Show TEACHERS SEEK MEETING UPON SALARY SCALE Superintendent Gives ExpIation Explanation nation tion of of Changes Reports were current Friday that thata a petition Is being circulated among among public school teachers to b obtain 35 signatures demanding a special meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the Salt Lake Teachers' Teachers association association association asso asso- to dis discuss proposed school system changes hanges announced by Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- L. L John Nuttall Jr Under laws by-laws of the association it becomes mandatory for the president to o call such a meeting after 35 members members mem mern- bers have filed written requests I Ul am not yet authorized to call caU such a meeting said Ralph Backman Backman Back Back- man president of the association andi and i member o of the South high school faculty Meanwhile Superintendent Nuttall offered an explanation of the proposed proposed pro pro proposed posed changes which provides for a anew anew anew new system of basing teachers teachers' pay on a rating calculated on a teachers teacher's ability and efficiency rather than Upon U length of service The rating is to express express an evaluation eval of the work done by a a teacher in m a certain p position during durin a certain period of time and does not apply beyond be yond these limitations he said The only criterion as the basis of judgment judgment judg judg- judgment ment is the quality of work being done INTIMATE MEETING Some teachers Intimated that a 3 meeting would be called in the Uie near future not take the form of It ft will an m indignation meeting said one teach teach- Continued on Page Pace Twenty TEACHERS I EA CHERS SEEK SEE K MEETING UPON I SALARY SCALE r Continued from Page Pise Pae Seventeen I Ier er but will be called caled for the purpose purpose pur pur- pose of outlining changes we think pe should be bo made a part of the new i policies Meantime teachers who have re re- re ived 34 1933 contracts contacts continue to sign them and return them to the school hool executive offices offIce at city hall hail hal I With the deadline for lor return of contracts contrael set at Monday ni night ht it was estimated that of the cOntracts con con- tracts acts have already been signed and md returned turned Mailing Maing of contracts contract followed closey close close- Iy y Dr Nuttall's Nutal's announcement ment coe Heretofore little attention has ha been paid aid to a teachers teacher's efficiency and ability in fixing her pay Rather the theay pay ay has ha been controlled principally by y the length of time the teacher has ha been en In the system The new plan is based theoretically on n a a teachers teacher's ability and efficiency with ith length o of service having little littler or r no effect on pay after aler the first seven ven years years' service ADVANCES During the first first seven years salaries are re rc automatically advanced at the rate ate of 50 0 per year The former plan an called caled for tor pay increase at at the rate ate of per year earThe ear The base bae pay for tor a year first teacher teach teach- teich er r regardless of technical training Is s 80 During the second year the teacher with five years or more of training raining may mY increase her pay to 1008 1003 Without such training her pay increases only to DOO from the base bae Pay for teachers with wIh five years or r more training ranges range from 1108 the te ic second year of service to 2304 for teachers with less le than tan four years' years training raining the pay ranges range from 80 to t 1800 and for teachers with four years years' ears ears' training or the equivalent of ofa a college degree the pay ranges rance f from rosr 80 to 2208 For all al classes of teachers the pay payI pays Is I s governed by ratings on a 1000 point scale cale given by the principals and su suo su- su Teachers ranking in the thc upper 10 per cr cent with wih five years or more college col- col lege training receive pa pay ranging from rom 2172 to 23 2304 Teachers with the ic same training who rank in the next ext 30 per cent receive pay from 1872 to 2064 and those with wih the same ame amount of training who are graded by their principals and supervisors super super- visors in the remaining 60 per cent received a maximum of 1776 and ad a minimum of 1008 depending on the length of oC service MAXIMUM PAY BRACKET Teachers Teacher with four years of college training raining and rated in the upper 10 per er cent may receive a maximum of 2208 Those Tose with wih the same training but rated in the next 30 per cent cent receive maximum pay of 1956 and nd those having laving an equal amount of training but ut who are rated in the bottom 60 per er cent receive a maximum salary of only 1380 For teachers with wih less le than four years ears college training who rank in the upper 10 per cent on I scale the ic top pa pay is i 1800 For teachers with the ic same training who are arc rated in inthe inthe the he nex next 30 per cent the top pay is 1 1596 and for those of equal training but ut classified in the lower 60 per cent cent the he maximum salary is i 1380 It I is the te system of rating which teachers are rumored to be objecting to o vigorously Those Toe who declare not object to a horizontal salary alary cut for economy reao reasons are the tie same who point out the human element involved in it the rating plan will wi prevent the plans plan's ultimate sue suc- suc cess ess ces The rating card provides provide for evaluation ion tion ton on a diagnostic profile as follows fol fol- lows Character health scholarship professional pro pro- pro spirit spirit comity culture and refinement personal appearance pro pro- pro growth schoolroom management management manage manage- manage ment cooperation in building management management manage manage- manage ment ment control of pupils pupil use ue of pupil Initiative adjustment to Individual needs need use ue of good methods in i teaching teach teach- ing ng results in skill ski subjects subject results In n developing appreciation and re- re re suits sult in information a and understand understand- Ing ng VARIOUS Provisions are arc made for grading gradig a outstanding outstanding out teacher eacher low average or standing on on the above points point The Te plan was wa approved by the board of education before it was wa explained by y Dr Dt Nuttall at a mass ma meeting of teachers several weeks ago at South high ligh school A saving of approximately I is i s expected to result resul when the plan pla I become Becomes per cent effective Proponents Proponent also alo point to theoretical virtues of the plan which will wi serve to tc I keep teachers always alwa's efficient and progressive ive despite depie the number ol ci years rears in the service |