Had another fabulous vacation at Beaches in TCI. The weather was great and the resort was even better than before with a massive expansion of the Italian Village. Lots of snorkeling, great food and drink, and the kids had a blast. Inch couldn’t get enough of the Sesame Street characters (she tackled everyone she came into contact with) and TR was all about the girls and the new Liquid Club. DH and I enjoyed two new experiences this go round - pampering at the spa and “star gazing.” Not only did we get to see and chat with Shaq, but a couple of other NBA guys were there also. Too much fun for words!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Fairy Princess Party
We had a wonderful time at Inch's 3rd birthday party today. We had it at the Oak Ridge Children's Museum (our new favorite place) and most all of the family got to come as well as many dear friends. The theme wasTinkerbell (with a Princess cake) and Inch made the most adorable Tink! Allof the kids seemed to have a great time and I have to admit to having a blast living out a childhood fantasy vicariously through my precious daughter. Thanks so much to EVERYONE for coming - your presence (and presents ;) made for a most memorable event. Love to you all!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Get Out And Vote!
Early Voting ends Thursday, May 28, 2009 @ Emory Valley Center (for both Roane and Anderson County) 10 am to 6 pm
Polling Hours for Election Day, June 2, will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Having been actively involved in school issues for the last few years, I’ve listened to and studied this year’s school board candidates very closely. I feel, as I’m sure most do, that Oak Ridge is ready for a change in the direction our current school leadership has us headed. Our rankings have plummeted, enrollment has declined, and we are missing key benchmarks in educating the majority of our students. All the while, staffing has increased as has the school budget, which is up nearly 50% from ten years ago. Add to the mix the shift in demographics, and it is clear that the time is NOW to move in a new direction.
Before we can move forward, we do need to address just a brief bit of history to fully appreciate what is at stake in this election. Since 1991, there have been 9 school boards, which have included a total of 18 Chair and Vice Chair seats. In nearly all cases, those seats were voted in unanimously resulting in only 6 different people having held either seat. Between these six, they have occupied a critical seat on the school board for a total of 36 years.
Folks, this cannot go on; and fortunately, it does not have to if we so choose. For the first time in a long while, we have qualified candidates with both experience and ideas who will take a new approach to address the unique problems we face.
All of the candidates I am endorsing have so much more to offer than the space here will allow me to describe. Rather than provide a complete profile of each, I offer some of their attributes that have resonated with me.
John Soldano wants to apply a business approach to the school board. Hear! Hear! Given how few small businesses actually succeed in this country, the fact that he has successfully managed his own business for over 30 years speaks volumes. John believes that a concerted effort to scrutinize the school budget must be made BEFORE approaching city council for additional funding. I’ve never heard a single sitting board or administrative member make such a statement.
Brenda Fellner’s credentials are remarkable. With over 20 years in education, she has an extremely diverse background that will lend itself to improving our educational system at all levels. She has served in a variety of leadership roles, has worked with all facets of administration including curriculum, policy and budget development, and understands the instructional mechanisms critical to academic success. Accepting Brenda’s service is an opportunity that we cannot afford to pass up.
Dan DiGregorio has worked for our schools 37 consecutive years. With our future in mind, what is most important is that “Coach D” knows our kids. As a volunteer coach, Dan is still working directly with our children, on campus, every day! Further, he has stated that the odds of the superintendent being replaced in the near future are high and he urges voters to select the candidates they want choosing the next superintendent. I don’t know about you, but more than anything, I want Dan to help us replace the superintendent.
It is time to stop looking to the past for answers and start moving towards solutions that will benefit all of our students, and thus, our city. Individually, each of these candidates offers invaluable experience and insight. As three of five school board members, John Soldano, Brenda Fellner and Dan DiGregorio will lead our schools in the right direction.
Trina Baughn
Polling Hours for Election Day, June 2, will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Having been actively involved in school issues for the last few years, I’ve listened to and studied this year’s school board candidates very closely. I feel, as I’m sure most do, that Oak Ridge is ready for a change in the direction our current school leadership has us headed. Our rankings have plummeted, enrollment has declined, and we are missing key benchmarks in educating the majority of our students. All the while, staffing has increased as has the school budget, which is up nearly 50% from ten years ago. Add to the mix the shift in demographics, and it is clear that the time is NOW to move in a new direction.
