If the prevailing practice seemed to be the employment of an
individual for twelve months of service, as for a superintendent or
director of vocstional agriculture, the salaries are reported here on
that basis for the positions indicated. Then, even if some schools
stated that the employtient was for ten months, it wes still necessary
to tabulate all in the group on the basis determined (12 months) in order
to secure comparability of monthly salary. It shoula be understood that
the monthly basis employed attempts to cenfcrn te majority practice, but
is not affected by deviations, such as the policy in a few schools to pay

v

what is cbviously a nine-month teacher's salary in twelve installments,

in the interpretation of Table II, one may read that 49 superintendents
in cities of the second class (item 1) receive an average (median) salary
of $297.50 per month for the current scheol yeer. One-fourth of the number
receive not more than $256.00, and one-fourth receive $351.00 cr more per
month. The number of persens in each group is the tetal number for whom
the information was provided, Community high school principals, coaches,
etcetera are classi ied here with secsnd class city grcups because cf
Similarity in size of Schcol. Elementary schocl Principal (item 6) is so
reported only if it appesred that the perscn So-celied is more than a
classroom teacher with uke usual duties and Salary of such. Most school
custodians sre employed for a yearly period of twelve months, but,
variations from this ar “sual. Some are paid extra for summer work on
Schools, some are free (- 2ecept other employment during summer, some
have additional duties sSlened (such as bus driver),

itis evident, by comparing facts in Tables JT end II, that teachers
in the élementary schools would fare abcut as well financially on the
average (in many echools better} if they were to exchange positions
with the schol custodian or janitor,

Comparing the median Salaries in Table II with a Similar statement
for the preceding year, 21] excepting two of the ten lucnthly salaries are
from $26.00 t> $32.00 higher for the present year, The exceptions are
éeleuentary schoo Brincipal and junior high scheol principal, which are
Tespectively $6.00 and #25.00 jower. The school systems included in the
reports of these tye vears were not identical but presumably they were
both representative samplings, The median yearly salary of all schon]
custodians as reported last year wes $1330.00, This year it is $125.00
higher for those in the larger schocls and $20.00 higher for those in
cities cf the third class,