Thrusday, January 14, 1999
Cincinnati teachers among highest-paid in Ohio
Starting salary is $29,299
BY DANA DiFILIPPO
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati teachers are among the highest-paid when compared to their public school colleagues in Ohio, according to a study to be released today by the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers (CFT).
Starting annual salary for Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) teachers with bachelor's degrees and no experience is $29,299. That's the highest among large urban districts in Ohio, and second in Hamilton County to only the Sycamore district, whose pay range runs from $29,539 for beginning teachers to $65,614 a year maximum for teachers with master's degrees.
Top salary for CPS teachers with master's degrees and 27 years of experience is $60,642. That's behind Sycamore and Indian Hill in Hamilton County, and Columbus among Ohio urban districts.
The Cincinnati salaries prove that the public recog nizes the importance of educators, CFT President Tom Mooney said.
“There's mounting piles of evidence that teacher quality is the most important ingredient in student performance,” Mr. Mooney said. “Teacher attrition across the country is a huge problem, so the more incentives we can offer them for sticking around, the better.”
The Cincinnati district employs about 3,500 teachers, and union leaders study salaries every other year.
Mr. Mooney takes partial credit for the high salaries, saying CPS was “dead-last” in teacher salaries when he was elected in 1979. Then, salaries started at $9,511 and topped out at $18,126. Turnover was a significant problem as people fled for higher-paying suburban districts or other careers.
Successful contract negotiations and voters' support of levies boosted those salaries since then, he said.
One school board member said those salaries usually are deserved.
“We do pay a good salary because teaching in urban schools is a very difficult task — more difficult than teaching in a suburban school,” board member Sally Warner said.
Cincinnati teachers don't get automatic raises for each year of experience. Rather, they must rise through four levels of professional advancement.
TOP TEACHER SALARIES
Here are the top teacher salaries for public school districts in Hamilton County. The first figure shows starting annual salaries for teachers with bachelor's degrees. The second indicates maximum salaries for teachers with master's degrees.
• Sycamore: $29,539 — $65,614.
• Cincinnati: $29,299 — $60,642.
• Indian Hill: $28,275 — $60,650.
• Wyoming: $27,840 — $60,218.
• Princeton: $27,289 — $56,079.
Source: Cincinnati Federation of Teachers
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