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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ACPS is improving the pay scales, they may not be giving a “step increase” this year but due to improvement in scales, they will be giving increase almost equivalent to a step increase. I don’t like this about teachers, they never bother to understand the complete message and just start protesting, whining based on incomplete understanding.[/quote]

Perhaps it is you who don't understand what this means to a teacher in the system.

Let's assume that SY1718 Step 1 is 10,000 and Step 2 is 11,000 and Step 3 is 12,000

Let's now say that for SY1819 School Board has increased the pay scale so that Step 1 is 11,000, Step 2 is 12,000, Step 3 is 13,000 etc.  And as part of this they freeze your step for this year.

So a teacher who was Step 1 and expected to go to Step 2 (and get paid 11k) will now stay at Step 1 (and still get paid 11k) for the next year.

So what you say?  Well, a teacher that comes into the system will be paid (and placed in the step) relative to their years of experience.

So if you are in ACPS and have 2 years of experience, you will be frozen at step 2 for year 3.  Whereas a person with 2 years coming in for their 3rd year will be at Step 3 for year 3.

Policy becomes a hiring incentive and not a retention incentive.  Shows current teachers where the SB's care and motivation lies.  Not with current employees.  [/quote]

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