June 20, 2014 at 4:00 PM - Superintendent's Weekly Update to the Board of Education

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The front doors were locked on Monday evening during our board meeting.  We'll need to make certain they're not for future board meetings this summer.

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Attached is an example of the email I sent to our interested construction managers.

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Kelsie has been working with Kathleen Murphy with Murphy Management Consultants on our comparative worth and equatable pay.  Here are some of the following highlights we were told: 

1.   Salary schedules for employees helps a school district be in compliance with pay equity;
2.   Our building and grounds supervisor has been underpaid by 25% or more; and
3.   Nurse, HR/Payroll, and director of buildings and grounds positions are all similar in point values and ought to receive similar pay/health benefits.

This will be a lot easier to explain to all of you face-to-face but here I go....

You will find two attached documents that can/should guide us in negotiations with various positions.  The first one is the most recent comparative worth/pay equity document we submitted to the state mixed in with updates from our conversations with Kathleen Murphy.  The second one is the hourly salaries for non-union positions.

Highlights:
1.  Sarah's point value is jumping from 198 to 307.  She has the college degrees, license, and responsibilities of a community education director.  I do have a contract prepared for the board committee that reflects this change.

2.  The director of building and grounds points went up from 208 to 243.  This may not seem like a significant climb, but the position was already 25% or more underpaid and should have been the same or near the nurse position.  At a minimum the hourly wages should be the same.  This would make the beginning salary for the new director of building and grounds at $51,480.  Bill was making around $44,500.

3.  You will see on the attachment updated in June 2014 the point values for human resource/payroll and technology support assistant.

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Bill and I interviewed four candidates for the buildings and grounds position.  I offered the position to Tony Duevel and he accepted.  We'll need to work out a contract for him next week.

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Monday, June 23

Review Secretary Contract
      -  3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Jim, Liz, and Dale

Principals
      -  4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jeff, and Liz

Tuesday, June 24

Secretaries
      -  3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Jim, Liz, and Dale

Wednesday, June 25

Secretaries
      -  3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Jim, Liz, and Dale

Community Education
      -  4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
-  Media Center
-  Dale, Michelle, and Jeff

RESP
      -  4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jim, and Liz

Thursday, June 26

Non-Union (Custodians)
      -  3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jim, and Liz

Non-Union (Transportation)
      -  3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jim, and Liz

Non-Union (Food Service)
      -  4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jim, and Liz

Non-Union (Nurse)
      -  4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jim, and Liz

Wednesday, July 9

Business Manager
      -  8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jim, and Liz

Superintendent
      -  8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
-  MS/HS Media Center Classroom
-  Tom, Jeff, and Liz

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Please find attached the weekly bills for your approval.