Many Nearby Areas Top Middletown In Salary Scales - The salary scale of Middletown teachers lags behind those of school personnel in many nearby communities, large and small, a survey this week indicated. This situation has been termed by Earle R. Seidner the most immediate problem he faces as Middletown's new superintendent of schools. The Board of Education, stating that "salary and wage increases for Middletown school personnel are justified," announced on June 3 it will seek public approval in November of a tax levy to pay for needed raises. On July 9, the board appointed a citizens' committee to study teacher salaries and to make recommendations on ways of providing raises. According to Seidner, the guides that the school system must use are (1) to pay teachers enough to attract them and (2) to pay them enough to keep them...

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