As
always, these are my opinions only, and not the opinions of the Pendleton
County School Board or any other individual board members.
Pay
scales for all Pendleton County employees were up for board approval this past
Thursday May 30th, 2013.
Classified
Salary Schedule There will be debate about the size of any raises, but
the pay raises were applied fairly across the entire Classified Salary
Schedule. Therefore, I voted in favor of
the 2013-14 Classified Salary Schedule.
Certified
Salary Schedule In my opinion, this fair pay raise was not the case with
the Certified Salary Schedule. With the
exception of one portion of the scale (22-27 year Rank 1), the net result was
the “evening out” of several large steps in the scale. This allows the employee to see a step
increase in almost every year of service.
The one exception to this was the 22-27 year Rank 1 pay. In this section, I noticed roughly an average
increase of 2.7%. Gains made by this
group at the expense of other employees do not meet my definition of fair and
equitable treatment to all teacher employees in our district. At my
request, the board allowed me to “pull” this certified salary scale out and
vote on it as a separate action item. I
considered making a motion to amend the pay scale to apply 1% to the entire pay
scale. However, in my opinion, this
probably would have failed due to a lack of a second. This opinion was based solely on the board conversation
at the meeting. My position did not
carry the day, and it passed 4-1.
Other
Action Items- See Board Agenda for other action items. I voted in favor of these items.
By the way, I will attempt to update each month after every board meeting. I am almost done with my own schooling and should be able to update more frequently in the future.
By the way, I will attempt to update each month after every board meeting. I am almost done with my own schooling and should be able to update more frequently in the future.
