katybee
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Jun 25, 2014 23:25:39 GMT
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Post by katybee on Aug 18, 2014 3:52:57 GMT
I am paid for 184 days spread out over 12 months. I also just found out that we will never get another raise. We are now merit pay based. Which I am fine with, but dang, give a person a cost of living raise. I now bring home less than I did 5 years ago due to a pay freeze and increased health care costs. Our merit pay "bonus" is not added to our base and will be between $200.00 to $500.00 before taxes per year. The amount will fluctuate based on the number of teachers who qualify for the bonus. The pot is divided equally amongst all qualifying teachers. Sorry. I got off on a tangent. What??? $500 per year? Before taxes? So that's about $33 per month. If you're lucky and get the full $500. But hey --you could always sabotage other teachers so you'll get more. Isn't merit pay awesome!?! How did your school board and/or union justify this?
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Post by jenn on Aug 18, 2014 4:03:09 GMT
We are paid tenthly on the 27th of the month. After 8 years, I think I finally have my budget down... I think.
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Post by fwscrapper on Aug 18, 2014 4:17:13 GMT
I get paid once a month on the 20th...unless it falls on a weekend...12 months. My DH gets paid the same as me.
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cycworker
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Jun 26, 2014 0:42:38 GMT
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Post by cycworker on Aug 18, 2014 5:50:47 GMT
I am not a teacher but I have friends and family members who teach. I know in our district it's up to the individual. You can get paid over 10 months or 12 months. I can't recall if cheques are every two weeks or the 15th and the last day of the month.
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Post by happymom on Aug 18, 2014 20:12:03 GMT
My sister in law teaches at an inner city charter school. Apparently she doesn't get paid year round but still had to pay medical insurance this summer.
Guess who called and asked us for money since she didn't budget her salary.
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Aug 18, 2014 21:27:33 GMT
I get paid 2x/month from Sept-June. Sucks! I hate having to save for summer...we do, but I'd like to not have to think about it. Also, my first paycheck is in September...partial pay, 2 weeks later, a full one, and then for some reason I still can't figure out, we end up waiting 3 weeks for our next pay. I loathe September for this reason. After a summer of living off the saved up money, I have a "gap" in pay and it makes me all stabby.
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huskergal
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Jun 25, 2014 20:22:13 GMT
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Post by huskergal on Aug 18, 2014 22:23:19 GMT
Get paid for 12 months. My salary varies on some months based upon extra salary options.
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ddly
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Jul 10, 2014 19:36:28 GMT
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Post by ddly on Aug 18, 2014 22:36:35 GMT
We have a choice between 12 months, 10 months, or 10 months with a lup sum for July and August (so you would be paid like its 12 months). We get paid on the 15th and 30th. Our contracts start on July 1st. Our newest contract has yet to be ratified but it's close. We haven't received step raises for 6 years but have gotten 3%. The board won't agree to a step but agrees to the 3%; it's practically the same. It sucks because teachers with 2-6 years experience make the same as a first year.
I won't complain, though, because we are getting raises.
Lisa D.
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Post by donna on Aug 18, 2014 22:41:18 GMT
We get paid on the 15th and 30th of each month all year long. I really like this. When I first started teaching I got paid once a month.
Tank, first you get the paper issue and now you get this horrible pay situation. Why would someone want to start teaching in your district now?
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Post by ajsweetpea on Aug 18, 2014 23:13:51 GMT
When I taught, I got paid once a month every month. Our pay was divided so we would get paid each month even if we were off track. It made it easier to manage money.
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Post by librarylady on Aug 19, 2014 1:33:11 GMT
Retired now, but the last district gave us the option. We could get paid only on the months school was open, or have it spread over 12 months.
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Post by Belia on Aug 19, 2014 1:44:21 GMT
I picked other. We're given a choice- either 26 paychecks or 22 paychecks.
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Post by brina on Aug 19, 2014 1:46:50 GMT
I am not a teacher but have a lot or friends who are. I grew up in a vacation community. Teachers had the option of 20 paychecks a year (no summer pay) or 24. Since there was an abundance of seasonal employment available (lifeguard, camp counselor, camp manager, waitress, etc) mot of the teachers took 20 paychecks.
