Chapter 250. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to fix and regulate the salaries of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia,” approved June 20, 1906, as amended, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 250.— An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to fix and regulate the salaries of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia,” approved June 20, 1906, as amended, and for other purposes. June 4, 1924.[[H. R. 6721](/us/bill/68/hr/6721).][[Public, No. 188](/us/pl/68/188).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That on and after Public schools, D.
C.July 1, 1924, the salaries of teachers, school officers, and other Salaries established.employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia shall be as follows: ARTICLE I.— SALARIES OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIANS. Teachers and librarians. Class 1.— Teachers in Kindergartens and Elementary Schools.Kindergartens and elementary schools. Group A.— A basic salary of $1,400 per year, with an annual Group A.increase in salary of $100 for eight years, or until a maximum salary of $2,200 per year is reached.
Group B.— A basic salary of $2,300 per year, with an annual Group B.increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $2,600 per year is reached. Class 2.— Teachers in Junior High Schools.Junior high. A teacher in the junior high schools who possesses the eligibility With elementary school requirement.requirements of teachers in the elementary schools and who in addition has met the higher eligibility requirements established by 368the board of education for teachers in junior high schools shall be paid in accordance with the following schedules:
Group A.—Group A A basic salary of $1,600 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for eight years, or until a maximum salary of $2,400 per year is reached. Group B.—Group B. A basic salary of $2,500 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $2,800 per year is reached. Of higher eligibility.A teacher in the junior high school who possesses the eligibility requirements of teachers in the senior high and normal schools shall be paid in accordance with the following schedules:
Group C.—Group C. A basic salary of $1,800 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for ten years, or until a maximum salary of $2,800 per year is reached. Group D.—Group D. A basic salary of $2,900 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $3,200 per year is reached. Class 3.—Senior high and normal. Teachers in Senior High and Normal Schools. Group A.—Group A. A basic salary of $1,800 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for ten years, or until a maximum salary of $2,800 per year is reached.
Group B.—Group B. A basic salary of $2,900 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $3,200 per year is reached. Class 4.—Librarians. School Librarians. Group A.—Group A. A basic salary of $1,400 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for eight years, or until a maximum salary of $2,200 per year is reached. Group B.—Group B. A basic salary of $2,300 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $2,600 per year is reached.
ARTICLE II.—Administrative and supervisory officers. SALARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY OFFICERS. Class 5.—Teaching principals. Teaching Principals with from Four to Seven Rooms.—Principals of Elementary Schools. With four to seven rooms. A basic salary of $2,300 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $2,600 per year is reached. Class 6.— Teaching Principals with from Eight to Fifteen Rooms. With eight to fifteen rooms.
A basic salary of $2,500 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $2,800 per year is reached. Class 7.— Administrative Principals with Sixteen Rooms or More, and Principals of Vocational and Americanization Schools. Administrative principals, etc. A basic salary of $2,900 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for three, years, or until a maximum salary of $3,200 per year is reached. 369 Class 8.— Principals of Junior High Schools.
A basic salary of $3,500 per year, with an annual increase in salary Junior high principals.of $100 for five years, or until a maximum salary of $4,000 per year is reached. Class 9.— Principals of Senior High and Normal Schools. A basic salary of $4,000 per year, with an annual increase in salary Senior high and normal.of $100 for five years, or until a maximum salary of $4,500 per year is reached. Class 10.— Directors of Special Subjects and Departments. A basic salary of $3,200 per year, with an annual increase in salary Directors of special subjects and departments.of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $3,500 per year is reached.
Class 11.— Heads of Departments and Assistant Principals. A basic salary of $3,200 per year, with an annual increase in salary Heads of departments and assistant principals.of $100 for five years, or until a maximum salary of $3,700 per year is reached. Class 12.— Supervising Principals. A basic salary of $4,000 per year, with an annual increase in salary Supervising principals.of $100 for five years, or until a maximum salary of $4,500 per year is reached. Community Center Department.
Community center department. a. director. A basic salary of $3,200 per year, with an annual increase in salary Director.of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $3,500 per year is reached. b. general secretaries. A basic salary of $1,400 per year, with an annual increase in salary General secretaries.of $100 for eight years, or until a maximum salary of $2,200 per year is reached. c. community secretaries. A basic salary of $1,400 per year, with an annual increase in salary Community secretaries.of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $1,700 per year is reached.
