Town of Braintree

Dear Challenge

I did some research to answer some of your questions.
1. In the last teacher's contract they got raises of 3% 3.5% and 3.5% a total of 10%.
The rest of the town employees only got 3-3-3.
The teachers passed up NO RAISES ''for the kids benefit''.
By contract, teachers work 182 days per year. It takes 11 years for a teacher to reach the top step in their respected pay scale, but they get step increases every year along with their newly negotiated contract rates until they reach their top step.

SALARIES: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

MASTERS+45 70047 70747 72162 74327 77300

MASTERS+30 67905 68584 69956 72054 74937

MASTERS 61792 62410 63658 66568 68191

DAILY PAY RATE AT END OF NEW CONTRACT:

M+45 424.73

M+30 411.74

M 374.67

PENSION BENEFIT IS 80% OF THE AVERAGE HIGHEST 3 YEAR SALARY.

I suppose the new retirement benefit, the ''LEXINGTON PLAN'' that adds $2000 to the base salary for a teachers last 3 years is for the children also. This benefit also is pensionable at 80%.

By Fact Finder

Response

Approximately $50,000

Get off the high horse teacher

''Get off the high horse you are on and open your eyes to the facts''

in Braintree The facts are that You are an overpaid liability to the town, Hire someone to clean off your car.

SALARIES: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
MASTERS+45 $70047 $70747 $72162 $74327 $77300

SALARIES: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
MASTERS+30 $67905 $68584 $69956 $72054 $74937

SALARIES: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
MASTERS $61792 $62410 $63658 $66568 $68191

DAILY PAY RATE AT END OF NEW CONTRACT:

M+45 Per Day Pay $ 424.73

M+30 Per Day Pay $ 411.74

M Per Day Pay $ 374.67 AND YOU ONLY GO THERE FOR 180 DAYS/YR.

AND WHEN YOU RETIRE,
PENSION BENEFIT IS 80% OF THE AVERAGE HIGHEST 3 YEAR SALARY.

I suppose the new retirement benefit, the ''LEXINGTON PLAN'' that adds $2000 to the base salary for a teachers last 3 years is for the children also. This benefit also is pensionable at 80%.


By Whats a matter You Woman

teachers

Lets start with salary rates you posted for the teachers. Does it say anything in your info that a teacher has to have a masters to teach within 5 years. That it costs on an average of $10,000 to obtain this and the town reimburses an average of $600.00 for this. The teachers actually have to leave their homes to accomplish this! The average pay raise this year was $8.00 per WEEK. The inexspensive medical plan for a single teacher is $44.00 per week and a dental is $25.00 per week of which the insurance only covers 50% of medical and 33% of dental work. Do you have any idea how much a teacher pays out of pocket for supplies /books/materials etc? $200-$300 a year. There is also a lot more to the Lexington Plan than you talk about why not post all the details to that? It would take a teacher at least 7 years to get to the Masters +45 which means taking at least 15 courses above the masters degree at $250-$500 per course> I think if we investigated the average male/females benefit package after 5 years of working it would be more than that. If you think that teachers don't do any work at all during the summer think again. Who does all the lesson plans for these kids? If you average the hours out of a teacher it would definately come out to a heck of a lot more than 182 days of work.

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