Show Local Teachers Receive Boost Classroom teachers with a bachelors bachelor's degree In the South Sanpete School District received received re- re salary increases averaging averaging aver aver- averaging aging this year according to an analysis just completed by Utah Foundation the private research organization Approximately of the Increase in increase In- In crease provided teachers in 70 1969 is the result of a boost r in the level of the salary schedule schedule sched sched- ule with the remaining representing the normal annual Increment in the schedule itself The Foundation report also shows that a teacher who began his teaching career in the South Sanpete School District during the 65 1964 school year received re received received re- re a starting salary of In 70 1969 this same teacher with five years teaching II experience w would ou 1 d receive an Increase of 2110 or during the period In addition teachers who earned added college credits might be entitled to further salary boosts r Approximately 1550 of the salary raises provided to teachers teachers teachers teach teach- ers in the South Sanpete School District during the past five years represents periodic general general general gen gen- eral Increases in the salary schedules The remaining are the salary increments earned earned earn earn- ed by the teachers for added experience According to to- the Foundation study the beginning salary in to South Sanpete School District for teachers with a bachelors bachelor's degree this year is A maximum salary of is provided after 12 years of teaching experience As noted additional compensation is provided provided provided pro pro- vided to teachers earning added college credits beyond a bachelors bachelor's bachelors bachelor's bachelors bachelor's bach bach- elors elor's degree Salaries listed are for approximately to teaching days or nine months of service Foundation analysts point out that teacher salary Increases in Utah during 70 1969 range from a low of in Salt Lake City to a high of 1092 In the Carbon School District The average Increase throughout through through- out the state is of which represents a boost in the salary schedule and is the normal salary increment In analysing teacher salary trends the study Indicates that the largest salary boost was provided in 64 1963 when average average average aver aver- age beginning salaries in Utah 1 were raised and maximum maximum maximum max max- salaries were boosted Although the percentage increases for this year 1969 70 are slightly less than the 64 1963 raises the dollar amounts of the increases are are approximately the same Another fact brought out inthe Inthe in inthe the Foundation report is that the number of years to reach the maximum step on the salary salary salary sal sal- ary schedule has been steadily reduced during the past decade In addition the spread between the average beginning and maximum maximum maximum max max- salary levels has widened from 1778 in 60 1959 to 2758 in 1969 These changes have resulted in raising the annual experience Increments provided provided provided pro pro- vided to teachers who continue in the classroom |