Department of School Attendance and Work Permits. School attendance and work permits. a. director. A basic salary of $3,200 per year, with an annual increase in salary Director.of $100 for three years, or until a maximum salary of $3,500 per year is reached. b. chief attendance officers. A basic salary of $2,100 per year, with an annual increase in salary Chief attendance officers.of $100 for four years, or until a maximum salary of $2,500 per year is reached. 370 c. attendance officers.
Attendance officers. A basic salary of $1,400 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for six years, or until a maximum salary of $2,000 per year is reached. d. census inspectors. Census inspectors. A basic salary of $1,400 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for six years, or until a maximum salary of $2,000 per year is reached. Board of examiners.Board of Examiners. chief examiner. Chief examiner. A basic salary of $4,000 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for live years, or until a maximum salary of $4,500 per year is reached. assistant superintendents.
Assistant superintendents. A basic salary of $4,200 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $100 for five years, or until a maximum salary of $4,700 per year is reached. first assistant superintendents. First assistant superintendents. A basic salary of $5,000 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $200 for five years, or until a maximum salary of $6,000 per year is reached. superintendent of schools. Superintendent of schools. A basic salary of $8,000 per year, with an annual increase in salary of $1,000 for two years, or until a maximum salary of $10,000 per year is reached.
Pay of officers based on salaries fixed herein. The school officers provided for in Article II of this Act during the first year of service shall receive compensation at the basic salary fixed herein and not receive credit for services prior to the passage of this Act. ARTICLE III.—Classification and assignment of employees. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES. Sec. 2. Assignment by Board on recommendation of superintendent. That the Board of Education is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed, on recommendation of the superintendent of schools, to classify and assign all teachers, school officers, and other employees to the salary classes and positions in the foregoing *Provisos*.Director of intermediate instruction and manual training supervisor.Penmanship titles changed, etc.salary schedule: *Provided*, That said board is authorized during the tenure of office of the director of intermediate instruction and the supervisor of manual training now in service, to assign said director and said supervisor to salary class 12: *Provided further*, That the said board is authorized to abolish the titles of director and assistant director of penmanship, and to transfer said employees to salary class 3, Group B, of the foregoing salary schedule with the title of teacher in the normal school and director of penmanship in the elementary schools and junior high schools, without further examination No examinations for employees in positions June 30, 1924.or qualification on their part: *And provided further*, That teachers, school officers, and other employees shall not be required to take any examination, either mental or physical, to be continued in the positions in which they are permanently employed on June 30, 1924.
Sec. 3. Assignments and appointments hereafter. That the Board of Education, on recommendation of the superintendent of schools, is authorized, empowered, and directed to assign, at the time of appointment, teachers, school officers, or 371other employees hereafter appointed to the salary classes and positions in the foregoing salary schedule in accordance with previous experience, eligibility qualifications possessed, and the character of the duties to be performed by such persons: *Provided*, *Provisos*.First year probationary.That the first year of service of any newly appointed teacher, school officer, or other employees shall be probationary: *And provided further*, Longevity from permanent appointment.That such teacher, school officer, or other employee shall receive his first longevity increase on the date of his permanent appointment.
ARTICLE IV.— METHOD OF ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO SALARIES. Method of salary assignments. Sec. 4. That for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, every For permanent employees on June 30, 1924.teacher, school officer, or other employee in the service of the Board of Education on permanent tenure on June 30, 1924, shall receive the salary provided in the foregoing schedule for his class or position in accordance with the following rules:
(a)Teachers who are assigned to Group C of class 2 or Group A Teachers of former Group A, class 6 receiving basic or maximum salaries.of class 3 and who on June 30, 1924, are receiving either the basic salary or the maximum salary of Group A of class 6 under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, shall receive a salary in Group C of class 2 or Group A of class 3 which is next above their present compensations, and in addition shall receive one annual increase in salary of $100 as provided in the foregoing schedule.
(b)Teachers who are assigned to Group C of class 2, or Group A Receiving between maximum and basic salaries.of class 3, and who on June 30, 1924, are receiving salaries in Group A of class 6 under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, which are between the basic salaries and the maximum salaries of said Group A of class 6, shall receive a salary in Group C of class 2 or Group A of class 3 which is next above their present compensations and in addition shall receive two annual increases of salary of $100 each as provided in the foregoing schedule.
