One Salary Myth Dispelled

We often hear teachers refer to their "summer pay" and sometimes teachers going off on a maternity leave mid-year ask us if they will receive their "Christmas pay" or "March break pay" if they depart just prior to these dates. Time to dispel these salary myths.... the board does not pay you to be on holidays - it's sad, but true!

The school year calendar is 194 days in length. Teachers are paid for only those 194 days that they work - teaching days and PA days. While the salary schedule sees us paid every two weeks (4% of our salary at each pay), and this sometimes falls during a holiday, it doesn't mean that we are paid for the days we are not working.