Just in case you missed this earlier this week. We are back. Please read and Share. Schools back and now lets talk Teacher Pay to our Legislators again. We are proud to see MAE starting the talk of getting the other half of our $5000 across the board pay raise that the Mississippi Legislators short changed us on last year. Dont forget that the Legislators left Jackson with over $450 million dollar in the bank after giving away over $500 million in tax cuts to Lobbyists last year. MAE leader calls for larger teacher pay raise By Chris Kieffer | Daily Journal | August 12, 2014 VERONA – The head of a state organization for educators wants teachers to receive a larger pay raise. Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, said Monday she would like to see at least another $2,500 added to teachers base pay, on top of the $2,500 approved by state lawmakers last year. Helmick made the remarks in an interview before reading to students at Verona Elementary School. She is touring about a dozen schools throughout the state to promote MAEs second Be a Champion reading contest. The Legislature voted in its 2014 session to phase in teacher pay raises, with educators receiving $1,500 this year and another $1,000 next year. That will increase starting pay in the state to $34,390 next July. Ultimately, MAEs goal is to phase in a 5.5 percent annual increase over five years to reach $40,386 by 2019. I want to see the toxic testing removed, Helmick said. I dont want to see teachers paid based on student test scores. That total would make Mississippi more competitive with other states and would keep teaching starting salaries more competitive with other professions, said Helmick, who also pushed for raises last year. We are trying to get our teachers to the Southeastern average for starting teachers because we dont want to lose our teachers to other states and to other occupations, Helmick said. The plan passed this year also calls for bonuses for teachers based on a schools student performance, beginning in 2016. Helmick said she opposes using student test scores to evaluate teachers. Testing should be used to determine students needs, she said, not teachers pay. I want to see the toxic testing removed, Helmick said. I dont want to see teachers paid based on student test scores.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:58:28 +0000
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