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<DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2004 7:21:10 PM Central Standard Time,
purdy@ohio.edu writes:</DIV>
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FONT
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=2>Here we
get an annual evaluation and raise. I have a twelve month <BR>contra=
ct,
renewed each year. This is basically the same as faculty. <BR>=
We
all get the same percentage of a basic raise. Then, depending on <BR=
>the
budget, the dean and the school director each can add to that as a <BR>mer=
it
raise. As far as I know, there are no other raises at anyones
<BR>whim.<BR><BR>Chris<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks to all those who contributed to this post. In my situation, this=
past summer, the president announced a 7.5% merit pay raise. But I only got =
2%.
The way it was explained to me was that I am already the highest paid s=
taff
member of the School of Music, even higher than our administrative assistant=
,
who's been at her job for 25 years, and has received all sorts of awards. He=
told me that if I got more than 2% it would basically ruffle some feathers. =
(The
administrative assistant does all the payroll, so I guess it would be her
feather that got ruffled.) I am not complaining too much, though. Yes, the e=
xtra
money would have been nice, but I've got a pretty nice job. I'm appreciated,=
and
I don't have to account for my time. I get paid $21.52 an hour for 37.5 hour=
s
per week, and an extra $3000 per semester to teach a Music Appreciation clas=
s.
Next semester I'll get another $1500 to teach a piano class, like we've been=
discussing, and direct the handbell choir. </DIV>
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<DIV>In regard to putting something the CAUT guidelines, what I was looking =
for
was not actual figures, but perhaps a pay range. I think the reason the UT j=
ob
is only paying $15 per hour is ignorance. I don't think the university has a=
ny
idea of what the better school are paying, much less what full time piano
technicians make on the outside. The other thing is the experience and educa=
tion
thing. Again, I think it's ignorance. I don't think even the professors in t=
he
music department have any idea of what it takes, education and experience wi=
se,
to properly take care of the pianos. Just as at Denver, if UT thinks th=
ey
are going to get someone with only 3 - 5 years of experience, with only=
a
high school education, who knows how to properly voice and regulate their
concert piano, they are going to be for a rude awakeing. If it is the
intention of this committee to send the guidelines to all music departments
around the country, perhaps a short paragraph about this might open som=
e
eyes. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>