Pay raises could aid teacher recruiting: ; Kanawha board candidates say incentive pay needs to go

A majority of Kanawha County school board candidates said theysupport teacher pay raises as a way to recruit more teachers.District 1 candidate Bobby Johnson, District 3 candidate BillFerrell and District 4 candidate Pamela Minimah spoke in favor ofteacher pay raises during a Thursday evening debate. If you dontthink its about money, then somebody has you fooled, Johnson said.They come up with money for Teach First, you should have money togive people pay raises. You have to pay these people what they areworth to keep them. District 4 candidates Robin Rector and PamelaMinimah also agreed the board should start looking outsidetraditional career routes for teachers. Traditionally …