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3% RAISE ~ ARE YOU SURE?

LAST YEAR
170 student attendance days 11 institute, staff development, professional development days 2 parent-teacher conference days Total = 183 DAYS The high school day was 421 minutes long. (8:00 a.m. to 3:01 p.m.)

THIS YEAR
(175 full + 6 half) student attendance days = 178 days (7 full + 6 half) professional development days = 10 days 2 parent-teacher conference days Total = 190 DAYS The high school day is 435 minutes long. (8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.)

So, for the year, that would be 183 x 421 = 77,043 minutes Now, let's do the percentage! 82,650 is what % of 77,043 ?

So, for this year, that would be 190 x 435 = 82,650 minutes

82.650 / 77043 = 1.0727775

1.0727775 x 100 % = 107.27775 % 7.28 % LONGER!

That means this school year is approximately -------->>

But why are we only getting a 3.00% raise for working an extra 7.28% ? To be compensated fairly, this is what should occur:
1) By working 183 days last year, and adding 7.28% to that total, it would be the equivalent to working 196.32 days. 2) Adding to this the 10 holidays that we were paid, means that we should be paid for 206.32 days at last year's rate. 3) Add to this the 10 vacation days, and we are up to 216.32 days. 4) Now, this is where we should calculate the 3% raise. Factoring it in, that would bring the total up to getting paid at last year's rate for 222.81 days. (216.32 x 1.03 = 222.81)

But, we are not!

You see, last year we were compensated for 203 days (183 teacher attendance days, 10 holidays, 10 vacation days) Calculating a 3% raise. (203 x 1.03 = 209.09) That would be the equivalent to working 209.09 days at last year's rate, without figuring in the extra time for the longer school year and day. This, what they intend to pay us extra: 209.09 - 203 = 6.09 days pay But, to be FAIRLY COMPENSATED we should be getting an extra: 222.81 - 203 = 19.81 days extra Do you see the discrepancy? We are being shortchanged 13.72 days pay based on last years rate (19.81 - 6.09 = 13.72) So even though we will see a bigger paycheck (+6.09 days pay at last year's rate and a step increase for some), our rate of pay has actually decreased because we should be getting an extra 19.81 days pay at last year's rate.

Our pay rate has decreased 6.16%

(209.09 / 222.81 = 0.9384229, 93.84229% - 100% = -6.15771)

WE ARE WORKING LONGER FOR LESS PAY!

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