Exeter School bumps teacher pay for 2019-20 school year
June 19, 2019
Vinnie Roberts
During the Exeter School Board on Wednesday, June 12, the board discussed the budget for the 2019-2020 school year. In that discussion, the board revealed they had previously passed a resolution to increase the base pay to all certified teaching staff within the district.
During the 2018-2019 school year, base pay for all first year teachers in the district was set at $30,500. In previous meetings, administration brought up the idea of raising that starting salary. According to superintendent Dr. Ernest Raney, this year, the board found it was in the budget to raise that amount by $500.
The new base salary for first-year teachers at Exeter increased to $31,000 for the school year. This pay bump will also ripple out through the payscale, effectively raising all salaries by $500 per year.
According to Dr. Raney, this is a move that the board considers on a yearly basis. The superintendent hopes the pay increase will make the prospect of working for the school attractive to new teachers and allow the district to remain competitive with the starting salaries in other districts.
“We look at it every year and see what we can do,” said Raney. “I think any time that we can increase base pay and stay as competitive as we can with surrounding schools and get the best teachers, that’s a positive.”
The new pay scale will take effect at Exeter Schools beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.
Vinnie Roberts
During the Exeter School Board on Wednesday, June 12, the board discussed the budget for the 2019-2020 school year. In that discussion, the board revealed they had previously passed a resolution to increase the base pay to all certified teaching staff within the district.
During the 2018-2019 school year, base pay for all first year teachers in the district was set at $30,500. In previous meetings, administration brought up the idea of raising that starting salary. According to superintendent Dr. Ernest Raney, this year, the board found it was in the budget to raise that amount by $500.
The new base salary for first-year teachers at Exeter increased to $31,000 for the school year. This pay bump will also ripple out through the payscale, effectively raising all salaries by $500 per year.
According to Dr. Raney, this is a move that the board considers on a yearly basis. The superintendent hopes the pay increase will make the prospect of working for the school attractive to new teachers and allow the district to remain competitive with the starting salaries in other districts.
“We look at it every year and see what we can do,” said Raney. “I think any time that we can increase base pay and stay as competitive as we can with surrounding schools and get the best teachers, that’s a positive.”
The new pay scale will take effect at Exeter Schools beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.
