Jeffco Board and Superintendent McMinimee
According to Board Doc
The Board of Education holds these values for compensation of licensed employees:
- To attract and retain effective licensed employees that get results for students
- To provide competitive compensation in the marketplace
- To deliver a system that is fair and accessible
- To be transparent and understandable
- To be reliable, stable, and include career options
To attract and retain effective licensed employees that get results for students
Are you aware that Boulder, Cherry Creek, Littleton and Jeffco all have around a 10% teacher turn over per year? Other districts, such as Douglas and Denver County, that drastically changed how teachers are paid and valued, have a turnover rate that is double that. http://cde.state.co.us/cdereval/staffcurrent
To provide competitive compensation in the marketplace
According to the information you presented to the public re: Jeffco’s competitive position, you claim Jeffco average teacher salary is higher than Littleton, Cherry Creek and Boulder. (Except Boulder MA teachers).
Board executive limitation policy EL-04 Staff Compensation
MISSING REFERENCES
I am not sure where you got your data from but, according to CDE, an extremely reliable source, Jeffco falls far short of the competitive school’s average.
| Boulder valley | Cherry Creek | Littleton 6 | Jeffco R | |
|
Ave teacher salary |
$65,999.66 | $63,209.90 | $59,400.99 | $55,612.66 |
http://cde.state.co.us/cdereval/staffcurrent
Your new pay scale for the upcoming new hire teachers will have to obtain a masters + 14 yrs experience before they are eligible to earn as much as the average salary of Jeffco in 2013. How is that enticing to possible candidates?
Superintendent’s expectations #3. Motivate employees to develop skills, competencies, and knowledge related to Jeffco’s organizational needs
Currently, Jeffco has 75.9% of teachers with a masters or more. http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/finance/documents/2014_15/2014-2015%20Adopted%20Budget_Compressed.pdf pg 27
Most teachers value higher education because it keeps their skills current with the ever changing trends. Your new pay system does not truly value the worth a higher educated teacher could bring to the classroom. Unlike your competitors, who within 10 yrs, will pay $15k-$30k more for a teacher with higher educational skills. Isn’t your goal to retain effective teachers? To motivate employees to develop skills? Your proposed pay system will do just the opposite; especially when compared to our competition.
| Boulder valley | Cherry Creek | Littleton 6 | Jeffco R | |
| Starting BA | 41,901 | $35,634 | $35,502 | 38,000 |
| MA | 53,478 | $39,910 | $39,617 | 41,420 |
| MA + 60 | 68,253 | $47,037 | $44,879 | 41,420 |
| 10 yrs BA | $48,980 | $55,772 | $52,762 | 49,581 |
| MA | 63,910 | $61,271 | $58,872 | 54,044 |
| MA + 60 | 83,385 | $69,126 | $66,692 | 54,044 |
| 20 yrs BA | $53,419 | $55,772 | $58,070 | 60,000 |
| MA | $79,464 | $67,555 | $70,765 | 67,500 |
| MA + 60 | $95,296 | $80,123 | $80,159 | 67,500 |
| Max BA | $53,419 | $55,772 | $69,807 | 60,000 |
| MA | $79,464 | $67,555 | $81,992 | 67,500 |
| MA + 60 | $95,296 | $80,123 | $92,876 | 67,500 |
To be transparent and understandable
It should be expected that you include your sources from where you gathered facts, your research that supports your rational for the change plus all communication you had with the teachers/JCEA to show that you collaborated with employees with the development of any major changes in the compensation system.
I am looking forward to reading your research, checking your references, and reviewing the strategic development you had before implementing a change in the compensation system. Without this, you are breaking your own rule.
Sincerely,
Karen Edoff
When considering compensation redesign, the superintendent shall not fail to:
- Collaborate with employees in the development of any major changes in the compensation system.
- Align major changes with the goal of attracting and retaining the best employees in a competitive market.
- Motivate employees to develop skills, competencies, and knowledge related to Jeffco’s organizational needs.
- Align changes in the compensation system with increased student achievement.
http://www.boarddocs.com/co/jeffco/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=87CTWH5E3E15
