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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">I’m following up on my earlier request regarding MEA Salary Scales. In addition to the information I previously asked about, I’m hoping to clarify two specific points about your current teacher pay structure:</font></p>
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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><strong>How many total steps or levels</strong> are in your district’s current teacher salary scale?</font></p>
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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4"><strong>How many years it typically takes</strong> for a teacher to progress from the first step to the top of the scale, <strong>including any years in which movement is held</strong> on a particular step or level.</font></p>
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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">This added detail will help us better understand how different districts structure progression and longevity within the scale.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Thank you again for your time and willingness to share—it's greatly appreciated.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Andrea</font></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font><br><font face="Century Gothic, sans-serif">Andrea Disch</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Business
Manager<br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Maine School Administrative District No. 11<br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">150 Highland Avenue</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">•</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Gardiner, Maine 04330</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:"Perpetua Titling MT",serif"><font color="#666666"> </font></span><span style="font-family:"Perpetua Titling MT",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#444444">207-582-5346</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="mailto:aDisch@msad11.org" target="_blank">aDisch@msad11.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="http://www.msad11.org" target="_blank">www.msad11.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM Andrea Disch <<a href="mailto:adisch@msad11.org">adisch@msad11.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Good <font color="#444444">M<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(68,68,68)">orning, </span></font></font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">I am reaching out to gather information regarding the use of MEA Salary Scales across districts. Specifically, our district is reviewing a scale originally adopted for the 2008–2009 school year that uses <strong>prior experience solely for initial placement</strong> on the salary scale, with all subsequent movement based strictly on step progression.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">I would appreciate hearing from any district that:</font></p>
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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Is currently using an MEA Salary Scale structured in this manner, or</font></p>
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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Has previously used a similar model and can share insight into how it functioned in practice.</font></p>
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<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Any information, examples, or reflections on your experience would be extremely helpful as we assess this model.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.</font></p>
<p><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4">Andrea</font></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4y02vtQLN6pwWGVEguRSdTE-1TkYG-o9RHWWMnAGvXWOAnsY3fcBcye_4dEyhUUmM9bDDQNmmK_HZmX"><br></div></div></div></div>
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