"Here it IS counted in the salary."
Can you choose?
As in - a choice whether to take the lump sum after coaching duties - or choose to have the extra coaching money figured into the salary?
What I'm wondering is if the coach is getting paid more than other teachers with the same seniority but are not coaching.
If they're forced to coach for free - that is something the union reps wouldn't stand for in most states.
It depends on the location here. In some you can, in others, it is figured into the salary. Note that the unions here aren't quite as prevalent as in other places (though you'd think they could move mountains by the way some people talk).