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Dani-Mani
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Jun 28, 2014 17:36:35 GMT
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 19, 2014 1:57:44 GMT
I get paid for the months I'm contracted for. But I can spread it out over 12 months if I'm not asked to work 12 months that year.
My mom and sister are teachers--they get paid the months they are contracted for, but are also given the option to spread it over 12 months.
Most school districts I know offer this option, but it's not being "paid" for 12 months. It's choosing to have 10 months of pay divided over 12 months.
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moodyblue
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Jun 26, 2014 21:07:23 GMT
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 19, 2014 2:04:00 GMT
I get paid on the 15th and the 30th of each month, so 24 paychecks per year. The funny thing is that my paycheck is higher in the summer than during the school year!
I am in Illinois, and the teacher contribution for retirement for the whole year is deducted only during the nine months of the traditional school year, so when I get my paychecks in the summer they are quite a bit higher. And even when we get a raise for the new school year, the first paycheck, which has been in September, can actually go down from what I was getting in the summer. Sounds crazy, doesn't it?
Now, we have moved to a modified calendar, and we started school at the beginning of August. The new teachers got their first paycheck of the year last Friday, on the 15th. If the business office hadn't done that they would have been working for six weeks before getting paid at all. The rest of us will make the shift next year, so our checks in August will include the salary increase for the new school year, but will still not have the retirement deducted. So those paychecks will go even higher than the usual summer increase and then drop in September when retirement starts being deducted.
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Post by miaow on Aug 19, 2014 2:27:26 GMT
I get paid every other week, so 26 checks. On the last day of the school year, the summer checks are all deposited into our bank accounts.
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Post by dualmaestra on Aug 19, 2014 4:06:02 GMT
We have a 10 month schedule and I get paid on last day of the month. However, I can choose to do 12 months but all they do is hold a portion of my 10 checks. The July and August checks are half of what the district saved for me. We start tomorrow and our first paycheck will be end of September for this school year. It's so hard to get paid only once a month.
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Jili
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Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
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Post by Jili on Aug 19, 2014 4:12:40 GMT
I am in Illinois, and the teacher contribution for retirement for the whole year is deducted only during the nine months of the traditional school year, so when I get my paychecks in the summer they are quite a bit higher. Interesting! I'm in IL also, and our TRS contribution is deducted throughout the calendar year. My summer paychecks to tend to be a bit higher, though, as our union dues for the year are deducted from October-June.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 19, 2014 4:16:06 GMT
Our union dues were deducted year round. So at the end of August, I will be charged for a union in a district I no longer teach in.
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moodyblue
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Jun 26, 2014 21:07:23 GMT
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 19, 2014 11:51:11 GMT
I am in Illinois, and the teacher contribution for retirement for the whole year is deducted only during the nine months of the traditional school year, so when I get my paychecks in the summer they are quite a bit higher. Interesting! I'm in IL also, and our TRS contribution is deducted throughout the calendar year. My summer paychecks to tend to be a bit higher, though, as our union dues for the year are deducted from October-June. Yeah, very interesting! I thought we'd been told that the state wanted it this way, but obviously it's not done the same way everywhere in the state.
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Jili
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Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
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Post by Jili on Aug 19, 2014 21:15:25 GMT
Interesting! I'm in IL also, and our TRS contribution is deducted throughout the calendar year. My summer paychecks to tend to be a bit higher, though, as our union dues for the year are deducted from October-June. Yeah, very interesting! I thought we'd been told that the state wanted it this way, but obviously it's not done the same way everywhere in the state. Honestly, sometimes I think that business offices/administrators use "the State" as a convenient excuse! LOL. I actually went to check my pay stubs before I posted, just to make sure I was speaking the truth.
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The Great Carpezio
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Jun 25, 2014 21:50:33 GMT
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Aug 19, 2014 22:22:54 GMT
Twice a month and we can choose to take it over 10 or 12 months. I choose twelve.
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