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BY M WUOItlK MKC.IVKRN
Ada NU*I >o?iald and a group of other
teacher aides left Monday's
Brunswick County Board of Education
meeting smiling, following the
board's adoption of a new pay scale
for them
It will give credit for years of experience
and college work completed.
n moving inequities that Ms
McDonald said prompted her to
come to the board last month, asking
for a fair salary system.
The new scale was proposed by
McDonald and the Teacher Assistant
Association, and is identical to that
used in Now Hanover County. It provides
for a beginning teacher to be
paid S8M per month if he/she has a
high school diploma. $867 for 44 hours
or more of college work. There are
six additional levels, ranging from
1-2 years teaching experience in the
state paid $367 or $901. depending on
education i. to the top level of 18
years or more (paid $1,096 or $1,139.
depending on education).
Samuel Adcock. finance director
for the school system, said the pay
scale for aides used several years
ago recognized a maximum of 12
years service, whereas the new scale
provides for 18 years.
The scale will be used as a one-time
conversion for any individual
teacher. Once placed on the scale,
'.he teacher will not receive increases
:t Die future except for merit.
Adcock said, if we activate this
schedule, it will cost $13,000 more
than we have in the budget for
salaries."
Yarbrough. however, recommend
ed the change. "It removes the inequities
and enables aides to go back
10 college." he said.
Adeoek said there are 94 instructional
aides this year, with li percent
having one year's experience. 12 percent
with two years, and the remainder
having worked in the state
school system eight years or longer.
After the vote, Chairman James
Korstner asked Ms. McDonald, is
this what you had in mind?" arid she
replied. "Yes. we're pleased with it."
The board also approved giving
other non-certified employees a $75
per month salary increase, plus two
one-quarter percent increments for
merit. In his motion. Board Member
Doug Rax ley stipulated that Adcock
should look into the possibility of a
pay scale for them similar to the one
approved for aides.
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Construction Update
Architects Charles Honey and s
Charles Boney Jr.. showed the board
plans for the remainder of the con- t
struction and renovations at Union s
and Lincoln Primary Schools. 1
Bids will be advertised soon for i
construction of a building at Lincoln t
extending from the ten-classroom <
building just renovated, that will f
house music, art. sooeial pdiiratinn
ciiiu teiueuiai icaumt; looms. *
Boney Sr. said that of the 52.5 F
million budgeted for the project, v
$370,000 has been spent on phase one.
and it is estimated $2,147,000 will bo
spent on phase two. with $909,000
allocated for Union. 51.1 million for 0
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The Ijncoln renovation is nearly %
complete. Boney said, as carpets had u
just arrived thutt day and installation n
was beginning Monday night Bill a
Turner, special assistant to the
superintendent, said chalkboards q
will arrive at the end of the w eek, and t
the ten classrooms would be ready r
for students: by Monday. New doors <]
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ind windows, however, will not be intailed
until next month.
Those ten classes have been
neeting in the gym and library since
ichool opened, and Principal Joseph
iutler said. "The kids are adapting
eal well; teachers are motivating
hem. and parents are very
ooperative. We've had no comtlaints."
At Union, five classrooms are to be
enovated. with those students tenv
torarily relocated m the new wing,
thieh will be built first.
Public Input
h'orstner announced rhr^t thn nnlin
n public address to the school board
iil be enforced in the future. "Let us
now in advance, if possible, when
ou want to speak to the board, and
e may have answers for you. We're
ot trying to discourage anyone from
ppearing before the board."
The policy, established in 1983, Tenures
individuals or groups wishing
o speak before the board to make a
equest in writing to the supermtenlent
prior to the meeting, stating the
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l.tfe Insunmee
Adcock said only 58 percent ol
ichool employees had expressed a
lesire to receive (tie free $5,000 in life
nsurnnce offered by the board of
ducation. This coverage, which will
est the school system $7"_'0 per
nontli for 800 employees, can be ol*
aincd by all employees if 65 |>crcent
>r more agree to purchase an addiional
nolicv of $10-000 or more at a
iremium of $1 8<> per month per
10,000.
"I'm sure we'll get the number we
leed. liands down." he declared.
'There are a lot of forms still out.
Hid others didn't understand the ofer."
Textbooks
Turner reported that IS percent of
lewly-adopted textbooks had come
n. "What do the other five j?ercent of
he kids do?" ask is! Forslner.
Joseph Butler. Lincoln Primary
>rincipal. replied. 'Teachers make
illowances in their assignments, and
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Ynrlmui^li said, "Tliey sure know
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the opening went exceptionally well.
Seven buses started slowly the first
day. and everything else was normal.
I've had no negative reports, though
I'm sure there are some out there
that just haven't e.otten to my desk
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