Compensation

Watertown Public Schools > Human Resources

The compensation of teachers and Instructional Assistants is based on collectively bargained scale found in the collective bargaining agreements negotiated with the Watertown Educators Association.

	Teachers Contract
	Instructional Assistants Contract
	Curriculum Coordinators/Directors
	Assistant Principals/Housemasters/Athletic Director
	Secretaries

2009-2010 Teachers Salary Scale

One advances through the teachers’ salary scale through two routes: through years of teaching experience and through educational attainment.

With each successive year of teaching, one advances a step on the scale – currently this advance adjusts salary by approximately 5%. With additional education above a bachelor’s degree also comes additional salary: 15 credits over Bachelors (B+15), a Masters degree, 15 credits over a Masters (M+15), 30 credits over a Masters (M+30), or a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)/Doctorate – currently these column adjustments increase salary by approximately 3%.

Advancing to B+15 requires work in a Masters’ program, and there are three “gateways” before advancing to steps 3-6-9: A teacher must have passed a 3-credit course in the 3 years previous (2-years in moving to step 3) before moving to those steps. Some credit to advance through the columns after a master’s degree may also be attained through completion of in-service credits

Last, there are no steps 11-14 represented on the scale. These steps are equivalent to Step 10.

NOTE: Completion of a degree and completion of a years teaching experience would therefore automatically increase your compensation by approximately 8% BEFORE any negotiated scale increase

Instructional Assistant/Lab Aide Scale 2009-2010

$   17.63

$   18.87

$   19.92

$   20.42

$   21.30

Health Insurance

The Town of Watertown offers the following health insurance options through the Group Insurance Commission at 80/20 contributions (20% of the premium is paid by the employee)

Fallon Community Health Plan (HMO)

Harvard Pilgrim Independence Plan (PPO)

Naivgator by Tufts Health Plan (PPO)

Neighborhood Health Plan (HMO)

UniCare State Indemnity Plan - Basic

Community Choice (PPO)

Plus Plan (PPO)

The Town of Watertown also offers the following two dental options. The employee premium contribution is 100%:

DMS Network

Employee Coverage

Employee + 1 Coverage

Family Coverage

GE Life Assurance Company (Union Fidelity)

Employee Coverage

Family Coverage

Upon hire, employees are eligible to participate in Basic Group Life Insurance and for the Section 125 (Premium Only Plan) as well.

Holiday Schedule - non teaching staff

Friday July 3, 2009	Independence Day
Monday September 7 2009	Labor Day
Monday October 12, 2009	Columbus Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2009	Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 25, 2009	Half Day Before Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 26, 2009	Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27, 2009	Day After Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 24, 2009	Half Day Before Christmas
Friday, December 25, 2009	Christmas
Thursday, December 31, 2009	Half Day Before New Years’
Friday January 1, 2010	New Years’
Monday January 18, 2010	Martin Luther King Jr Day
Monday, February 15, 2010	Presidents’ Day
Friday, April 2, 2010	Good Friday
Monday, April 29, 2010	Patriots’ Day
Monday, May 31, 2010	Memorial Day