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1. 7-5r Meeting of the Appropriation Committee, Jan. 15, 1968, 7:30 p.m. with the School Committee at the high School Science Lecture Hail. Present: F. Parrish, Chairman; J. Blaisdell; R. Gary; E. i'urash; D. Grant; R. Perry, Comptroller; L. 'Lehner; Souza. All members of the School Committee. Logan Clarke, Chairman of School Committee, presented information about the 1968 school budget. 4 increase over 1967 o increase Total budget 37,822.511 3394,671 13 Personal Serv. 6,652,000 320,000 14.1 Expenses 1,054,706 66,032 LrJ Increase due to continuation of present salary guide 3580,000 (only 1/3 of 1967 increases included in 1967 budget, 2/3 appear here) Increase due to change in salary guide 2 addl. staff 258,030 Less: elirgination of pre—first grade sumiier program —13,0,0 Total increase 820,030 Teachers 8a ,aries Starting minimum salaries have increased from 31400 in 1959 to 06300 in 1968. Average teacher ::as been here 8 years or more and is therefore paid at a higher rate. Teachers with advanced degrees are paid more than those without and there are now more teachers with advanced degrees. From 1961 to 1967 the percentage of teachers with Bachelor's de ree has decreased from 49.5% to 41.9% while the number of those with Masters degree + 30 credits arf or ph.d. degree has increased from 7.7% to 14.3%. The number of teachers with Luster's degrees has increased slightly, from 42. 8% to 43.5%. Salary Guide. Lexington's salaries are determined by looking at salaries paid by 24 other towns, most of which are considered comparable. Boston, though not comparable, is included because of its size and proximity. The Committee aims at the middle of the top 25% of these 24 communities (i.e. aims to be 4th) , for 1938, salaries will be 36300 to 310,400 for Bachelors, 7800 to 13,400 for Ph.D.s. Enrolment de now have about as many secondary school children as elementary school children; fo.merly we had 50% more elementary echr 9ol children. Secondary school children are more expensive to educate. °s per pupil is 3850 per secondary school child, 3637 per eleuent,ary. These figures exclude transportation and central office ex_ease. 80% of our graduates go to further education; u5/o to 4 year colleges, 14% to 2—year coil-ges, the remainder to various technical schools. 30% of Lexington's population are school children. This is higher than most nearby communities (Cambrid-_,e 11.2%, Concord 19.3%, Newton 20.5%, {eston 27.3%) Future salary schedules Frank Parrish asked whether teacher salaries should be expected to increas.; at 12 to 13% when the rest of the country is increasing at