DeKalb Schools administration is moving fast and furious to correct this issue. I’m trying to get out and vet the documentation as expeditiously as possible. I could use your feedback.
It looks like we are re-approving the Jan 7th E scales for teachers. Z, G, N, and LT salary steps are revised. Everything will be retroactively applied to Jan 1, 2019. Implementation is expected to be by the end of March.
The salary schedules come with a big price tag. The annual cost of this is expected to be about $40 million.
DEKALB BOARD OF EDUCATION CALLED MEETING – Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The DCSD administration is requesting that the Board approve the retroactive application of the January 7th salary steps (E scales for teachers), as well as revised Z, G, N, and LT Salary Steps as attached.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
January 7th Approved E Scale (and revised Z, G, N, LT) Salary Scales
Annualized Payroll Projection Impacts (By Fund for second half FY2019)
Salary Schedule Correction Process Schedule and Timeline
ANNUALIZED PAYROLL PROJECTION IMPACTS
FAQ – Updated 2/12/2019 8:20pm
I have some answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Where are the other salary schedules – These are only the adjusted salary schedules. If a particular salary schedule is not mentioned here, then refer back to the original January salary schedules that were approved.
Some Salary Schedules slid down from Dec to Jan – The administration is asking to address these on a case by case basis. There will be an appeals process.
Experience to Step Calculation – The administration is attempting to simplify this. Plainly stated, first year teachers with no experience are on step 1. 2nd year teachers with one full years experience are on step 2 … and so on. The actual experience column will be the teacher’s actual experience.
Step Slot – That is a nomenclature assigned to a small percentage of teachers a few years back. I believe the administration is looking to get those employees off the “step slot”.
Communication – The school district will hopefully communicate to all employees by the end of next week their step and salary. They will include instructions for an appeals process.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”