about 11.4 percent during the 1978-7school year. Starting salaries for teachers with a bachelors degree will average $9,768 this year, with beginning salaries ranging from a low of $9,468 in Logan School District to a high of $10, 170 in the Tooele School District. THE SALARY schedules include regular increases for and added experience academic training. Thus, experienced teachers with a masters degree would receive amounts ranging from $14,590 in the Piute Various tax and expenditure limitation proposals now being considered in Utah could trim state and local taxes by as much as $192 million a year. This was the conclusion of Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. THE FOUNDATION study analyzed the three major tax limitation proposals now under consideration in Utah. It pointed out that these proposals probably will be brought before the 1979 Utah Legislature for consideration. Some of the plans might even be submitted to the voters in 1980 for decision. One proposal patterned after the suc- cessful proposition 13 initiative in California would limit property taxes in of an artificially defined Utah to 1 market value. This plan would reduce Utah property taxes by approximately $64 million. BECAUSE THE proposed initiative would understate true market value by the 1 limit actually would equate of actual market value on the to 0.64 average. Among individual counties, the limit could be as low as 0.28 in Sanpete in Juab County and as high as 0.95 County. According to the Foundation, some legal authorities have raised questions regarding the constitutionality of Utahs proposition 13 plan. Thus, even if the initiative is eventually approved either by legislative or voter action, it could be later overturned by a court decision. 36, SINCE THE California proposition 13 initiative amended the constitution of that state, the constitutional questions there are less obvious than they are in Utah. The Utah State Constitution, however, cannot be amended by voter initiative. Foundation analysts indicate that the proposition 13 plan for Utah would tend to perpetuate existing property tax inequities and create some new ones. A two-tie- r system of property taxation would be established where property which had not changed ownership recently would be assessl and taxed at a lower rate than properties which recently changed hands. ANOTHER proposal by a group called the Utah Tax Limitation Committee seeks to limit taxes and spending in Utah through a constitutional amendment. Under this plan, increases in appropriations and in property taxes would be limited to changes in per capita income and population. If the Tax Limitation Committee proposal had gone into effect ten years ago (1965), state and local revenue (excluding Federal aid) in Utah during 1975-7would have been $192 million, or below the amount actually realized 20, for that year. Over the decade, the cumulative reductions resulting from the proposal would have totaled $812 million. The plan also would have limited property tax increases, especially during the past three or four years 6 1966-197- 6 TO MEET THE growing demand for tax reduction, the Governor submitted his own tax limitation plan It contained the following elements 1. An overall property fix limit of based on true market vulue 1 2. REDUCTIONS IN 1978 79 spending levels amounting to $15 million 3. Maintaining state support of Utahs public school program at 7 3,', of the overall cost. School District to $18,625 in the Jordan School District. The average maximum throughout the state for a teacher with a masters 4. the property tax cirto all families in Utah with incomes below $20,000 The Foundation study points out that while the Governors program would make some sweeping changes in Utah state and local finances, it would be the most moderate of the various limitation plans suggested. It would introduce an income redistribution element m the property tax for households with income levels below $20,000 per year SOME individuals and many local units, however, would not even be affet ted by the plan. The program would necessitate state expenditure savings of $15 million to finance the expanded ciicmt breaker" program plus an added $2!) 25 million to finance the full 75, of public School COStS. for schedules teachers in Utah have risen by an e another Is October the peak of tures experience averagingr over the $1,409 five-yea- period. acquired added academic training, he or she would have received an even greater salary boost during the Lor example, a teacher with a masters degree and five teaching years experience would havein received an average salary Utah of $13,079, or about $1,128 more than a teacher with only a bachelor's degree. IN ORDER to encourage to seek added teachers academic training, some districts limit the step advances for bathelor-degreteachers, while providing added compensation for those teachers who obtain training beyond the bachelor degree. The salary increases provided in Utah during recent years e t dose folded to the gap teacher salary levels that formerly existed between Utah and the other Mountain in States. TEN YEARS ago (1967 for example, the avetage salary paid to classroom teachers in Utah was approximately 8 6 percent below the average of the eight Mountain States By 1977 7s, the difference had narrowed O'-- io 3 0 percent Utah, currently, pays five of t he employee's share of the required percent contribution, a special benefit not generally available in the other slates WHEN THIS special "tnnge hem lit" is taken into the aveuge i oosuler ation, salary paid to classroom ai he! s in Utah actually was 8 percent greater than the paid to jvetage salary classroom teachers in the eight Mountain States last V ar 1 services and advice you receive. Well, thats the kind of banking you get from us, in a great big way. And its our capacity to sene so many on this Kims that makes us Ekorylxwlys Hank." 