HOPE — The Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Board plans to make teacher salaries more competitive with other school districts next year.
One of the corporation’s top concerns in its negotiations with the Flat Rock-Hawcreek Teachers’ Association was to establish higher starting salaries that would attract quality educators, FHSC superintendent Shawn Price said.
Under the proposal with the teacher’s union, starting salaries for teachers with a bachelor’s degree will go from $34,000 to $37,250, while those with a master’s degree will earn between $39,600 and $42,850, according to a summary provided by Price.
At the same time, maximum salaries will increase from $42,400 to $49,250 for teachers with a bachelor’s degree – and from $64,800 to $68,050 for those holding a master’s degree, the summary stated.
In contrast, returning educators would receive a collective increase of 6.98%. That provision is expected to cost an additional $159,700 over the two-year contract period, superintendent Shawn Price said.
There were no objections to any of the budgets during Tuesday’s public hearings. The Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. has a total of 56 teachers employed at Hope Elementary and Hauser Jr.-Sr. High School.
For more on this story, see Thursday’s Republic.