(c)All other teachers and school librarians assigned to Group A Teachers and librarians assigned to Group A.of the salary classes in the foregoing schedule shall receive the salary in the classes to which assigned which is next above their present compensations and in addition shall receive one annual increase of salary of $100 as provided in the foregoing schedule.
(d)All other teachers, school officers, and employees shall receive All other teachers, officers, and employees.the salaries provided in the foregoing schedule for their respective salary classes or positions which are next above their present compensations: *Provided*, That under the provisions of this section *Provisos*.Present compensation construed.the present compensation of any teacher, school officer, or other employee shall be construed to include basic salary, longevity allowance, session-room allowance, and increase of compensation (bonus): *Provided further*, That teachers and other employees asssigned to Longevity placements.classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the foregoing schedule shall be entitled to longevity placement as provided in section 6: *Provided further*, That the salaries assigned to teachers, school officers, and other employees Assigned salaries in lieu of entitled pay for fiscal year 1925.in accordance with this section shall be in lieu of the compensation to which said teachers, school officers, and other employees may be entitled during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, as provided by the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended: *And provided further*, That no teacher, school officer, or other employee shall in No compensation to be reduced.any event receive less during the year ending June 30, 1925, than his total compensation as of June 30, 1924. Sec. 5. That every teacher, school officer, or other employee in the Probationary tenure employees on June 30, 1924.service of the Board of Education on probationary tenure on June 30, 1924, shall receive the minimum salary of his salary class or position in the foregoing schedule during the remainder of his year 372of probation, and shall receive his first longevity increase on the date *Proviso*.Longevity placement after June 30, 1925.of his permanent appointment: *Provided*, That for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, and thereafter, said probationary teachers, and other employees in classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be entitled to longevity placement as provided in section 6. Sec. 6. Placement of employees in service July 1, 1924. That teachers, school officers, and other employees in the service of the Board of Education on July 1, 1924, shall be placed in the salary classes and positions of the foregoing schedule as follows:
(a)Specified teachers, etc. From kindergarten assistants, class 1; kindergarten principals, class 3; model teachers of kindergartens, class 4; teachers of first and second grades, class 2; teachers of third and fourth grades, class 3; teachers of fifth, sixth, and seventh grades, class 4; teachers of eighth grades, class 5; model teachers of first and second grades, class 4; teachers of manual training, drawing, physical culture, music, domestic science, and domestic art in the graded schools, classes 3 and 4; assistants to the directors of primary instruction, classes 4 and 5; vocational trade instructors, class 5; and teachers of Americanization work, class 5, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 1, Group A, of the foregoing schedule.
(b)Head, normal, high, and manual training, etc. From head teacher’s and teachers of normal, high, and manual-training high schools, class 6, Group A; and teachers of manual training, drawing, physical culture, music, domestic science, and domestic art in the normal, high, and manual-training high schools, class 6, Group A, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 3, Group A, of the foregoing schedule, except as herein otherwise provided.
(c)Promoted for superior work. From teachers of normal, high, and manual-training high schools, promoted for superior work, class 6, Group B, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 3, Group B, of the foregoing schedule.
(d)Junior high, eligible for elementary schools. From teachers in junior high schools, possessing the eligibility requirements of teachers of elementary schools, classes 3, 4, and 5, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 2, Group A, of the foregoing schedule.
(e)Eligible for senior high. From teachers in junior high schools possessing the eligibility requirements of teachers of senior high schools, class 6. Group A, under the Act. of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 2, Group C, of the foregoing schedule.
(f)Librarians. From librarians, class 5, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 4. Group A, of the foregoing schedule.
(g)Teaching principals, with four to seven rooms. From teaching principals with from four to seven rooms, classes 2, 3, 4, and 5, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 5 of the foregoing schedule.
(h)With eight to fifteen rooms. From teaching principals with from eight to fifteen rooms, classes 2, 3, 4, and 5, under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 6 of the foregoing schedule.
(i)Administrative principals, etc. From administrative principals with sixteen or more rooms, class 5; principals of grade manual-training schools, class 6, Group A; and principal of Americanization work under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 7 of the foregoing schedule.
(j)Junior high principals. From principals of junior high schools under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 8 of the foregoing schedule.
(k)Senior high and normal principals. From principals of senior high and normal schools under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 9 of the foregoing schedule.
