Student teacher, changing pay on summer job

[commentator]

Quote: ITs also possible that in a big school some departments don't always work thru a central HR function for everything and do some smaller things as "stipends " wo attention to all the proper rules ...perhaps just a wild guess..

I think you're right on the money here. Being as this is a literacy program, and you are in Alabama or Mississippi, where they have these pitiful, abysmally high illiteracy rates, I would strongly suspect it's federal contract money, a grant or something. And the university is administering it just for the contract money, and they're speculating, literally writing the grant for this program as they go, in that they're telling you "it may pay $500, may pay $750" etc. They've got xxx amount of federal dollars, and they're trying to pay you as little as possible.

This sounds very much like the old work readiness programs I used to do when I was younger. They have to pay you at least the federal minimum wage for the hours you work. That's about it. Put it down to an interesting experience, no matter how much you get paid, wife, and accept that you're not going to change the world here. I would suggest that when you get that degree, you seek a nice Blue Not-Third-World state to continue your teaching career in. You'll find they're not as prone to pull salary-screwing tricks like this in those states, and they have more state laws to protect employees.

 

[DrInfested]

There's a contradiction there.

You originally wrote:



I suggest you have your wife take over posting so we can get accurate information without contradictions.

GIGO.

No contradictions. The camp is 2 weeks, 5 days per week. She started preparing the material for the camp BEFORE the 1st day, thus she started working before the 1st official day of camp. That's how any teaching position is.

Read CBG's post again. That is not the case.
And no they have to pay her at least minimum wage.

That helps immensely. Thank you.

Why can't your wife, the legal party, post for herself?

She can, but she's far too busy to deal with this and she's stressed enough as it is. I figure I can help by asking some questions.

 

[DrInfested]

Quote: ITs also possible that in a big school some departments don't always work thru a central HR function for everything and do some smaller things as "stipends " wo attention to all the proper rules ...perhaps just a wild guess..

I think you're right on the money here. Being as this is a literacy program, and you are in Alabama or Mississippi, where they have these pitiful, abysmally high illiteracy rates, I would strongly suspect it's federal contract money, a grant or something. And the university is administering it just for the contract money, and they're speculating, literally writing the grant for this program as they go, in that they're telling you "it may pay $500, may pay $750" etc. They've got xxx amount of federal dollars, and they're trying to pay you as little as possible.

This sounds very much like the old work readiness programs I used to do when I was younger. They have to pay you at least the federal minimum wage for the hours you work. That's about it. Put it down to an interesting experience, no matter how much you get paid, wife, and accept that you're not going to change the world here. I would suggest that when you get that degree, you seek a nice Blue Not-Third-World state to continue your teaching career in. You'll find they're not as prone to pull salary-screwing tricks like this in those states, and they have more state laws to protect employees.

You are probably correct. Lmao about the 3rd world state. The state of local education is horrific in some areas. It's really depressing.