tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post3379580335769840597..comments2008-10-27T14:32:20.885-04:00ohdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13301100314546526009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-75295926173272437202008-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:32:00.000-04:00http://salary.dadeschools.net/Schd_Teachers/default.asp<BR/><BR/>This is a link to Miami Dade County Public schools teacher salaries; where a 15 year teacher makes $47,000 and a first year teacher makes $38,000. This is a $9,000 raise in 15 year. Which means that Miami Dade County teachers get approximately 1.6 % raise per year, that is if they have money to give us a raise. So far we haven't gotten this year's raise. In addition a single mother (teacher) in Miami has to live with her family because she can't afford Miami's high cost of living. Example: Rent for a one bedroom 900-1100 a month; and that is just rent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-25938403819491056882008-02-26T17:37:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:37:00.000-05:002008-02-26T17:37:00.000-05:00I would disagree with your assent that they're hiding the raise, Paul. A contract (which is a negotiated agreement between two parties) is a public document; a 3.65% increase represents the percentage increase in pay when compared to the base amount on the salary schedule. Furthermore, while there are salary schedule steps scattered throughout a teachers' career, understand that there are 5 and 10 year gaps in most salary schedules (usually after 15 years of experience) where there are no step increases. So your assertion that all teachers are getting the step increase plus the base pay raise is incorrect; in fact, the more experienced teachers are usually getting just the base pay increase.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31730692.post-64530096705124238052008-02-15T17:28:00.000-05:002008-02-15T17:28:00.000-05:002008-02-15T17:28:00.000-05:00Dave:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for starting this discussion.<BR/><BR/>As you know, my criticsm is about disclosure, not the actual dollar amounts teachers get paid. The teachers in our district have been 3.65% base increases and 4.15% step increases for the past 3 years of their contract, and they have never made a contribution to their health coverage. The current base is $35,000 for Bach. <BR/><BR/>Still, I don't claim they are overpaid - they just make it a practice to hide these facts. All their press releases ever say is that they negotiated a 3.65% increase. They want the public to think of them as working for peanuts.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of "merit rewards" but not merit pay. Folks who are truly motivated by money don't become teachers (but I think they do become teachers' union leaders!). But that's not to say that there shouldn't be a way to reward top performing teachers, and likewise dump the bad ones.<BR/><BR/>PLPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05960574627644930183noreply@blogger.com