Teachers’ salaries increase by 26%-59%
Budget of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia of the year 2013 provides for considerable increase of teachers’ salaries by 26%-59%. Today, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze held a meeting with financial managers of all resource centers and gave detailed explanation on the changes in rules of paying salaries.
The following changes were introduced to teachers’ salaries in the budget of the year 2013:
- Full time teacher’s salary has increased (from 245 GEL to 305 GEL)
- The increase has become related to the length of service.
- Bonus for teaching in combined classes has increased (from 24.5 to 30.5 GEL)
- Bonus for teaching Georgian Language and Literature, History and Geography in non-Georgian schools has increased
- Bonus for class tutors has increased (from 62.48 to 76.25 GEL)
- Teachers having from 19 to 26 teaching hours shall have a bonus of 5 GEL for every additional hour.
- Certified teachers shall have bonuses only in case if a primary level teacher has 13 hours per week.
- Certified teachers (except primary level teachers) with 15-17 hours of classes a week shall receive a bonus of certification.
At the end of the meeting, Tamar Sanikidze answered the questions of the representatives from Resource Centers.
