New Hanover County Board of Education Budget Development Committee

1. New Hanover County Board of Education Budget Development Committee December 17, 2013

2. Topics • School Impact of Formula Changes • Purpose/Function by Funding Source • Salary Schedules: • State Salary Schedules • Local Salary Schedules • Local Supplements • Salary Administration Issues

3. School Impact of Teacher Formula Changes

4. Current vs. Proposed Local Formula

5. Projected Impact • Elementary Schools: • Most will lose 1 teacher, but a few would lose 2 • Most would lose 1 teacher assistant • Middle Schools: • Most would lose 2 teachers • High Schools: • Would lose between 5 and 7 regular teachers • All would gain 4 CTE (may be phased in over next two years) • Loses could be absorbed through attrition

6. Purpose/Function by Source

7. Instructional Services by Fund

8. System-wide Support by Fund

9. Salary Schedules

10. Salary Schedules • Web Site Link: www.nhcs.net/finance/salaryschedules.htm • Certified • Classified • Supplements

11. State Salary Schedules for Certified Staff • 30 step salary schedules for teachers: • The first six steps (0-5) are the same because there have been no step increases in 5 years • Separate pay scales for bachelor's, masters, advanced degree, doctoral degrees , and National Boards • After 6/30 , only additional staff whose license requires the higher degrees will qualify, but those already on scale will continue

12. State Salary Schedules for Certified Staff • Separate published schedules for instructional support are the same as for teachers. • Separate schedules for Psychologists are higher • Schedules are also available with daily rates. Link: www.nhcs.net/finance/salaryschedules.htm

13. State Salary Schedule for School Administrators • School Administrator Pay Table has 45 steps, and is divided into 9 different schedules • APs are paid on the first Schedule: • Steps 1-28 • Step 1 represents 0-9 YOE, so an AP with only 5 years of teaching experience would not have earned a step increase for 5 years

14. State Salary Schedule for School Administrators • Principles are assigned to one of 8 principal Levels (Schedules I - VIII) based on the number of state teachers they supervise: • Principals of larger schools are assigned to a higher step for the same years of experience than if they were at a smaller school • We use local funds to pay the differential so Principals are also compensated for the local and federally funded teachers they supervise

15. State Salary Schedule for School Administrators • The scales are also adjusted for advanced and doctoral degrees, but as with teachers this will end 6/30 for anyone not already paid on the scale. • Principals used to receive a 3 for 1 experience bump for each year of principal experience, but that has been on hold for several years

16. State Salary Schedule for School Administrators • ABC and Safe School Bonuses: • During the schools years 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, school administrators were able to earn up bonuses from 1% to 6% • While the program was discontinued, the bonuses remain part of their pay • We currently have 19 school administrators paid on these higher scales.

17. Central Office Administration • The state provides ranges for 7 locally defined ranged for central office admin Administrators • Locally we divided this into a 30 step scale • Since salaries are negotiated within these ranges the steps do not necessarily correlate with years of experience • The state has separate ranges for Superintendents based in LEA size. • Any negotiated salary above these ranges is locally paid.

18. Other Employees • The state establishes pay ranges for non-certified public school personnel • Local schedules may also be established, but state funded teachers assistants, office support, and custodians must be paid within these ranges • Our local schedules are referred to as Classified Pay Schedules

19. Other Employees • Classified Pay Schedules: • Local schedules were developed in the mid-90’s based on state ranges and an outside pay study • Human Resources assigns positions to the local pay schedules • The local schedules are slightly higher than the state ranges • Link to local position list: www.nhcs.net/humanresources/payplan/ClassifiedPositionGrades.pdf

20. Local Supplement Schedules • Salary Supplements: • % of State Certified Salaries: • Teachers – 8% • Principals & Assistant Principals – 10% • Locally paid NBPTS - 12% • Flat Rate Supplements: • Non-Certified Supervisory (foremen)- $1,650 • Instructional Resource Specialists - $2,000 • Orientation & Mobility Specialist - $2,000

21. Extra Duty Supplements • Extra Duty • Arts • Athletics • Game Workers • Incentive Pay http://www.nhcs.net/finance/Supplements.htm

22. Salary Administration

23. Types of Pay Increases • Cost of Living Increases • Entire schedule is increased across the board • This has occurred once in the last 5 years with the 1.012% state raise in 2012-13 • Step Increases • Employees move up the scale based on experience • Last Step Increase was in 2008-09

24. Classified Step Increases • Local Step Increases: • Generally step increases for the classified scale were locally funded because many times the legislature would only fund the step increase for licensed staff • If the state increase was large enough, we used a portion for State Cost of Living increases on the classified scale and then used the rest to raise the scale.

25. Classified Salary Administration • Classified Position Grades were established in 1998 based on an extensive pay classification and benchmarking survey and the State Classified Salary Schedule. • Classification comparisons have been made every two to three years since or when requested based on private industry standards, other NC public institutions, and more recent benchmarking surveys. • Classified Position Grades www.nhcs.net/humanresources/payplan/ClassifiedPositionGrades.pdf

26. Classified Salary Administration • Classification Pay Plan www.nhcs.net/humanresources/payplan/Plan.pdf • Reclassification, New Position Request, or Change in Compensation The process for the creation of new positions and position reclassification is based on School Board Policies 6150 and 6110.

27. Salary Issues: • County Benchmarking Study • NHCS is participating • State currently evaluating pay plans • Anticipate significant pay schedule changes in next biennial budget • 2014-15 Budget Cycle: • Request County funding to Increase Teacher Supplements

28. Next Steps: • Topics for January 22: • School Priorities • Reports January: • Cost Summary of Special School Programs • Class Size Data Analysis