>RL> but that is only because I have 9 + years of post secondary
  >RL> education - I'm in the top category for a teacher but at the
  >RL> bottom of the "grid"(ladder) in experience. I seem to
DJ>In our system area you probably would not be hired unless you
  >agreed to start at a much lower position on the salary ladder.
  >It is common for systems to only give credit for 4 or 5 years
  >experience and to "agree" upon amount of creditable post
  >secondary education.
I can't start at a lower position on the salary ladder. This is the
lowest for me as a category 4 teacher. Teachers are slotted into 4
categories here which are decided by QECO - that is the committee that
makes these decisions. As a teacher with a 4 year Honour B.A. and a B.Ed
I automatically go into category 3 but since I have an additional four
years of college and Special Education qualifications I got bumped up
into category 4. It is not at all uncommon for many graduates here to be
category 4 teachers. I have 0.1 years of experience which counts for
nothing and puts me at the bottom of the ladder in my category. I
couldn't be placed any lower - it would be against the law.
Do all first year teachers there receive the same salary or does it vary
according to which school they teach in or which area? Here there is
some variation in pay according to the school board you are employed by.
Mine is one of the top paying ones but I live in a BIG city with a high
cost of living index. :( I believe we are also the biggest school board
in the province.
-Ruth
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