State and local raises totaling $4,500 promised to Bulloch Schools teachers

Wilson tops governor’s proposal for educators, offers $3 hourly hike for support personnel

With a container of cake frosting in hand, Julia P. Bryant Elementary School math and science teacher Tonya Deal checks on the progress of fifth graders A.J. Chavers, 10, right, and Sage Roberts, 11, as she teaches the functions of organelles within plant and animal cells with an edible lesson using candy and sweets on Friday, Jan. 13. Deal, a 16-year veteran teacher, uses multiple methods with most lessons to appeal to different learning styles. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)

teacher raises — With a container of cake frosting in hand, Julia P. Bryant Elementary School math and science teacher Tonya Deal checks on the progress of fifth graders A.J. Chavers, 10, right, and Sage Roberts, 11, as she teaches the functions of organelles within plant and animal cells with an edible lesson using candy and sweets on Friday, Jan. 13. Deal, a 16-year veteran teacher, uses multiple methods with most lessons to appeal to different learning styles. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)

After Gov. Brian Kemp proposed another $2,000 raise for Georgia’s public school teachers Thursday morning, Bulloch County Schools Superintendent Charles Wilson revealed plans that evening for a $2,500 raise in local supplement for teachers and other certified educators and a $3-an-hour raise for non-certified school employees.

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