EPIC charter school now recruiting teachers by boasting pay as high as $106,000

Higher-paying states aren’t the only competition for teachers from Oklahoma’s traditional public schools.

The state’s largest virtual charter school is now using the draw of pay ranging from $64,000 on average up to more than $106,000 for its highest earners to lure applicants to keep pace with its staggering student enrollment growth.

EPIC is currently recruiting applicants online with a chart titled “Respect and Compensation Matter,” showing the dramatic $18,000 gap between its average earning full-time teacher and the state’s average, and the $30,000 gap between its highest paid first-year teacher and what the state minimum pay is for a first-year special education teacher.

The chart also features figures for its highest earners: $106,324 for a special education teacher and $95,440 for a regular education teacher.

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