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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Release #302-00
Contact: Sunny Mindel / Michael Anton (212) 788-2958
MAYOR GIULIANI CONGRATULATES CITY LABOR RELATIONS
COMMISSIONER HANLEY AND SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR LEVY ON
NEW TEACHER CONTRACT INCENTIVE
New Rule Offers Higher Pay to Experienced Teachers
Who Agree to Serve in Low Performing Schools
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today congratulated City Labor Relations Commissioner
James Hanley and Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy for successfully negotiating
a new incentive in the teacher contract with United Federation of Teachers President
Randi Weingarten to attract experienced teachers from outside the New York City
school system to teach in the City's lowest performing schools.
The agreement changes a provision of the existing teacher contract that limited
the amount of pay a transferring teacher could earn upon entering the New York
City school system. Previously, experienced teachers from outside the New York
City public schools were limited to a salary equivalent to five years' experience,
regardless of a teacher's actual years of experience. Under the new provision,
transferring teachers who agree to serve in low performing schools can now receive
credit for as much as 7.5 years experience, in some cases increasing a teacher's
starting salary by $10,000.
"For years, the teacher contract penalized experienced parochial, private school,
and other public school teachers who transferred into the New York City school
system," Mayor Giuliani said. "This new provision will allow experienced teachers
to receive the level of pay they deserve and have earned through their years of
hard work. That's a terrific incentive to attract the teachers we need to serve
the children who need the most help, and is a valuable first step in reforming
work rules that put job protection before the education of children.
"I want to thank Sol Stern of the Manhattan Institute for suggesting this important
change. And I want to thank Jim Hanley for his hard work in negotiating this sensible,
progressive new incentive," the Mayor continued.
Labor Relations Commissioner James Hanley said, "This new contract incentive is
in keeping with the Mayor's goal that every new provision of City labor contracts
be designed to improve overall performance."
Schools Chancellor Harold O. Levy said, "This agreement would not have been possible
without the leadership and support of Mayor Giuliani and the work of Labor Relations
Commissioner Jim Hanley. I look forward to continuing to work with the Mayor and
Commissioner Hanley to implement more changes that will improve the performance
of our schools."
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