Buhl Board Approves Salary Increases Making Pay More Competitive
Posted on: Monday, 24 October 2005, 18:00 CDT
By Blair Koch, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho,
Oct. 22--BUHL -- Substitute teachers within the Buhl School District should be very pleased when they receive their November paychecks.
Effective immediately is a boost in pay, from $55 to $70 a day for certified subs, $55 to $60 for retired teachers that are no longer certified, and an increase to $50 a day from $45 for non-certified substitute teachers.
The decision was made during the school board's Tuesday night meeting.
Superintendent Richard Hill explained to the board that the salary policy for substitute teachers hadn't been looked at in two years.
"The chair (Ken McDonald) came to me and requested that we review the policy because he felt that we may be losing qualified subs due to the pay," he said.
An informal survey was taken from other schools in the Magic Valley to discover various substitute pay rates.
Buhl found that they were, in fact, lagging behind in pay and decided to raise the rates.
The board could have made the policy retroactive to pay the subs in the district for their time back to the beginning of the school year.
However, some trustees voiced their concerns with regards to retroactive pay.
Trustee Grant Loveless said, "With the budget the way it is, I would rather see it start now and not retroactive it back to Sept. 1."
At first, the board decided to start the pay increases for services as of Nov. 1. But later in the board meeting, Board Trustee Jay Anderson requested to revisit the issue.
"As an educator I know how hard it is to make a living," Anderson said. "The sooner we get it (pay increase) to them, the better."
After further discussion, the board revised their decision to make the pay increase effective for services performed as of Oct. 18th. Substitute teachers will first notice the raise when they receive their November checks.
Also during the meeting, High School Principal Gary Moon addressed some proposed changes to graduation requirements being considered by the state.
"For a majority of our students this will be a good thing," Moon said. "However, at the high school we are already on track in pushing more kids into higher level classes."
Some recommendations discussed included an increase in credits needed for math and science and to increase rigor at the middle school level to prepare them for more difficult classes taught in high school.
The changes, if approved at the state level, would be implemented gradually with the new requirements fully in place by 2012.
In other district news, the board approved the donation of two non-running vehicles to the Buhl Fire Department and Quick Response Unit.
The vehicles will be used for training.
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