ADAMS TWP — The Mars School Board and its 200 teachers agreed on a contract Monday.

The two-year contract takes effect retroactively on July 1. Teachers will receive a 3 percent pay increase this school year and a 4.4 percent increase in 2013-14. The most experienced teachers at the top of the pay schedule also will receive annual increases of at least $1,000.

The current starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree at Mars is $37,532. This teacher now will make $38,658 this school year and $40,359 in the 2013-14 school year.

The average salary for a teacher is $55,445. This teacher will earn $57,108 this school year and $59,621 next school year.

The highest paid teacher in the district, who has a master’s degree and is at the top of the salary schedule, makes $72,712. This teacher will get $74,893 this school year and $78,188 next school year.

Stipends for teachers serving as an activity sponsor, coach or other supplemental position will be raised 3 percent.

The contract will expire on June 31, 2014.

The teachers approved the contract during the day and the school board OK’d it Monday night.