# Mayer v. Board of Trustees

> California Court of Appeal · June 3, 1980 · 106 Cal. App. 3d 476

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9861334

## Case

- **Full name:** ROGER MAYER Et Al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LOS ALAMITOS SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant and Appellant
- **Court:** California Court of Appeal
- **Decided:** June 3, 1980
- **Citations:** 106 Cal. App. 3d 476; 165 Cal. Rptr. 655; 1980 Cal. App. LEXIS 1893
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Kaufman
- **Judges:** McDaniel, Kaufman, Tamura
- **Cited by:** 8 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

KAUFMAN, J.
I fully concur in the majority opinion. I add, however, that I find nothing in the statute or the cases or the requirement for *498 uniform treatment that requires a district to treat as a year of “experience” a year of unsatisfactory experience. Salary increases are based on experience because it is presumed that the ability to teach effectively increases with experience. However, a year of unsatisfactory experience need not be presumed to increase teaching ability or effectiveness. Unsatisfactory teaching no matter how long continued will not increase teaching ability or effectiveness.
It also seems to me that the construction of the statute so as to deny the governing boards of districts the right to make rational distinctions would raise questions as to the validity of the statute.

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