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While The Latin School seeks to be one of the finest independent schools in the nation, it competes locally and nationally for the most talented educators.
The Latin School is an attractive employer: its reputation for academic excellence and the vibrancy of Chicago are important assets. Many teachers who work in independent schools choose such institutions for the quality of the educational environment and students. Salary and benefits are considerations nonetheless, and Latin must evaluate its pay scale in relation to peer institutions as a measure of its competitiveness for top teaching talent.
In 1998, the Long Range Planning Committee of Latin's Board of Trustees identified
goals to maintain a salary and benefits package comparable to those of other
excellent independent schools and to establish endowment funds specifically directed
at helping to attract and retain outstanding teachers. These goals were the impetus
for the Faculty Compensation Initiative which has been funded through its second
year (2004/2005).
Latin teachers and coaches teach 1,088 students in 14 grade levels and 60+ interscholastic teams. The student/faculty ratio is 8:1, with 82 percent of Latin's faculty having earned a master's or higher degree. In addition to classroom instruction, Latin's teachers undertake their own professional development, advise student clubs, guide independent study projects in the Upper School, and plan and manage Project Week trips.
To continue as one of the finest independent day schools in the country, Latin
needs to maintain and build its faculty of highly qualified, enthusiastic, and
committed educators through continued implementation of the Faculty Compensation
Initiative and expansion of the professional development opportunities available
to its faculty.
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