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<blockquote data-quote="Oklahomabassin" data-source="post: 1330339" data-attributes="member: 1546">For the record, I will vote NO on 744. One of the biggest arguments I hear to vote otherwise is teacher pay. In the first link (<a href="http://sde.state.ok.us/Teacher/Salary/default.html" target="_blank"> teacher pay chart</a>) you will see what minimum teacher salaries are in the state. For example: A 5th year teacher with 4 years education will have a minimum salary of $33,500/year. In the next link (<a href="http://sde.state.ok.us/law/lawbook/law/Chapter1/C_1-A_I.htm" target="_blank"> Oklahoma School Code</a>) it says number of hours/or days required for schools to be in session. It says minimum days for instructions are 180 days or if chosen by the hour, no less than 1080 hours.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A 40 hour work week for 52 weeks a year equals 2080 hours. (40hr/wk X 52wk=2080)So a teacher&#039;s required hours of work is 1080/40hr= 27 weeks of work. A 5th year teacher, with 4 years education, minimum salary is $33,500 for just over half a years work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oklahomabassin, post: 1330339, member: 1546"] For the record, I will vote NO on 744. One of the biggest arguments I hear to vote otherwise is teacher pay. In the first link ([URL="http://sde.state.ok.us/Teacher/Salary/default.html"] teacher pay chart[/URL]) you will see what minimum teacher salaries are in the state. For example: A 5th year teacher with 4 years education will have a minimum salary of $33,500/year. In the next link ([URL="http://sde.state.ok.us/law/lawbook/law/Chapter1/C_1-A_I.htm"] Oklahoma School Code[/URL]) it says number of hours/or days required for schools to be in session. It says minimum days for instructions are 180 days or if chosen by the hour, no less than 1080 hours. A 40 hour work week for 52 weeks a year equals 2080 hours. (40hr/wk X 52wk=2080) So a teacher's required hours of work is 1080/40hr= 27 weeks of work. A 5th year teacher, with 4 years education, minimum salary is $33,500 for just over half a years work. [/QUOTE]

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