1 8 7 ▁days ▁per ▁year ▁with ▁ 1 8 0 ▁pup il ▁days . ▁The ▁teacher ' s ▁work ▁day ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁ 7 ▁hours ▁per ▁day , ▁including ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute , ▁duty - free ▁l unch ▁period ▁and ▁a ▁daily ▁prepar ation ▁period . ▁Te ach ers ▁appointed ▁as ▁grade ▁level ▁coordin ator ▁or ▁department ▁chairman ▁are ▁paid ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 7 , 0 3 2 ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁teachers ▁receive ▁a ▁defined ▁benefit ▁p ension , ▁health ▁ins urance , ▁dent al ▁ins urance , ▁vision ▁ins urance , ▁life ▁ins urance , ▁professional ▁development ▁re imb urs ement , ▁paid ▁personal ▁days , ▁ 1 0 ▁paid ▁sick ▁days , ▁and ▁other ▁benefits . ▁The ▁teachers ▁union ▁is ▁granted ▁ 1 2 ▁days ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁conduct ▁union ▁business ▁without ▁loss ▁of ▁pay . ▁The ▁base ▁starting ▁sal ary ▁will ▁be ▁$ 4 5 , 0 1 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Nation wide , ▁the ▁average ▁w age ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁teachers ▁was ▁$ 5 5 , 9 9 0 , ▁for ▁middle ▁school ▁teachers , ▁$ 5 4 , 8 8 0 , ▁and ▁for ▁elementary ▁school ▁teachers , ▁$ 5 4 , 3 3 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁district ▁employed ▁ 3 0 3 ▁teachers . ▁The ▁average ▁teacher ▁sal ary ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁$ 5 5 , 8 8