Fremont County School District 1 offers starting teacher compensation that is now 50 percent greater than it was five years ago. For the upcoming 2009-10 school year, the base teacher salary is$42,650. By comparison, in the 2003-04 school year, the district was offering starting salaries of only $24,950.

There are several reasons for the jump in teacher compensation. Wyoming is blessed with mineral revenues that have greatly increased funding and resulted in a state surplus. The Wyoming State Legislature has directed additional revenues derived from the state’s mineral wealth to its School Foundation’s funding program. The Foundation distributes money to the local school districts in the form of a block grant, and local school boards can then determine how the money is to be spent. In FCSD1, the school board decided to increase staff salaries to make the district more competitive in the region to attract the best available educators.

In addition to teachers, all staff in the district received raises. About 60 percent of all salaries in the district are devoted to classroom teachers.

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