Before we can move forward, we do need to address just a brief bit of history to fully appreciate what is at stake in this election. Since 1991, there have been 9 school boards, which have included a total of 18 Chair and Vice Chair seats. In nearly all cases, those seats were voted in unanimously resulting in only 6 different people having held either seat. Between these six, they have occupied a critical seat on the school board for a total of 36 years.
Folks, this cannot go on; and fortunately, it does not have to if we so choose. For the first time in a long while, we have qualified candidates with both experience and ideas who will take a new approach to address the unique problems we face.
All of the candidates I am endorsing have so much more to offer than the space here will allow me to describe. Rather than provide a complete profile of each, I offer some of their attributes that have resonated with me.
John Soldano wants to apply a business approach to the school board. Hear! Hear! Given how few small businesses actually succeed in this country, the fact that he has successfully managed his own business for over 30 years speaks volumes. John believes that a concerted effort to scrutinize the school budget must be made BEFORE approaching city council for additional funding. I’ve never heard a single sitting board or administrative member make such a statement.
Brenda Fellner’s credentials are remarkable. With over 20 years in education, she has an extremely diverse background that will lend itself to improving our educational system at all levels. She has served in a variety of leadership roles, has worked with all facets of administration including curriculum, policy and budget development, and understands the instructional mechanisms critical to academic success. Accepting Brenda’s service is an opportunity that we cannot afford to pass up.
Dan DiGregorio has worked for our schools 37 consecutive years. With our future in mind, what is most important is that “Coach D” knows our kids. As a volunteer coach, Dan is still working directly with our children, on campus, every day! Further, he has stated that the odds of the superintendent being replaced in the near future are high and he urges voters to select the candidates they want choosing the next superintendent. I don’t know about you, but more than anything, I want Dan to help us replace the superintendent.
It is time to stop looking to the past for answers and start moving towards solutions that will benefit all of our students, and thus, our city. Individually, each of these candidates offers invaluable experience and insight. As three of five school board members, John Soldano, Brenda Fellner and Dan DiGregorio will lead our schools in the right direction.
Trina Baughn
Friday, May 15, 2009
How Bad Do You Want It?
And they're off!!!! The local election is now in full swing and I am excited about what is to come. Last night, the school board candidates participated in a highly informative forum that Netmom kindly summarized here.
This town is prime for change. But like anything worth having, we'll have to work for it. Essential to that work is knowledge. People need to know the severity of the situation:
1. Oak Ridge Schools outspend every school system in TN (as well as the national average) at $11,794 per ADA – greatly exceeding the state average of $8,345.
2. From 1998-2008, enrollment is down 7%, expenditures are up nearly 50% and staffing is up 5%.
3. Every year, the schools claim to be in greater need of funding; they approach the city with this claim as well as the claim that they never know how much they will receive from the state or the federal government. While this uncertainty may be true, as Mayor Beehan has pointed out, almost every year, after the city approves their budget, they receive more funds than they budgeted for. For example, from the most recent audit highlights: “At year-end, the schools’ governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $3,361,956, of which $2,926,104 is available for spending at the School’s discretion”
4. For the last two years, the schools claim that they have actually decreased their budget. However, that is a misleading statement. From the May 4th City Council Meeting SB Budget Presentation: 2010 Grand Total Funds Projection = $79K more than 2009. This does not include the anticipated stimulus money they will get which could be up to $400K, as John Smith confirmed in the last 2 meetings with the school board.
5. Some of our recent failures include a steady decline in the Newsweek rankings (of high schools based on the Challenge Index) for the last 6 years from 256 to 929.
6. In 07/08 Oak Ridge High School joined 139 other TN schools (some 8%) with a "high priority" Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status. What this essentially means is that we failed No Child Left Behind because of our graduation rate. The 08/09 figures show a great improvement, but we still fell short.
7. Third, in 2007, U.S. News and World Reports produced its own ranking of America's Best High Schools with the goal of determining which schools “set the best example of how to prepare students to achieve their post-graduation goals.” With over 18,700 schools analyzed from only 40 states, 32 Tennessee schools made bronze or better. Some East TN schools that made the grade include Gatlinburg, Halls, Oakdale, and Morristown. Missing from the list all together? Oak Ridge.