(l)Directors and assistant directors. From directors of drawing, physical culture, music, domestic science, domestic art, kindergartens, and primary instruction; assistant directors of drawing, physical culture, music, domestic science, domestic art, kindergartens, and primary instruction; and assistant supervisor of manual training under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 10 of the foregoing schedule. 373
(m)From director of intermediate instruction and supervisor of Director of intermediate instruction and manual training supervisor.manual training under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 10 of the foregoing schedule, subject to the provisions of section 2 of this Act.
(n)From director of penmanship and assistant director of penmanship Penmanship director and assistant.under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 3, Group B, of the foregoing schedule, as provided in section 2 of this Act.
(o)From heads of departments in high and manual-training high Heads of high and manual training departments, etc.schools, class 6, Group B; assistant principals; and assistant principals (deans of girls) under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 11 of the foregoing schedule.
(p)From supervising principals under the Act of June 20, 1906, Supervising principals.as amended, to class 12 of the foregoing schedule.
(q)From teachers not otherwise provided for, classes 1, 2, 3, and Not otherwise provided for.4 under the Act of June 20, 1906, as amended, to class 1, Group A, class 2, Group A or Group C, or class 3, Group A, of the foregoing schedule in accordance with the eligibility qualifications possessed and the character of duties to be performed by such teachers: *Provided*, *Provisos*.Not specifically mentioned, placed according to eligibility, etc.That all teachers, school officers, and other employees in the service of the Board of Education on July 1, 1924, not specifically mentioned in the provisions of this section shall be placed in the salary classes and positions in the foregoing schedule in accordance with the eligibility qualifications possessed and the character of duties to be performed by such teachers, school officers, and other employees: *Provided further*, That all teachers, school officers, or Appointments hereafter to be placed in classes, etc.other employees hereafter appointed, shall be placed in the salary classes and positions in the foregoing schedule by the said board, and all teachers and other employees assigned to classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 Longevity increase.of the foregoing schedule in the service of the said board on July 1, 1924, or thereafter appointed shall receive their longevity increase according to their previous number of years of experience in teaching in like positions in accredited schools to those which they hold on July 1, 1924. or to which they may thereafter be appointed: *Provided further*, That in crediting experience in teaching of any Military, etc., war service equivalent to teaching experience.person who has been absent from his duties as a teacher because of military service the said board is hereby authorized to include naval, military, or other service with the armed forces of the United States Government or its allies as the equivalent of teaching experience: *Provided further*, That no teacher or other employee shall be placed Restriction on original placements.in the salary schedule for more than the fourth year of experience in classes 1, 2, Group A, or 4, or more than the fifth year of experience in class 2, Group C, or class 3. ARTICLE V.— METHOD OF PROMOTION OF EMPLOYEES. Promotions. Sec. 7. That on July 1, 1925, and on the first day of each fiscal Annual increase of salary automatically after July 1, 1925.year thereafter, if his work is satisfactory, every permanent teacher, school officer, or other employee shall receive an annual increase in salary within his salary class or position as hereinbefore provided without action of the Board of Education. Sec. 8. That on and after July 1, 1924, teachers, school officers, and After July 1, 1924, next above salary then received.other employees promoted from a lower to a higher salary class or position shall receive a salary in the salary class or position to which promoted which is next above the salary in the. salary class or position from which promoted. Sec. 9. That every teacher in the service on July 1, 1924, except In service July 1, 1924, from Group A, or Group C, class 2 on basis of superior teaching, etc.as herein otherwise provided, and every teacher thereafter appointed, shall be assigned to Group A of the class to which eligible or to Group C of class 2 and shall be promoted to Group D of class 2 or Group 374B of any class on the basis of such evidence of superior teaching and of increased professional attainments as the Board of Education may *Provisos*.Eligibles promoted to Group B, class 3, without examination, etc.prescribe: *Provided*, That teachers receiving salaries in Group B of class 6 on June 30, 1924, and teachers receiving salaries in Group A of class 6 who on June 30, 1924, are on the eligible list for promotion to Group B of class 6, shall be assigned to Group B of class 3 on July 1, 1924, without further examination or additional qualifications: Restriction on promotions to Groups B and D.*Provided further*, That no person who has not received for at least one year the maximum salary of Group A in any class or Group C of class 2 shall be eligible for promotion to Group B of Proportionate division of Groups B and D, salaries between white and colored schools.any class or Group D of class 2: *And provided further*, That the number of Group B and Group D salaries in any salary class shall be divided proportionately between the teachers in the white schools and the teachers in the colored schools on the basis of the enrollment of pupils in the respective white and colored schools. Sec. 10. Basis for promotions to teaching and administrative principals. That teachers shall be promoted to be teaching principals, or to be administrative principals, on the basis of such evidence of superior teaching, of administrative ability and of increased professonal attainments as the Board of Education may prescribe. ARTICLE VI.