By law, student-teacher ratios can't exceed 10 to 1, lead teachers must have a bachelor's degree and an early-childhood certificate, and they must be paid on the same salary scale as K-12 teachers.
And he said the new performance-related pay system for teachers at the top of the basic salary scale would make "a substantial difference" in the longer term.
That amount is based on the general tendency of NBA teams providing first round picks with one-hundred-twenty percent (120%) of the slotted value stipulated by the rookie salary scale.