At the Board Meeting held Monday, November 13, the Penn-Harris-Madison Board of School Trustees approved the agreement between the P-H-M Teachers Association and the School Corporation increasing the minimum base starting salary for current P-H-M teachers and new hires for the 2018-19 school year to $39,300—the highest starting teacher salary in the area!
“Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is committed to providing an excellent education to all of our district’s students,” commented Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker. “And an excellent education starts with exceptional teachers. This new agreement will help us attract and retain the best teachers in our area.”
For current eligible P-H-M teachers, the agreement will be retroactive to July 1, 2017 running through June 20, 2018 and will provide increases indicated below:
- Teachers with a base salary range of $37,500 - $39,999, will receive a salary increase of $1,800;
- base salary range of $40,000 - $55,999, will receive a $1,600 increase;
- base salary range of $56,000 - $64,478, will receive a $1,300 increase plus a one-time $300 stipend;
- and those with the base salary of $64,479 and above, will receive a $1,250 increase plus a one-time $350 stipend.
Teachers who coach extracurricular activities, academic and athletic, will receive a 3% increase in their stipends. Several new academic ECA positions have been added increasing the district’s commitment to excellence in education.
The PHMTA membership overwhelmingly ratified the agreement Friday, Nov. 10. The collaboration between P-H-M administration and the Teachers’ Association shows the value and vision that both sides share in attracting and retaining the area’s most highly qualified teachers.