—Accompanying legislation. ACCOMPANYING LEGISLATION. Sec. 11. Board to designate number of rooms in elementary school buildings. That for the purpose, of determining the classification of teaching principals and administrative principals it shall be the duty of the Board of Education, on the recommendation of the superintendent of the schools, to designate the number of classrooms in each elementary school building. Sec. 12. Status of first assistant principals.For white schools. There shall be two first assistant superintendents of schools, one white first assistant superintendent for the white schools who, under the direction of the superintendent of schools, shall have For colored schools.general supervision over the white schools; and one colored first assistant superintendent for the colored schools who, under the direction of the superintendent of schools, shall have sole charge of all employees, classes, and schools in which colored children are taught. The first assistant superintendent shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the superintendent of schools. Sec. 13. Examination of teachers.Constitution of board. That boards of examiners for carrying out the provisions of the statutes with reference to examinations of teachers shall consist of the superintendent of schools and not less than four nor more than six members of the supervisory or teaching staff of the white schools for the white schools, and of the superintendent of schools Designation of, annually by Board of Education.and not less than four nor more than six members of the supervisory or teaching staff of the colored schools for the colored schools. The designations of members of the supervisory or teaching staff for membership on these boards shall be made annually by the Board of Education on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. Sec. 14. Chief examiners.For white schools. That there shall be appointed by the Board of Education, on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, a chief *Provisos*.Assistant superintendent for colored schools.examiner for the board of examiners for white schools: *Provided*, That an assistant superintendent in the colored schools shall be designated by the superintendent of schools as chief examiner for the board of examiners for the colored schools: *Provided further*, Compensation restricted.That, except as herein otherwise provided, all members of the respective boards of examiners shall serve without additional compensation. Sec. 15. Annual substitute teachers.Appointment and assignment. That the Board of Education, on recommendation of the superintendent of schools, is hereby authorized to appoint annual substitute teachers, who shall qualify for said positions by meeting such eligibility requirements as the said board may prescribe and who shall be assigned to the lowest class to which eligible for the 375type of work to be performed, but who shall not be entitled to the longevity allowance of said class: *Provided*, That the said board *Provisos*.Pay deduction from absent teachers.shall prescribe the amount to be deducted from the salary of any absent teacher for whom an annual substitute may perform service, and the amount so deducted shall revert to the Treasury of the United States in the same proportion as appropriations are made during the fiscal year for such absence and substitute service: *Provided further*, Other substitutes permitted.That the above authorization for the appointment of annual substitute teachers shall not be construed to prevent the Board of Education from the employment of other substitute teachers under regulations to be prescribed by the said board. Sec. 16. That when necessary the Board of Education, on recommendation Temporary teachers.of the superintendent of schools, is authorized and empowered to appoint temporary teachers: *Provided*, That such appointments *Provisos*.Period limited.shall be made for a limited period not to exceed three months, which may be extended from time to time, in periods not to exceed three months each, in the discretion of the said board: *Provided further*, That such temporary teachers shall be assigned to the Salary assignments.basic salary of the class in which service is to be performed and shall not be entitled to longevity allowance in said class. Sec. 17. That the Board of Education is hereby authorized to Community center and other activities authorized.conduct as a part of the public school system a community center department, a department of school attendance and work permits, night schools, vacation schools, Americanization schools, and other activities, under and within appropriations made by Congress, and in consultation with the superintendent of schools to fix and prescribe the salaries, other than those herein specified, to be paid to the employees of the said activities. Sec. 18. That the rates of salary herein designated shall become Rates effective July 1, 1924.Estimates in conformity to be submitted.effective on the 1st day of July, 1924, and that the estimates of the expenditures for the operation of the public school system of the District of Columbia shall hereafter be prepared in conformity with the classification and compensation of educational employees herein provided: *Provided*, That during the fiscal year ending June 30, *Proviso*.No other increase of compensation for fiscal year 1925.1925, no teacher, school officer, or other employee of the Board of Education whose salary is included in the foregoing schedule shall receive any increase in compensation other than as provided in this Act. Sec. 19. That all Acts or parts of Acts not consistent with the Inconsistent laws repealed.provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, June 4, 1924.