And he said the new performance-related pay system for teachers at the top of the basic salaryscale would make "a substantial difference" in the longer term.
But below the radar lurks a cost-beneficial solution that more immediately meets the needs of potential employers and employees, especially at the higher end of the salaryscale.
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 salaryscale.
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 salaryscale as K-12 teachers.
Once the major issues of the revenue split, the rookie scale, and the Salary Cap were agreed to and a deal was imminent in late July, there appeared to be a rush to tie up loose ends of the deal so that training camps could open, players could be paid, and games could be played.