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Teachers propose 40-step, 11-lane salary schedule; ask for 7% annual investment for 4 years
Summary
The Ithaca Teachers Association proposed converting ICSD27s pay system to a 40-step, 11-lane step-and-lane salary schedule, with immediate lane adjustments and retroactive pay changes. The ITA presented multiple funding scenarios — including 7% per year for four years — and shared staff-level grids and district-specific data showing teacher-exit,
The Ithaca Teachers Association on Thursday proposed shifting the Ithaca City School District to a 40-step, 11-lane salary schedule and asked the district to invest to bring all teachers onto the grid.
The proposal, presented by Brian, would place teachers on steps aligned with years of service and lanes aligned with accumulated graduate and professional credits; lane adjustments would be applied immediately when approved and made retroactive to Sept. 1 or Feb. 1 application dates. The ITA said it has prepared detailed salary grids and spreadsheets to show the effects of different investment levels.
The union framed the change as a retention strategy.…
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