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*Commissioners' Bill (H.R. 13702 and H.R. 13710) do not have a Master's +60 cr. class for teachersonly a PhD class.

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A glance at total earnings for career teachers in the Metropolitan Area is most revealing. They are given in tables which follow. In the AB class D. C. ranks 5th in the 3.2% raise with total earnings $14,805 less than Arlington which ranks first. In the other three classes the rank is sixth with the greatest difference in total amounts being $27,335, $32,210 and $37,085 respectively.

Within the 7.8% raise originally approved by the Commissioners the rank and greatest difference in earnings would be as follows.

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Total Earnings in 23 Years of AB Degree Teachers in Metropolitan Area

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Total Earnings in 25 Years of MA Degree Teachers in Metropolitan Area

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Total Earnings in 25 Years of MA +30 cr. Teachers in Metropolitan Area

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Total Earnings in 25 Years of PhD Degree Teachers in Metropolitan Area

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Total Earnings in 19 Years of MA +60 cr Teachers in Metropolitan Area

1. Prince Georges Co.---.
2. D.C. (3.6) _ _.
$188,342-163,535=24,807

$188, 342 | 1. Prince Georges Co..
163, 985 2. D.C. (7.8%) - -

$188,342-173,950=14,392

$188, 342 173, 950

The salaries for teachers in the association's bills, S. 2415 and H.R. 9876, would put the District in first place in minimum and maximum salaries and on all steps of the scale. Because of the magnitude of the problems facing the professional personnel in the D. C. Public Schools, their salaries should be the highest in the Metropolitan Area.

President Kennedy said, "Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for economic growth, and the demands of citizenship itself, in an era such as this all require the maximum development of every young American's capacity." If this be true, our young people should be taught by the most competent teachers it is possible to provide. Salaries in the nation's capital, therefore, should be second to none. We feel certain that with the interest he has demonstrated in education, President Johnson would not desire to place the District school system or its teachers at a disadvantage with the surrounding area. We urge, therefore, passage of the association's bill.

Respectfully submitted,

HELEN E. SAMUEL, Legislative Consultant.

SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT

Since this testimony was prepared, we learned that the 3.6% pay raise bill would be amended to provide an additional 3.1% payable on January 1, 1967. This, of course, will place the District in a less advantageous position than the 7.8% pay raise which was approved last year by the Commissioners. Only on steps 1 and 2 of the AB and MA degree scales would the District be in first place. In the AB class the rank would drop to 3rd on steps 3 through 6, to 4th on steps 7 and 8, to 5th on steps 9 through 14, to 6th on step 15, to 5th on steps 16, 17, 18 and to 3rd in the 19th year.

Ranks in the other three classes are worse.

First place on the MA scale would drop to 3rd on steps 3, 4, and 5, to 4th on steps 6 and 7, to 5th on step 8, to 6th on steps 9 through 14, to 7th on step 15, to 6th on steps 16, 17, 18, to 3rd on step 19, and to 4th on steps 20 through 2:.

In the MA + 30 cr. class the salary would start in 3rd place, drop to 4th place on steps 4, 5 and 6, to 5th on step 7, to 6th on steps 8 through 14, to 7th on step 15, to 6th on steps 16, 17 and 18, and to 5th on steps 19 through 25.

In the PhD class the District would rank 4th on steps 1 and 2, 5th on steps 3, 4 and 5, 6th on steps 6 through 14, 7th on step 15 and 6th on steps 16 through 25.

How D.C. Teachers' Salaries Will Rank In Comparison With Metropolitan Area Salaries With the Additional 3.1%

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The differences between the salaries for the District and the highest paid in the area on the various steps of the scale are great. In the A.B. class the District teachers would earn $120 and $110 more on steps 1 and 2, but on steps 3 through 23 the salary would be $12 to $1595 less. In the M.A. class the District teacher would earn $45 and $35 more on steps 1 and 2, but on steps 3 through 25 the salary would be from $87 to $1875 less.

In the M.A. class the teacher would earn $345 to $2260 less on steps 1 through 25; in the PhD class the range is from $1035 to $2450 less on steps I through 25. (See chart on page 187.)

What effect would this have upon the total earnings of the career teacher? After twenty-five years of service, the District teacher in the A.B. class would rank 4th with a difference of $11,870 in total earnings when compared with the school system paying the highest salary. In the M.A. class, the rank would be 6th with a difference of $20,745; in the M.A. + 30 cr. class the rank would be 6th with a difference of $25,585; in the PhD class the rank would still be 6th, but the difference would be $30,245.

The difference in cumulative earnings could be the price of a home or a college education for two children. What incentive is there for a teacher to grow professionally with the cost per graduate credit as high as $45 in local colleges, in addition to other fees and expenses and time and effort? What incentive is there

to become a career teacher in the District with its many problems? (See earnings summary below.)

Differences of D.C. Teachers' Salaries and the Highest Salaries Paid in Metropoliton Area with the Additional 3.1%

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Total Earnings with the Added 3.1% Pay Raise (January 1, 1967) After 25 Years of

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STATEMENT OF MISS ELIZABETH D. GRIFFITH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, D.C. EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

Miss GRIFFITH. I am Elizabeth D. Griffith, the Executive Secretary of the District of Columbia Education Association.

The DCEA desires to file for the record the qualifications for entrance into the D.C. Police and Fire Departments and the qualifications for entrance into the teacher profession in the D.C. public schools. A teacher has between $12,000 and $15,000 invested in his education before he is qualified for admission to teaching. Therefore, the salary he receives should be based with this factor in mind. Teachers are glad when police and firemen receive top salaries for the difficult job they perform. Teachers and other citizens' safety is dependent upon the job they do. Teachers do feel, however, that they are deserving of the same fair treatment accorded by the Congress to our police and firemen. The salaries of teachers should be tops for our nation just as the salaries of police and firemen rank at the top in the nation. We cannot afford to pay teachers less when the job they do is so important to the lives of our youth and to the continuation of our American way of life.

I would like to submit, Mr. Chairman, copies of this material for your review and study. First, the rules of the Board of Education, which contain the licensing and certification requirements for teachers in all of the respective schools. I have additional copies for them. Then I have some brochures which give the requirements for the police and the fire departments. May I present them to you?

Mr. WHITENER. We will make them a part of the committee files. Miss GRIFFITH. Thank you very much. I would like to refer to the copies of the statement which I have submitted to you and just brief it for you.

I believe, Mr. Whitener, yesterday you commented on one of the things which I wish to bring out in my testimony. We were discussing certain rules in the salary laws which have caused loss in salary and longevity credit to the beginning teacher and to many temporary teachers in the District. We pointed out that the fault apparently lies in the wording contained in P.L. 85-838, 85th Congress, August 28, 1958, Section 7, page 8, which still is in force and which reads as follows, and I will not read this particular law, but it is here for you to read. Any salary bill reported out by the Subcommittee No. 4 of the District of Columbia Committee, should contain provisions. which would allow a six-month period for teachers new to the D.C. public schools to establish proof of previous teaching experience and proof of college credit and degrees. This is the statement I believe you made yesterday, Mr. Whitener, and which Dr. Carroll and you had conversation about. Two, to allow a six-month period.

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