When I started I thought I was going to be outraged. The truth is where I am not thrilled about the numbers they aren't nearly as bad as I thought they were going to be.
The first set of numbers is what a teacher just starting out can expect to make over the next 25 years if they remain effective or highly effective. The second what a sixth year teacher who stays on a professional services contract can expect to make over the same time, their salaries are locked in no matter what their evaluation is.
If the amounts were a dollar or less on the schedule I ignored them. Then at the end I gave teachers on PSC a 500 dollar raise which is traditionally what has happened.
Figuring a teacher has a career where they are effective then a PSC teacher actually earns a little more than a new teacher who has a similar, effective career. A huge disparity however can result because a new teacher can potentially earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more.
Finally PSC teachers in years 10-21 kind of get screwed when compared to teachers not on the grandfather pay scale though I guess you can argue they can make it up later and they do have work protections, which to a lot of us means a lot.
Year 1 37,800 Year 6 39,800
Year 26 61,800/87,800
The first set of numbers is what a teacher just starting out can expect to make over the next 25 years if they remain effective or highly effective. The second what a sixth year teacher who stays on a professional services contract can expect to make over the same time, their salaries are locked in no matter what their evaluation is.
If the amounts were a dollar or less on the schedule I ignored them. Then at the end I gave teachers on PSC a 500 dollar raise which is traditionally what has happened.
Figuring a teacher has a career where they are effective then a PSC teacher actually earns a little more than a new teacher who has a similar, effective career. A huge disparity however can result because a new teacher can potentially earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more.
Finally PSC teachers in years 10-21 kind of get screwed when compared to teachers not on the grandfather pay scale though I guess you can argue they can make it up later and they do have work protections, which to a lot of us means a lot.
Year 1 37,300
Year 2 37,439
Year 3 37,629
Year 4 37,902
Year 5 38,204
Year 1 37,800 Year 6 39,800
Year 2 38,800/39,800 Year 7 40,300
Year 3 39,800/41,800 Year 8 40,800
Year 4 40,800/43,800 Year 9 41,300
Year 5 41,800/45,800 Year 10 41,800
$199,000- 209,000 $204,000
Year 6 42,800/47,800 Year 11 42,550
Year 6 42,800/47,800 Year 11 42,550
Year 7 43,800/49,800 Year 12 43,300
Year 8 44,800/51,800 Year 13 44,050
Year 9 45,800/53,800 Year 14 44,800
Year 10 46,800/55,800 Year 15 45,800
$423,000-468,000 $424,500
Year 11 47,800/57,800 Year 16 46,800
Year 11 47,800/57,800 Year 16 46,800
Year 12 48,800/59,800 Year 17 47,800
Year 13 49,800/61,800 Year 18 48,800
Year 14 50,800/63,800 Year 19 49,800
Year 15 51,800/65,800 Year 20 51,300
$672,000-777,000 $669,000
Year 16 52,800/67,800 Year 21 52,800
Year 16 52,800/67,800 Year 21 52,800
Year 17 53,800/69,800 Year 22 54,800
Year 18 54,800/71,800 Year 23 56,800
Year 19 55,800/73,800 Year 24 58,800
Year 20 56,800/75,800 Year 25 60,800
$946,000-1,136,000 $954,000
Year 21 57,800/77,800 Year 26 62,800
Year 21 57,800/77,800 Year 26 62,800
Year 22 58,800/79,800 Year 27 64,800
Year 23 59,800/81,800 Year 28 66,800
Year 24 60,800/83,800 Year 29 67,300*
Year 25 61,800/85,800 Year 30 67,800*
1,245,000/1,545,000 1,282,500
Year 26 61,800/87,800
Year 27 62,800/89,800
Year 28 63,800/91,800
Year 29 64,800/93,800
Year 30 65,800/95,800
It's important to know that if you give up your PSC, they will let you go when you start earning big bucks and replace you with somebody cheaper. They don't really care about student learning more than what it costs to employ you. Admins are petty and vindictive. Can you really go even 10 yrs without asking a question that they find offensive? And by offensive question, I mean any question.
ReplyDeleteInteresting analysis. It looks like where I am as a 10 year teacher, there is no financial gain for moving to the new schedule unless I receive highly effective evaluations, which I won't. The student data piece being 50% of the score will prevent most me from achieving that rank as I suspect it will for most people.
ReplyDeleteEvery teacher I have talked to is unwilling to give up protection, even if it means making 1000-2000 less. The above poster is incredibly correct concerning people who have worked the longest. What happens if we change to an annual contract, well, they can fire people at any time? Although I have been blessed to have 3 good principals over the last 10 years, I just can't roll the dice with my future. I've had both Highly Effective and Effective on the new system, but Tallahassee controls the state of education, and that includes how I am evaluated. I can't imagine anyone choosing that fate.
ReplyDeleteI have worked for 5 principals. What I have learned is that the best teacher, the superstar, cannot perform without a good principal. Too much is out of our hands. Hang on to those PSCs! BTW, anyone seen this? http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2015-02-27/story/duval-teachers-vent-about-their-schools-principals-survey
ReplyDeleteSupports my point: JEB Stuart vs. Mattie V.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article9499466.html
ReplyDeleteThis is still not a good pay schedule. We are being paid less for doing more. I love teaching, but I believe that we should also be compensated fairly. We work long hours, weekends, nights, and this cuts into family time and personal time. An increase of $20 per paycheck is not a raise. That is an insult.
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