Cost Containment
Position Point #2: Statewide / Regional Labor Contracts
It takes a great deal of administrative time and effort to negotiate individual labor contracts in Michigan’s 784 public school districts. Coupled with this are the numerous situations where local pressure is applied against a school board that many times creates a volatile environment perhaps leading to a less than favorable contract settlement. Additionally, there are compensation differences that exist under the current system that, in some cases, cannot be justified as the work performed is basically identical from district to district. For these and many other reasons, we believe the function of negotiating labor contracts would be best performed either at the state or regional level and could lead to significant opportunities for cost containment.
- Twenty-one states have statewide salary schedules. In most cases these schedules set minimum salaries for teachers throughout the states. Local districts are allowed to pay teachers more than these minimum amounts. Click here for more.
- The National Education Association publishes teacher compensation data. Click here for more.
- 2008-09 average teacher salaries by school district (Source: "1014 Report", Michigan Department of Education.) Read Below:
2008-09 Average Teacher Salaries
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