Show Uintah hoard Board Teachers Sign Wage Hike Agreement The Uintah School District has announced a salary schedule agreement with its teachers for the 69 1968 academic year The pay raises reflect an in in- in increase crease of between 4 and 5 per cent Uintah is the school dis- dis district of the states state's 40 districts to report agreement on next years year's contracts THE PAY schedule has pay brackets for teachers with ba bachelor degrees those with bachelor degrees and 45 hours towards a masters master's degree and anda a third for those with masters master's degrees Supt Ashel Evans said The bachelor pay scale starts at and goes up to in 13 steps ranging from first year to 13 years teaching ex ex- ex experience The spread is from to for bachelors with 45 hours with a spread of 15 years teaching experience Top pay for a teacher with a masters master's degree is at the year 16 experience level ANOTHER E R pay bracket for teachers with a bachelor degree plus pius 3 30 hours towards a mas- mas masters master's ter-s ter's degree will go Into effect In 70 1969 No pay figures were released for that bracket The district also agreed to pay the entire premium on hos hos- hos pital and surgery surgery- Insurance for teachers Prior to the salary negotiation teachers paid 25 per cent of the premium Remand Ramond Peterson chairman of the negotiating committee was present with eight teacher members at the board meeting Wednesday of last week SIX PROPOSALS were pre pre pre- presented the board by the teachers committee Three in in- in including seniority for years of teaching outside the school dis and extra pay for critical critical- area teachers were approved by bythe bythe the board OTHE OTHER R proposals being studied include tax sheltered annuities for teachers an un un- un unassigned aS assigned lunch period for aU all professional staff and pay for participating in extra curricular activities including selling tickets and supervising students In other business the board approved for a tennis court backstop at the proposed Bon Bon- Bonanza anza tennis court for the recreation tion program PRINCIPAL Lee Pettey of Uintah High School requested a time part custodian for fOl Uintah School to maintain the lawns and grounds during the summer The board agreed and also approved some fencing work for the school area |