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[quote=Anonymous]I too have no idea where the 7% comes from.  Perhaps it's the hyperbole from the union hating Washington Post.

The facts of the raise are as follows:

1. Teachers eligable for a step increase will get one starting July 1.  Step increases range from 1.5% to 3%

2. Teachers who missed out on a step increase during the 2010-2011 school year (FY 2011) will receive that missed step starting in May 2013.  Again, step increases range from 1.5% to 3%.  This longevity increase will be for only 2 months (May and June) so the percentage increase is really 0.2% to 0.5% during this fiscal year.

3. Add up the increases in 1 and 2.  What you end up with are increases ranging from 1.7% to 3.5%.

4. Teachers no longer eligable for step increases (those who have reached the top step already) are getting a 2% increase.  This increase is NOT added to step 25 (the top step), so those who hit step 25 in the future will NOT see this increase.

5. The salary scale is NOT changing.  No teacher is receiving a COLA.  It will NOT cost the county more to fund salaries next year as those at the top will continue to retire, and will be replaced by others lower on the salary scale.  All steps will cost the county EXACTLY THE SAME NEXT YEAR AS IT DOES THIS YEAR.

How the hell people think teachers are getting a 7% increase this coming fiscal year is beyond me.  Are people who read this blog really that stupid, or do they only hear what they want to hear, even if it's dead wrong?  Probably a little of both![/quote]

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