Teacher Pay

Submitted by Baer on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 8:38am

Some folks think our teachers are overpaid.  The facts are that our pay scale is lower than Northampton, Easthampton, South Hadley, Hadley, and Belchertown.  Here's a comparison of a beginning and senior teachers' pay

 

M.A. Step 1

Easthampton  $43,210  (FY10)

S. Hadley  $41,180  (FY08 - higher now)

Northampton  $40,522  (FY10)

Hadley  $40,041  (FY10)

Amherst-Pelham  $39,628  (FY10)

Belchertown  $39,301  (FY09 - higher now)

 

M.A. Step 9

Northampton  $55,119  (FY10)

Easthampton  $54,995  (FY10)

S. Hadley  $54,658  (FY08 - higher now)

Belchertown  $54,408  (FY09 - higher now)

Amherst-Pelham  $54,234  (FY10)

Hadley  $50,720  (FY10)


Creating more efficient and effective schools is an ongoing effort.  In the past 6 years our schools have made cuts, reorganized and re-prioritized programs, closed schools.  But the important fact is that our schools will continue making our schools more efficient.  But that is not enough.  We need an override to prevent the most drastic cuts.