DCPS teachers can earn a maximum base pay of $106,540 plus bonuses of up to $25,000 each year, far higher than the best-paid teacher at many charters, most of which have maximum base salaries of less than $80,000. The Districtâs average teacher pay of $77,512 in 2013 is the highest in the region.
Definition of banyan. : an East Indian fig tree (Ficus benghalensis) of the mulberry family with branches that send out roots which grow down to the soil and form secondary trunks.
Whether this is fact or fiction, it is known that these trees are long-lived and fascinating. In India, Banyan trees are known to exist that are over 200 years old. Practical uses for this tree include using the sap of the lac insect, which is a parasite on the banyan tree, to make shellac, and paper from the wood.