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Wilton Teachers' Salaries Take One-year Freeze
Teachers not on the top-tier pay scale will effectively have one pay-step skipped over during the next three years.
Update, Jan 18: Official press release from the BoE
"Late Friday, January 13, 2012, the received the Award of the Panel in the arbitration between the Wilton Board of Education and the Wilton Education Association over the terms of the teachers’ contract for the next three years.
There were nineteen salary and health benefits issues in dispute. The Wilton Board of Education and the District Administration believe that the Award fairly resolves the issues.
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The Board’s position prevailed on the issues of salary in two of three years, including a freeze in the salary schedule in the first year. In the second and third years respectively, teachers at the top step of the pay scale will receive increases of 1.5% and 0.75%, and teachers not at the top step will move a total of two steps on the salary schedule over the three years of the contract. The Board’s position to institute a High Deductible HSA plan as the sole option for eligible employees, which will slow cost increases for health insurance over the life of the contract, also prevailed.
The Wilton Education Association’s position on premium cost sharing for participating employees prevailed at 14-percent in the first year, 15-percent in the second year and 16-percent in the third year. Additionally, the Board’s position on both general and Instructional Leader stipends prevailed.
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The attached PDF document is a chart summarizing the results of the arbitration.
The Wilton Board of Education recognizes and greatly appreciates the excellent work and dedication of Wilton teachers. Their skill and hard work was never an issue. However, given the difficult times Wiltonians face, the moderation needed in future cost increases made resolution of the disputed issues, without arbitration, impossible.
The Board is pleased that the contract is now settled, and looks forward to continuing to work closely with the Association and Wilton teachers as we work together on behalf of the students."
Update, Jan 17 4:05 p.m.:
The Wilton Bulletin reports a "victory" for the Board of Ed, with teacher salaries freezing "at 2011-2012 levels for the 2012-2013 year. In years two and three of the contract, teachers at the top of the pay scale will get increases of 1.5% and 0.75% respectively. Teachers not at the top will move up a step a year."
More updates on the way tomorrow.
Original Dec. 14 2011 article
As Wilton enters day two of arbitration over its binding teachers union contract, we want to hear what you think.
As can be seen in the charts below, teacher’s salaries have been steadily increasing. Teachers are awarded a pay-increase each year, called a step increase, of roughly 5-percent annually.
Here’s the comparison of teacher’s salaries as per the teacher’s union contract posted on the school’s website (note that this is not the full table):
Teacher’s salary 2009—2010
Step
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Sixth year
PhD
2
45,999
51,117
55,093
60,625
3
48,269
53,639
57,670
63,311
4
50,575
56,186
60,281
66,034
5
52,925
58,771
62,920
68,788
6
55, 313
61,415
65,594
71,580
7
57, 749
64,051
68,299
74,405
8
60, 877
66,744
71,040
77,259
9
64, 348
69, 471
73,814
80,155
10
73,352
76,620
83,084
11
77,448
79,693
86,048
12
81,773
84,082
90,788
13
87,661
89,200
95,790
14
93,597
101,063
15
100,262
108,262
Teacher’s salary 2010 - 2011
Step
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Sixth year
PhD
2
46,510
51,684
55,705
61,298
3
48,805
54,234
58,310
64,014
4
51,136
56,810
60,950
66,767
5
53,512
59,423
63,618
69,552
6
55,927
62,097
66,322
72,375
7
58,390
64,762
69,057
75,321
8
61,553
67,485
71,829
78,117
9
65,635
70,242
74,633
81,045
10
74,166
77,470
84,006
11
78,308
80,578
87,003
12
82,681
85,015
91,796
13
89,414
90,942
96,853
14
94,636
102,185
15
102,928
110,427
Teacher’s salary 2011 - 2012
Step
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Sixth year
PhD
2
47,240
52,495
56,580
62,260
3
49,571
55,085
59,225
65,019
4
51,939
57,702
61,907
67,815
5
54,352
60,356
64,617
70,644
6
56,805
63,072
67,363
73,511
7
59,307
65,779
70,141
76,412
8
62,519
68,545
72,957
79,343
9
66,948
71,345
75,805
82,317
10
75,330
78,686
85,325
11
79,537
81,843
88,369
12
83,979
86,350
93,237
13
91,202
92,761
98,374
14
96,122
103,789
15
104,312
112,636
Meetings will resume tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. and may extend into Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. if needed.
It will likely be until January before any decisions are made, according to the Wilton Bulletin.
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