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By Tom Gantert | Michigan Capitol Confidential
LANSING — The Redford Union Schools district will have a budget deficit for four, consecutive years when the 2012-13 school year starts, but it has found a way to give its teachers raises.
The teachers’ union contract calls for the customary step increases of 4 percent for teachers in their first 12 years — something districts offered in the past, but some have temporarily frozen due to budget issues. Teachers at the top of the scale normally would not see their salary increase via steps after hitting their 12th year.
However, the Redford Union district agreed to a 13th step in the 2011-12 school year and a 14th step in 2012-13 that increased the pay of top-of-the-scale teachers by as much as 5 percent each year, according to the contract.
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