8. ORHS offers roughly 181 courses. Of those, 9 are Remedial/Developmental Course Offerings (including Gateway prep courses) compared to 63 Total honors/AP/College Level Courses.
For these reasons and many more, it is critical that we elect leaders who will get us out of this quagmire and provide our schools the momentum needed to move us upward and onward.
But there's more to it. One cannot disregard the statistics of the situation. After weeks of information gathering, I've concluded that if Eby garners enough votes to mirror the perception he has created in public support up to this point, then statistically, a vote for Eby = a vote for Richter. Here's why. DiGregorio will take the lion’s share as he did his first go round as a non-incumbent due, in part, to his popularity with multiple generations of students. If that happens, the two under dogs, Soldano and Fellner, will split enough votes to leave Richter heavy enough to win. Folks, that combination is NOT change.
I will share more in the coming days, but I now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that real change will come from looking forward, not in the past. That’s why Trina Baughn will be voting for the three people who I am convinced will lead us in the right direction:
John Soldano, Brenda Fellner and Dan DiGregorio.
This town is prime for change. But like anything worth having, we'll have to work for it. Essential to that work is knowledge. People need to know the severity of the situation:
1. Oak Ridge Schools outspend every school system in TN (as well as the national average) at $11,794 per ADA – greatly exceeding the state average of $8,345.
2. From 1998-2008, enrollment is down 7%, expenditures are up nearly 50% and staffing is up 5%.
3. Every year, the schools claim to be in greater need of funding; they approach the city with this claim as well as the claim that they never know how much they will receive from the state or the federal government. While this uncertainty may be true, as Mayor Beehan has pointed out, almost every year, after the city approves their budget, they receive more funds than they budgeted for. For example, from the most recent audit highlights: “At year-end, the schools’ governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $3,361,956, of which $2,926,104 is available for spending at the School’s discretion”
4. For the last two years, the schools claim that they have actually decreased their budget. However, that is a misleading statement. From the May 4th City Council Meeting SB Budget Presentation: 2010 Grand Total Funds Projection = $79K more than 2009. This does not include the anticipated stimulus money they will get which could be up to $400K, as John Smith confirmed in the last 2 meetings with the school board.
5. Some of our recent failures include a steady decline in the Newsweek rankings (of high schools based on the Challenge Index) for the last 6 years from 256 to 929.
6. In 07/08 Oak Ridge High School joined 139 other TN schools (some 8%) with a "high priority" Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status. What this essentially means is that we failed No Child Left Behind because of our graduation rate. The 08/09 figures show a great improvement, but we still fell short.
7. Third, in 2007, U.S. News and World Reports produced its own ranking of America's Best High Schools with the goal of determining which schools “set the best example of how to prepare students to achieve their post-graduation goals.” With over 18,700 schools analyzed from only 40 states, 32 Tennessee schools made bronze or better. Some East TN schools that made the grade include Gatlinburg, Halls, Oakdale, and Morristown. Missing from the list all together? Oak Ridge.
8. ORHS offers roughly 181 courses. Of those, 9 are Remedial/Developmental Course Offerings (including Gateway prep courses) compared to 63 Total honors/AP/College Level Courses.
For these reasons and many more, it is critical that we elect leaders who will get us out of this quagmire and provide our schools the momentum needed to move us upward and onward.
But there's more to it. One cannot disregard the statistics of the situation. After weeks of information gathering, I've concluded that if Eby garners enough votes to mirror the perception he has created in public support up to this point, then statistically, a vote for Eby = a vote for Richter. Here's why. DiGregorio will take the lion’s share as he did his first go round as a non-incumbent due, in part, to his popularity with multiple generations of students. If that happens, the two under dogs, Soldano and Fellner, will split enough votes to leave Richter heavy enough to win. Folks, that combination is NOT change.
I will share more in the coming days, but I now know beyond a shadow of a doubt that real change will come from looking forward, not in the past. That’s why Trina Baughn will be voting for the three people who I am convinced will lead us in the right direction:
John Soldano, Brenda Fellner and Dan DiGregorio.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Proposal for the ORSB FY2010 Budget Adjustments
I submitted the following to the ORSB this evening. The formatting isn't as pretty as it should be, but it's been a very long day, so this is what you get.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Propose that all staff be afforded a 1% pay raise in lieu of a step increase and that the school system forego the $135,000 request for additional funds from the city as they exceed the city’s proposed model. Further propose that a one-time, across-the-board bonus of $500 be afforded to all staff as well. Funding sources are detailed on the following pages and include both re-allocation of funds as well as the use, if necessary, of fund balances other than reserves or the instructional contingency fund.
