Re: “Dougco schools’ market-based teacher salary plan,” June 1 letters to the editor.
It is appalling to witness the deterioration of relationships between the Douglas County school board and the vast majority of very dedicated, hard- working, and successful educators who are being undermined and belittled at every opportunity.
This current salary-schedule scheme is the latest blow. It does take a “village of educators” to educate children, from kindergarten through high school. All levels of learning and teaching are important; just ask a parent!
Offering bonuses for hard-to-fill subjects and exceptional results is valid; designating important grades and subjects to a lower income level is not.
Pitting teachers against each other on the salary scale will not result in better educated students. Douglas County has the resources to do more; do they have the will?
Sherry Hitztaler, Highlands Ranch
This letter was published in the June 9 edition.
As a retired teacher (luckily from Jeffco), I was angered to read of Douglas County market-based salary schedule plan. Without a union, Dougco can do whatever it likes, no matter the negative impact on teachers and students. How has the “market” served the millions who have lost their savings and homes due to greedy investment schemes of Wall Street? So nurses, psychologists and special ed teachers are in the high-paying salary band? These professionals work with one kid or a very small group of kids at a time, and special education classrooms have many aides. Has a nurse or psychologist ever had to face a class of middle-schoolers?