▁days ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁year . ▁Te ach ers ▁receive ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁duty - free ▁l unch ▁and ▁a ▁daily ▁prepar ation ▁period . ▁Te ach ers ▁with ▁military ▁service ▁receive ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁Special ▁education ▁teachers ▁receive ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁sal ary , ▁the ▁teachers ▁receive ▁a ▁defined ▁benefit ▁p ension , ▁health ▁ins urance , ▁short ▁term ▁dis ability ▁ins urance , ▁professional ▁development ▁re imb urs ement ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 %, ▁ 3 ▁paid ▁personal ▁days , ▁ 1 0 ▁paid ▁sick ▁days , ▁ 3 ▁paid ▁bere av ement ▁days , ▁s abb at ical ▁leave ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁at ▁one - half ▁pay ▁and ▁other ▁benefits . ▁The ▁district ▁pays ▁a ▁ret irement ▁bonus ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁depending ▁on ▁years ▁in ▁District . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁district ▁employed ▁ 2 7 0 ▁teachers . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Pennsylvania ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁states ▁in ▁average ▁teacher ▁sal aries . ▁When ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁Pennsylvania ▁ranked ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁for ▁teacher ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁administrative ▁costs ▁per ▁pup il ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁$ 5 6 9 . 0 3 ▁per ▁pup il . ▁The