tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post2498377417216632784..comments2008-09-18T21:02:47.614-07:00Richard Spraguehttps://profiles.google.com/115406681666947616195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-57876053598456161302008-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:002008-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:00"Experience" in the dataset I have just means number of years the person is employed, which isn't much of a guide to how much they are worth. Sure, theoretically a person who's been doing something a long time is better at it than somebody who just started, but some of the best teachers I know are relatively young.Richard Spraguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03470273961021829567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-70764898195562345592008-09-17T10:05:00.000-07:002008-09-17T10:05:00.000-07:00I believe the salaries are based on how much experience and how much education they have. Wouldn't it be more accurate to do an apples-apples comparison of teachers with similar experience and education instead of using the aggregate? <BR/><BR/>Bellevue has had the reputation of having among the highest teacher turnover in the state. That could mean, as a whole, the teachers there have less experience -- hence the problem.Apples to Applesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-78228400098195059882008-09-17T07:24:00.000-07:002008-09-17T07:24:00.000-07:00My numbers include "certified base salary", "base salary", and "other salary". As I scan down the list, "other salary" appears to correlate with TRI (some teachers get a lot, some get 0).<BR/><BR/>My numbers don't include "insurance benefits", which vary from 0 to about $20K.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to compare with private salaries if anyone has the data.Richard Spraguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03470273961021829567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-63021755680373913492008-09-17T05:56:00.000-07:002008-09-17T05:56:00.000-07:00The Bellevue School District completely lost the PR campaign. The strike was about pay and benefits. Yet, the many articles I heard or read, focused on curriculum. Striking for pay develops much less public sympathy than striking against structured curriculum. As a last note, private school teacher pay would give you a pretty good benchmark as to how the market values teachers. Of course this comparison would have to be adjusted to account for different work loads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-37662311546099807192008-09-17T05:45:00.000-07:002008-09-17T05:45:00.000-07:00Do your numbers include "TRI" pay, ie training, additional duties etc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com