> 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.
Each district in the US chooses its own salary schedule. For most, it's 
basically BA, BA+18, BA+30, MA, MA+18, MA+30, PHD for "across the scale", and 
then "going down", it's by number of years service. A first year teacher in 
the state of California will probably start on Step 1, BA+30 (since the state 
requires 30 hours past the bachelors degree in order to get a credential).
If a teacher has some experience, each district can set its own criteria for 
how much credit they will "award" a transferee with. For instance, I have 9 
years teaching experience. Six of those years are in public school, and those 
are probably the only years I'll get credit for. Even there, it's a toss-up 
whether I'll get credit for all six of *those* years, if and when I ever get 
hired. In the local District, I'd start on Step 4. In another district, I'd 
start on Step 5.
                                 -donna
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