Accompanied by several charts and tables, this study examines differential salary increments for veteran and novice teachers in 43 New York State school districts. Awarding larger percentage increments to experienced rather than to beginning employees is less common in comparable professions and may discourage new teaching recruits. Includes 17…

This reference document supports the leadership of locals and state federations in collective bargaining, in designing salary comparisons, and in developing policy. Data are drawn from several sources to more fully describe the American Federation of Teachers' (AFT) largest locals and to describe the nation's largest school districts. Section 1…

Compiling the results of a survey conducted in fall 1989, this report lists the annual salaries actually being paid to persons employed in 22 selected professional positions and 10 support positions by 1,072 public school systems for school year 1989-90. These data are reported separately for large, medium, small, and very small school systems,…

Using personnel files provided by New York's state education department, this study examines and compares teacher retention rates in relation to region and gender from 1974 through 1984 in school districts using alternative practices of internal salary distribution. A total of 57 school districts from 2 regions of the state were included in the…

Replies to James G. Ward's objections to the author's recent "Journal of Education Finance" article, which concluded that comprehensive collective bargaining had no significant effect on teachers' salaries or fringe benefits in Wisconsin school districts during 1979-80. Calls for alternative strategies to improve teachers' economic…

Districtwide administrators representing nine school districts with successful merit pay/teacher incentive programs all agree that the plans are feasible. The majority believe districtwide rather than statewide plans are preferable. (MLF)

For the past 9 years, a study conducted by the Educational Research Service has provided a consistent and reliable means for comparing local school budgets throughout the nation. Three figures and 2 tables provide summary data. The last table shows an analysis with 48 separate budget categories that administrators can use to compare their budgets.…

Using the data for elementary, junior high, and senior high principals collected in the National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools, 1982-83, this report provides an analysis of the various methods used by school systems to structure salary schedules for principals, the various provisions of these schedules, and the levels of dollar…

After describing the concept of comparable worth and reviewing arguments for and against the idea, the author proposes seven cautions for district administrators to heed when faced with the need to respond to the comparable worth issue and suggests a seven-step plan for taking action to improve pay equity. (PGD)

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 covers six major topics: minimum wage, overtime, child labor, equal pay, retaliation, and record keeping. Most cases filed against school districts involve overtime and record-keeping requirements. Outlines steps to ensure district FLSA policies are legal, communicated, and enforced. (MLF)

Administrator compensation in North Carolina schools has traditionally been based on experience and preparation, independent of the level of performance. The development plan adopted addresses this issue by recommending five levels of differentiation for each administrator job classification. A person may stay in one classification for an entire…

Provides a demographic and fiscal profile of New Jersey's schools and analyzes equity implications of minimum teacher salary legislation for poor school districts. Direct salary impacts should not destabilize local finances or create undue fiscal distress. Other states considering similar legislation should first examine their economic…

School districts are advised to take the necessary steps to bring job classification and compensation schedules into line with comparable worth criteria. (Author/MLF)

Since 1980, Educational Research Service has conducted extensive surveys of school district revenues and expenditures. National and regional revenues are displayed in three figures and two tables. For comparative purposes, a table of 48 separate budget categories with per pupil expenditure and percent of current expenditures is provided. (MLF)

To help school districts develop a merit pay salary system for administrators, this monograph uses a question and answer approach organized around five components necessary for implementation. These are: (1) a decision-making process that encourages input from the whole staff; (2) a salary schedule that reflects in financial terms the requirements…