Quote Originally Posted by Craftlady
My first thought is that school district must of been paying their teachers really crappy to start with to be able to jump $21k in each teachers salary. Kentucky's average teacher salary of less than $42,000 is more than $7,000 below Ohio's, according to the National Education Association.

The logistic of paying teachers in a district that kind of jump doesnt make sense. I'd do some investigating before getting my hopes up to high that this can be done. Never heard of a school system giving that much of a jump in salary and being able to aford it. This doesnt sound right. Sorry to be the skeptic but since my hubby is a teacher this is not unfamiliar territory.
Ah, but this is an odd area. Hubby is teaching in an inner city where nearly half its students are illegals, on welfare, or from Puerto Rico, so their parents don't pay taxes. The city is in DIRE need of money because there's no money coming from its residents. We keep hoping the state would take it over like they did in Allentown.... there's been a huge turn around there. The teachers get paid more commensurate with the sorrounding districts and the buildings got much needed equipment and updating.

The district thats hiring is nice upper class. His father taught in that district many years ago, and its really grown. The new salary is accurate. Teacher's salaries in Pennsylvania are a matter of public record. I don't know how ot look it up, but hubby does.

And yes, people look at hubby who's extremely heavy and judge him. They don't want a fat slobby looking teacher in their classroom. They don't want to taint the school's image - they want vibrant, energetic looking teachers, and they think just because he's heavy that he's going to just sit behind the desk and not actively and enthusiatically teach. He's put on a lot more weight in the past year. I hate to admit it, but I can't find clothes in the stores for him anymore. I don't know what to do, because he has himself so convinced his eating is good (its sooo not) and he wants that surgery..... all another thread for another day. He knows that his weight is going to be a major hurtle in finding a new job. Think about it: If you had two equal candidates, with equal experience. Which would you choose? The 350+ man or the 190 pound man? All things equal except weight.... answer honestly. You'd choose the guy who your wealthier (snobby) parents would most approve of.