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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher in MCPS and I haven't heard 8%. That seems excessive and high. I have never heard of getting a raise greater than 3%.

Is the 8% over a certain number of years? The article doesn't say. I wish it included more information about that "average 8%"

And I love how the article mentions fire and police. The Post LOVES to pit fire and police against the teachers. Well done, Post. [/quote]

I think the 8% is described here:

"About three-quarters of the $100 million is earmarked for the 156,000-student school system. In 2014, the county Board of Education signed an agreement with unionized teachers, principals and support staff that calls for a 2 percent general wage hike and a 3 percent “step” or longevity increase in September, followed by another step increase in March averaging an additional 3 percent for some school employees."

So it's coming from the two step increases that were making up for the years that they had salary freezes and I think the two percent general wage hike is the cost of living adjustment.

I'm not sure if all employees will get the two makeup step increases or only the ones that were employed when they had the salary freeze.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure it's only the ones that were eligible for the step increase during the year it was missed.  Also, I don't think it's 2 makeup step increases -- the other step increase is the normal step increase that folks would and should get during this fiscal year.  Basically, the fact that they missed step increases for a number of years (not sure how many) means that a teacher with X years on the job is making the same as a new hire.  Since we all know that teacher experience is really key -- and those first few years are like dog years -- it's really not fair that this isn't reflected in their pay.  The more senior teachers probably aren't even eligible for the step increase.   I just checked the salary scales online, and after 18 years, they aren't even eligible for regular step increases.  To get that $90K that a PP mentioned, you have to have a masters and have been working more than 16 years for the County.  The entry level folks are only making $48K -- and by "entry level" I mean all the folks that were hired since they stopped giving the annual step increases.

There is a ton of money wasted in this County.  I pay a ton of taxes, but the one thing I will not complain about paying taxes for is to pay a better than competitive wage to our teachers, police and firefighters.  I want the best of the best for those three.  (And if you think we're not already losing good teacher candidates to FCPS--as well as to counties where the cost of living is less, like AA and HC, you're wrong.)[/quote]

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