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Only springtime, with its flush of new in growth and countries where winter is long and bitter-riva- ls October as natures most glorious time. period. hae Each one of you is special. Youre somelxxly! So naturally you want a hank that knows it . . . a hank where your unique needs and goals determine the na- Many Whatever the readers choice, one of nature's two most colorful and beautiful seasons is at hand. Those wise enough to walk through the fields and forests on these glorious days will find a new appreciation of the wonders and miracles of a power greater than mans. IT SHOULD also be noted that if a teacher who began teaching five years ago had greater-than-averag- someuemy splendor? THE COLOR OF autumn has a different nostalgic flavor than that of spring. Bright fall colors represent dying leaves, the end of a season, the closing of a year, a cycle. Spring represents the beginning of something new. IN 1973, the average beginning salary in Utah for a teacher with a bachelors degree was $6,651 The average salary for this same teacher this year with five years teaching experience is $11,951. This represents salary increases totaling $5,3X), or 79.7 percent r fur the period .cr' sc mte roMi d rye c A i W rnmu h to e hn h if (any V) TRl L t is i ir people 1 t (l thins the other three can t q O smg PuM. K x Wf-t- . ( a cut energy consumption. HE NOTED that had practices 1974, lf OVER THE past five years, annual increments will be worth it in the long run, he said. If energy costs are based on unit, the only way to save money is to energy costs could have been reduced by 40 percent in businesses and about one-hain residential and transportation usage. But we can still save a lot in the future, he said. Both energy and money. salary average of $3,891 or 48 3 percent. In addition, teachers who had reached the top step in the salary schedule received MR. ZENGER told the chamber that there is only one way to cut these spiraling costs and that is to save energy. It may cost a little to put some of these energy-savin- g practices into effect, but it been in effect since 180-18- bachelor-degre- increased 25 percent per year during the same period. WHEN WILL it end? I dont think the end is in sight, he said. Just like so many other things, inflation and other costs have boosted prices almost out of reach of the consumer. energy-contr- maximum. All of these amounts are for approximately teaching days or nine months of actual service. e 0 WERE NOT facing an energy shortage, but rather one that an energy crunch will hit us hard in the pocket-booWell have plenty of energy but it wtli cost us plenty to use it, Jerry Zenger, of the University of Utah Engineering Experimental Station, told the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce at its recent luncheon meeting He then explained that since 1974 electricity costs for homes and businesses have risen 14 percent per year and that natural gas costs have 8 EXTENDING program BOUNTIFUL Utahns can look forward to an energy crunch within the very near future. degree this year is $16,832, or $1,171 above the 1977-7- five-yea- cuit breaker By GARY R. BLODGETT PROOF Mummy, the pants you made me are tighter than my skin, said the little one. Nonsense my boy. Dont say silly things like that. But they are. I can bend in my skin and I cant in my pants, he replied. HE SAID that heating costs can be reduced drastically by doing the following: 1. Turn down the thermostat at least 5 degrees, and up to 10 degrees at night and when no one ts at home. 2. INSULATE ATTICS and walls to preserve neat. 3. Install storm windows during the cold months and weatherstrip around all windows and doors. 4. BE CONSERVATIVE in use of all fuels. Proper insulation of walls and attics and weatherstrip-ptnof doors and windows can reduce the heat bill by f to per month, he said. By cutting 5 back the thermostat degrees at night can reduce energy costs by about 7 percent, or double that amount if no one is at home and the thermostat can also be lowered during the day. g one-thir- d one-hal- UP TO 20 percent of the fuel bill can be saved if the thermostat is reduced by 10 degrees day and night. He said storm windows are better than double-pan- e win- dows for energy saving pur- poses, but triple-pan- e win- dows serve the best purpose if properly installed weatherstripped. and MR. ZENGER said new home construction is offering features more energy-savin- g than before, but that building standards for insulation of very new homes is still inadequate. alDouglas Thompson, who so spoke briefly, noted that November is Energy-Savin- g Month." THATS THE month we should all go on an energyhe said, and suggested the following saving diet, diet practices: 1. Reduce our speed to the state law of 55 miles per hour. 2. WALK MORE, ride less. 3. Reduce our television- and get time reacquainted with our family. watching 4. SHARE RIDES and use the bus for transportation. 5. Attend work shops or debates (in high schools) to get better acquainted with energy-savinprograms. g |
