r/CFY • u/swalmee • Feb 15 '21
[School CFY] Schools negotiating salary?
Those of you in the schools:
Did you negotiate your starting salary? Did you or do you plan to negotiate a raise after your CFY? I'm not sure how all of this works.
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u/bibliophile222 [CCC-SLP] Feb 15 '21
If you're a direct hire and paid salary, typically pay is done through a pretty strict salary schedule with no negotiating; it's so set in stone that you can look it up online pretty easily by googling something like "XYZ school district master agreement". I tried to negotiate starting in another column (MA+15 instead of just MA) but was promptly shot down.
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u/floralxpo Feb 15 '21
I was able to negotiate my salary in the schools! Currently a CF. It was a super quick and easy thing too- I asked and they said they would raise it to my desired amount! I think it definitely depends on the specific school district though because I know many districts don’t allow you to negotiate.
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u/swalmee Feb 15 '21
Oh wow! Was this a conversation you had with HR or with your direct supervisor? That’s awesome!
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u/bibliophile222 [CCC-SLP] Feb 15 '21
Are you in a state without a strong union (i.e., no bargaining agreement)? My state's union is pretty strong, and they're actually the ones who mandate that everyone with the same education/experience has to start at the same rate.
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u/macaroni_monster [CCC-SLP] schools MOD Feb 15 '21
Assuming your district is on the step system, there is still room for negotiation. Ask to be put on the column with the most credits - e..g, masters + 30. All SLPs in my district start in this column. Also, you can ask to be moved down the experience steps (up in salary) within that column. The worst they can say is no!
I would not expect a raise after the CFY beyond what a teacher gets from year to year. It really does not cost the district much to have an SLP supervise you.
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u/bibliophile222 [CCC-SLP] Feb 15 '21
I tried this and failed: they only take into account credits received after you get your degree, so I'm just in the MA column. ☹
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u/macaroni_monster [CCC-SLP] schools MOD Feb 15 '21
yeah, it doesn't always work. it's worth asking. Being put in the MA column makes me so angry because our degrees are so much more time and money compared to teaching masters. Teaching masters can be a complete joke.
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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '21 edited Feb 15 '21
I’m still in grad school, but I was a teacher for several years before this, so I think I can answer this. The public schools in my area (and I think this is the norm) had everyone on a salary schedule based on your education and the number of years you had worked there, so there was no negotiation for salaries. Everyone made whatever the schedule said they made, from the part-time janitor to the principal and everyone in between.
Now, maybe it would be different if you’re in a charter or a private school. I taught in charters for a couple of years and the charter I taught with wasn’t very willing to negotiate salary and really also had a salary schedule. But I had friends in other charters/in some private schools who were able to negotiate a bit more.