Wages Based on Tiered Levels of Teaching?

In my educational jurisdiction, pay increases by years of experience, up to 11 years. There are also pay increases for additional qualifications (AQ) up to 2 AQs and then it stops which is the unfortunate reason why many educators stop upgrading. Unless of course the workshops or professional development is free. However, in Alabama a commision is recommending pay based on the following levels of teaching:

• Apprentice teacher,
• classroom teacher,
• pro­fessional teacher,
• master teach­er,
• and learning designer.

Each level of teaching has additional pay but with each additional level comes additional responsibility. Although some aspects of this sound good, will there be enough mutual respect between the master teacher and the classroom teacher? Sometimes these situations cause tension. What are your thoughts? Post a comment if you're up for sharing.
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