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Friday, September 21, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teachers Asked to Pay For Marketing Proposition S

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teachers Asked to Pay For Marketing Proposition S:


Teachers Asked to Pay For Marketing Proposition S

For those in St. Louis County, there will be a ballot measure this fall asking for a tax increase for Special School District. Proposition S is seeking a .19 cent/$100K valuation tax increase to pay for SSD services. This would increase the operating levy in St. Louis County to $1.19/$100k and would help SSD continue to provide services to children with autism, maintain competitive salaries and update technology. (See more here)

This week SSD teachers received a letter from Friends of Special Kids asking them to consider donating a day's pay to help promote Proposition S. The letter was signed by SSD Superintendent John Cary although it appeared not to be put out by SSD.  Considering that SSD is the largest employer in St. Louis county with approximately 5,000 employees, a day's pay could really add up.  The salary range of SSD teachers is $40-82K. Depending on how you calculate a day's pay (180 school days, 252 annual work days) that could mean