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percent step each year without lifting it to four percent at “critical career points.” The school officials should reward those who stay, rather than “worrying about recruiting phantom teachers” Smith said. “This system doesn’t reward them until they’ve been here for 20 years,” he added.
School Board Chairman Beverly Massie suggested it wasn’t fair for the handful of teachers present at the meeting to say they were speaking for the entire association.
Smith responded that he and other RCEA officers present had the association’s endorsement of the superintendent’s proposal. Estabrook’s plan included additional four percent increments at five years, seven, nine, and 12 as well as for the two top ranges.
“We’d just like to stress that we can’t support these figures,” Smith told the board.
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