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Classroom Teachers, 1989-90,” a publication by the research service of the Virginia Education Association. The information on Rappahannock County’s school budget was provided by Superintendent David Gangel, and the budget figures for the surrounding counties were provided during telephone interviews with school officials in each county.)
Rappahannock’s salaries continue to lead the average of those around us through the 17th year. Then, since our county’s pay scale levels into a five-year shelf for the 16th through the 20th years, while surrounding counties continue to give supplements for each year of experience, our teachers begin to lag behind.
A county by county comparison is interesting and reveals seemingly whimsical differences in formulating salary scales. Rappahannock compares most favorably with Madison County. Madison is the only county nearby with a lower starting salary: $19,421, or $613 less than our entry level of $20,234. Rappahannock salaries continue to lead Madison’s, some years by more than $2,500, and in the 18th year by $565. But in the 19th year, Madison pulls ahead by $200. The next year, a teacher’s 20th
See SALARIES, p. 14
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