There should be a clause to ensure that teachers who teach children with special educational needs or learning disabilties are are excluded from this structure. Ideally, if pay is performance based it should be linked to how each individual school measures pupil performance.
Do you have an amendment for that?
Amendment to Section 1(b) (or even a seperate section)
Section 1 is re-numbered Section 1(a)
Insert:
Section 1(b)
"Teachers who teach specialised classes for students with recognised Special Educational needs and Learning Disabilities are not subject to the pay structure in Section 1(a) and the following structure is deemed to apply;
30% Education acquired by degree, in any area. The greater amount of degrees and the more advanced degree will result in a higher salary.
35% Years spent teaching in public, private, charter schools, or universities. The longer a teacher has spent teaching, the greater their salary.
30% Years spent teaching, volunteering and undertaking additional study in relation to Special Educational Needs and/or working with children with Learning Disabilities.
5% Former occupation related to teaching. For teachers who have had occupations related to their current teaching."
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Amendment to Section 3
Insert:
"With the agreement of the Educational Department, individual schools or school districts may be permitted to vary the content of the annual test to take into account specific educational environments or circumstances on an annual basis."