IMPACT
If accepted into the budget, these steps will accomplish 3 important goals:
1. All staff will benefit from a much-deserved, all be it, small, pay increase that will have an indefinite impact on their salaries for the remainder of their tenure; whereas a step increase will only benefit ½ (some 185.4 teachers – 104.8 of which did not receive any form of raise or increase last year) and even fewer support staff.
2. All staff will benefit from a one-time bonus that, since it will be non-recurring, can be deducted from one of the many fund balances not appropriated within this year’s budget (see Funding Sources)
3. Taxpayers will be spared an additional financial burden which they surely do not need during such tumultuous economic times.
Note that all of these adjustments are proposed to be accomplished without impacting the state-required reserves currently projected at $1.4 million or the $150K instructional contingency fund.
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES
-$62,175 1% raise in lieu of step increase ($397,831step increase - $335,116)
+$135,000 additional city funding
+$426,250 $500 bonus (known base cost of $341,000 + 25% for taxes, benes, etc)
+$167,558 1% raise for non-licensed staff (data not available, based on ½ of 1% raise for licensed staff)
$666,633
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES
+$68,355 Over projected teacher salaries - (see Model 1 below)
+$??????? Over projected non-licensed staff salaries*
+$123,125 25% of anticipated, but not yet materialized, state funding $492,502**
+$45,000 Eliminate the 50% increase for Legal Services Line Item 72310 331***
+$75,000 Unused amount from FY09 Instructional Contingency Line Item 71900 599
+$39,325 Eliminate Line Item 72320 161 Superintendant Secretary****
+$95,653 Correct imbalance of Line Item 71150 116 – the replacement of a
position should not yield a 33% increase****
>$446,458
*Data not available, but reference the Superintendent’s secretary salary line item as an example which is unchanged even though the position will be filled in FY10 at the same rate of pay. Up to 20 other support positions are expected to back-filled as well. It is reasonable to expect that many of those salaries will be significantly lower than they were previously.
** Note that the administration has expressed confidence that at least SOME portion of the state funding will be reinstated as it has in years past.
*** Explanation for increase provided: Budget was increased to come closer to costs for legal services.
****Do not backfill vacant position and combine usage of the 3 secretaries under Line Item 72210 161 (includes Asst Superintendent Secretary)
****Line item for the Alternative Schools teachers increased by 33% ($95,653). According to the administration: “The teachers (7) are listed in their state reporting (RMS & HS) locations. We will change to report them in Alt program to ease confusion. Alt Program Administrator will be replaced at unknown cost.”
Miscellaneous Fund Balances
$851,000 Verified Balance of Fund Balance Line 30000 by Ms. Gagliano 3/13/09
$861,838 Verified Balance of ERR Fund by Ms. Gagliano 3/13/09
$??????? Other fund balances not provided
>$1,712,838
SUMMARY ANALYSIS REGARDING SALARY LINE ITEMS
I posed the following questions to the ORSB and Ms. Gagliano:
With 18 licenses staff to replace, why don’t the salary line items reflect a significant decrease since they will most likely be replaced with much lower pay rates? Should they not be even lower considering the number of staff replaced last year with new, lower paid employees?
and
I understand that Dr. Bailey’s secretary will be among those being replaced; however, the salary for her position remains unchanged. Since she was nearing retirement and you would logically replace her with someone at a lower pay scale, how come the pay is not decreased?
The responses provided are as follows, respectively:
Budget is prepared based on current staff as credentials of replacements are unknown at this time.
The salary remains unchanged to account for market and compression factors as well as the unknown credentials of potential candidates.
My research yields the following:
According to the currently proposed FY10 budget, Base Teacher Salary Totals for Line Items 71100, 71150, 71200, 71300 sub-section 116 are as follows:
08/09 Approved 09/10 Proposed
$18,519,911 $18,959,334
For FY10, to date, 10 licensed staff that are scheduled to retire, and 6 licensed staff that are resigning and 2 licensed staff that will be non-renewed Total: 18
The teacher salary schedule reflects a pay range of $34,443-$66,819. The difference between a first year, BS level pay of $34,443 and last year’s system wide average of $55,000 is $20,557. Note that the difference between first year, BS level pay and a 15 year MS+10 ($58,553) (noting that 78% holding advanced degrees) is $24,110.
