- Posted by David on May 1, 2009
From the school treasurer, Jeff McCuen, on 5/1/09:
There have been different figures presented to the community as average teacher salary. I feel it is important to put the figures in context by defining the methods used in the calculations. The average teacher salary provided by me to Mr. Ottolenghi and Board of Education Vice President Julie Keegan was computed by taking the total teacher contract salaries and dividing by the total number of teachers employed. The other method being used in the community uses the total teacher contract salaries and divides by full-time equivalent teachers. This method provides the weighted average teacher salary. The weighted average teacher salary is higher than the average salary because it discounts part-time teachers. While the two methods result in different amounts, when put in context, both are accurate.