Using the conservative figure of $20,557 difference, for FY10, that approximate average difference in salaries for 18 licensed staff would equate to $370,026 (18x 20,557).
Using the more likely figure of $24,110, that difference would equate to $433,980
Those figures averaged = $402,003
Salary Differentials – Model 1
$18,519,911 08/09 Approved Amount for Teachers Line Items 71100, 71150, 71200,
71300 sub-section 116
- $402,003 Salary difference (averaged) between 18 outgoing and 18 incoming
teachers
+ $278,703 Projected Additional Hires (p ii)
+ $397,831 Step Increases for ½ of all licensed staff
+ $ 62,094 Other Salary Increases (Band moves, reclassifications, etc)
$18,856,536 ($102,798 less than the proposed budget amount of $18,959,334)
$102,798
-$34,443 for additional 2nd grade teacher not included in proposal (estimate salary at entry level)
$68,355
Using the same model above, but replacing the step increase with a 1% across-the-board raise:
Salary Differentials – Model 2
$18,519,911 08/09 Approved Amount for Teachers Line Items 71100, 71150, 71200,
71300 sub-section 116
- $402,003 salary difference (averaged) between 18 outgoing and 18 incoming teachers
+$278,703 Projected Additional Hires (p ii)
+$335,116 1% raise including benefits
+ 62,094 Other Salary Increases (Band moves, reclassifications, etc)
$18,793,821 ($165,513 less than the proposed budget amount of $18,959,334)
$165,513
-$34,443 for additional 2nd grade teacher not included in proposal
$131,070
Conclusion: On the very low end, there appears to be approximately $402, 003 over projected funding for teacher’s salaries. Given the models above, the un-appropriated funds yield between $68,355-$131,070 that can be reallocated elsewhere.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Propose that all staff be afforded a 1% pay raise in lieu of a step increase and that the school system forego the $135,000 request for additional funds from the city as they exceed the city’s proposed model. Further propose that a one-time, across-the-board bonus of $500 be afforded to all staff as well. Funding sources are detailed on the following pages and include both re-allocation of funds as well as the use, if necessary, of fund balances other than reserves or the instructional contingency fund.
IMPACT
If accepted into the budget, these steps will accomplish 3 important goals:
1. All staff will benefit from a much-deserved, all be it, small, pay increase that will have an indefinite impact on their salaries for the remainder of their tenure; whereas a step increase will only benefit ½ (some 185.4 teachers – 104.8 of which did not receive any form of raise or increase last year) and even fewer support staff.
2. All staff will benefit from a one-time bonus that, since it will be non-recurring, can be deducted from one of the many fund balances not appropriated within this year’s budget (see Funding Sources)
3. Taxpayers will be spared an additional financial burden which they surely do not need during such tumultuous economic times.
Note that all of these adjustments are proposed to be accomplished without impacting the state-required reserves currently projected at $1.4 million or the $150K instructional contingency fund.
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES
-$62,175 1% raise in lieu of step increase ($397,831step increase - $335,116)
+$135,000 additional city funding
+$426,250 $500 bonus (known base cost of $341,000 + 25% for taxes, benes, etc)
+$167,558 1% raise for non-licensed staff (data not available, based on ½ of 1% raise for licensed staff)
$666,633
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES
+$68,355 Over projected teacher salaries - (see Model 1 below)
+$??????? Over projected non-licensed staff salaries*
+$123,125 25% of anticipated, but not yet materialized, state funding $492,502**
+$45,000 Eliminate the 50% increase for Legal Services Line Item 72310 331***
+$75,000 Unused amount from FY09 Instructional Contingency Line Item 71900 599
+$39,325 Eliminate Line Item 72320 161 Superintendant Secretary****
+$95,653 Correct imbalance of Line Item 71150 116 – the replacement of a
position should not yield a 33% increase****
>$446,458
*Data not available, but reference the Superintendent’s secretary salary line item as an example which is unchanged even though the position will be filled in FY10 at the same rate of pay. Up to 20 other support positions are expected to back-filled as well. It is reasonable to expect that many of those salaries will be significantly lower than they were previously.
** Note that the administration has expressed confidence that at least SOME portion of the state funding will be reinstated as it has in years past.
*** Explanation for increase provided: Budget was increased to come closer to costs for legal services.
****Do not backfill vacant position and combine usage of the 3 secretaries under Line Item 72210 161 (includes Asst Superintendent Secretary)
****Line item for the Alternative Schools teachers increased by 33% ($95,653). According to the administration: “The teachers (7) are listed in their state reporting (RMS & HS) locations. We will change to report them in Alt program to ease confusion. Alt Program Administrator will be replaced at unknown cost.”
Miscellaneous Fund Balances
$851,000 Verified Balance of Fund Balance Line 30000 by Ms. Gagliano 3/13/09
$861,838 Verified Balance of ERR Fund by Ms. Gagliano 3/13/09
$??????? Other fund balances not provided
>$1,712,838
SUMMARY ANALYSIS REGARDING SALARY LINE ITEMS
I posed the following questions to the ORSB and Ms. Gagliano:
With 18 licenses staff to replace, why don’t the salary line items reflect a significant decrease since they will most likely be replaced with much lower pay rates? Should they not be even lower considering the number of staff replaced last year with new, lower paid employees?
and
I understand that Dr. Bailey’s secretary will be among those being replaced; however, the salary for her position remains unchanged. Since she was nearing retirement and you would logically replace her with someone at a lower pay scale, how come the pay is not decreased?
The responses provided are as follows, respectively:
Budget is prepared based on current staff as credentials of replacements are unknown at this time.
The salary remains unchanged to account for market and compression factors as well as the unknown credentials of potential candidates.
My research yields the following:
According to the currently proposed FY10 budget, Base Teacher Salary Totals for Line Items 71100, 71150, 71200, 71300 sub-section 116 are as follows:
08/09 Approved 09/10 Proposed
$18,519,911 $18,959,334
For FY10, to date, 10 licensed staff that are scheduled to retire, and 6 licensed staff that are resigning and 2 licensed staff that will be non-renewed Total: 18
The teacher salary schedule reflects a pay range of $34,443-$66,819. The difference between a first year, BS level pay of $34,443 and last year’s system wide average of $55,000 is $20,557. Note that the difference between first year, BS level pay and a 15 year MS+10 ($58,553) (noting that 78% holding advanced degrees) is $24,110.
Using the conservative figure of $20,557 difference, for FY10, that approximate average difference in salaries for 18 licensed staff would equate to $370,026 (18x 20,557).
Using the more likely figure of $24,110, that difference would equate to $433,980
Those figures averaged = $402,003
Salary Differentials – Model 1
$18,519,911 08/09 Approved Amount for Teachers Line Items 71100, 71150, 71200,
71300 sub-section 116
- $402,003 Salary difference (averaged) between 18 outgoing and 18 incoming
teachers
+ $278,703 Projected Additional Hires (p ii)
+ $397,831 Step Increases for ½ of all licensed staff
+ $ 62,094 Other Salary Increases (Band moves, reclassifications, etc)
$18,856,536 ($102,798 less than the proposed budget amount of $18,959,334)
$102,798
-$34,443 for additional 2nd grade teacher not included in proposal (estimate salary at entry level)
$68,355
Using the same model above, but replacing the step increase with a 1% across-the-board raise:
Salary Differentials – Model 2
$18,519,911 08/09 Approved Amount for Teachers Line Items 71100, 71150, 71200,
71300 sub-section 116
- $402,003 salary difference (averaged) between 18 outgoing and 18 incoming teachers
+$278,703 Projected Additional Hires (p ii)
+$335,116 1% raise including benefits
+ 62,094 Other Salary Increases (Band moves, reclassifications, etc)
$18,793,821 ($165,513 less than the proposed budget amount of $18,959,334)
$165,513
-$34,443 for additional 2nd grade teacher not included in proposal
$131,070
Conclusion: On the very low end, there appears to be approximately $402, 003 over projected funding for teacher’s salaries. Given the models above, the un-appropriated funds yield between $68,355-$131,070 that can be reallocated elsewhere.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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