ADMINISTRATOR PAY PLAN COMMITTEE 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 COMMITTEE - PDF document

ADMINISTRATOR PAY PLAN COMMITTEE 2 0 1 2 - 1 3

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: • Chris F re und, Dire c to r o f F a c ilitie s • De b o ra h K e tring , Co o rdina to r o f T e c hno lo g y • Ja me s Wipke , E xe c utive Dire c to r o f Se c o nda ry E duc a tio n • K a tie Re b o ule t, Dire c to r o f Huma n Re so urc e s • K im Cra nsto n, Chie f Co mmunic a tio ns Offic e r • Mic ha e l Se ppi, Dire c to r o f Co mmunity E duc a tio n • L o rinda K re y, E le me nta ry Assista nt Princ ipa l • Ma tt Mille r, E le me nta ry Princ ipa l • L inda Mille r, Middle Sc ho o l Princ ipa l • Mic ha e l Anse lmo , Middle Sc ho o l Princ ipa l • Ca rl Hudso n, Hig h Sc ho o l Assista nt Princ ipa l • Re ne e T ro tie r, Hig h Sc ho o l Princ ipa l • K e lvin Mc Millin, Assista nt Supe rinte nde nt o f Huma n Re so urc e s

COMMITTEE CHARGE T he c o mmitte e is a n a dviso ry c o mmitte e tha t will re vie w the c urre nt a dministra to r • sa la ry pla n a nd ma ke re c o mme nda tio ns to the Bo a rd re g a rding its use . Co mmitte e me mb e rs will re pre se nt a nd a dvo c a te fo r a ll a dministra to rs no t just • the ir o wn po sitio n. T he c o mmitte e ma y b ring fo rth g e ne ra l re c o mme nda tio ns re g a rding the struc ture • o r de ve lo pme nt o f a pa y pla n, b ut sho uld no t b ring fo rwa rd spe c ific re c o mme nda tio ns re g a rding individua l sa la rie s. T he c o mmitte e sho uld re se a rc h me tho ds tha t re sult in b o th c o mpe tive ne ss in St. • L o uis Co unty a nd pa rity within Ro c kwo o d (e xte rna l a nd inte rna l e q uity) in b a se sa la ry.

COMMITTEE CHARGE T he c o mmitte e c a n re se a rc h me tho ds tha t re c o g nize e xpe rie nc e , e duc a tio n a nd • me rit (e va lua tio ns, sc o re c a rds, o r o the r me a sure s). T he pla n sho uld a ddre ss the ne e d to b e nc hma rk sa la rie s a nnua lly to re ma in • c o mpe titive in St. L o uis Co unty, a nd sho uld inc lude a n e a sily c o mmunic a te d syste m o f sa la ry pro g re ssio n fro m ye a r-to -ye a r. T he c o mmitte e sho uld re se a rc h the a ve ra g e le ng th o f a n a dministra tive c a re e r, • with b o th pla ns mo ving a dministra to rs to the middle o f the pla n b y the middle o f the ir c a re e rs a nd the e nd o r to p o f the pla n b y the e nd o f the ir c a re e r.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Stude nts to St Louis County Students to St Louis County Students to Administrator Ratio 2010 ‐ 11 Administrator Ratio 2011 ‐ 12 District Ratio District Ratio Administra to r Ra tio Maplewood ‐ Richmond 1 Brentwood Hts. 96 1 92 Maplewood ‐ Richmond 2 Brentwood Hts. 2 103 106 3 Valley Park 146 3 University City 139 • Ro c kwo o d ra nks 20th in St. 4 University City 4 Valley Park 151 144 L o uis Co unty fo r its stude nts 5 Jennings 153 5 Jennings 152 6 Pattonville 166 6 Bayless 157 to a dministra to r ra tio 7 Ritenour 181 7 Hancock Place 163 8 Hancock Place 8 Pattonville 183 170 Me hlville a nd L indb e rg h a re the • 9 Bayless 188 9 Ladue 192 o nly St. L o uis Co unty sc ho o l 10 Ladue 190 10 Affton 196 11 Clayton 193 11 Ferguson ‐ Florissant 201 distric ts with a hig he r ra tio o f 12 Hazelwood 12 Hazelwood 207 206 stude nts pe r a dministra to r 13 Ferguson ‐ Florissant 210 13 Clayton 210 14 Normandy 215 14 Webster Groves 211 15 Webster Groves 219 15 Riverview Gardens 212 16 Kirkwood 16 Parkway 237 236 • Ro c kwo o d sc ho o ls ha ve a 17 Parkway 239 17 Ritenour 237 ra tio o f 282 stude nts pe r 17 Riverview Gardens 239 18 Normandy 261 19 Affton 242 19 Kirkwood 262 a dministra to r 20 Lindbergh 20 Rockwood 270 282 20 Rockwood 270 21 Mehlville 304 T he sta te a ve ra g e is 195 stude nts • 22 Mehlville 22 Lindbergh 277 364 pe r a dministra to r Average 199 Average: 204

HOW DO ADMINISTRATORS COMPARE? St Louis County Average Administrator St Louis County Average Administrator In 2010 ‐ 2011, the average  Compensation 2010 ‐ 11 (DESE) Compensation 2011 ‐ 12 (DESE) compensation of Rockwood District Compensation District Compensation administrators ranked toward 1 Kirkwood $132,621 1 Brentwood $140,458 the bottom of St. Louis County 2 Brentwood $129,367 2 Kirkwood $132,922 school districts at 17 th out of 3 Clayton $125,293 3 Lindbergh $125,063 4 Lindbergh $114,941 4 Clayton $122,311 22. In 2011 ‐ 12 this ranking 5 Ladue $113,962 5 Ladue $113,034 dropped to 21 st out of 22. 6 Webster Groves $110,878 6 Webster Groves $112,486 7 Valley Park $109,480 7 Valley Park $111,996 8 Bayless $109,274 8 Parkway $111,511 Some Rockwood School District 9 Parkway $108,916 9 Affton $108,704  10 Mehlville $105,647 10 Pattonville $108,616 administrators are leaving 11 Affton $105,500 11 Hancock Place $106,751 Rockwood to take lateral 12 Pattonville $105,277 12 Normandy $105,856 positions in other school 13 Maplewood ‐ Richmond Hts. $104,529 13 Ferguson ‐ Florissant $105,378 districts. 14 Hancock Place $104,142 14 Mehlville $105,251 15 University City $103,594 15 University City $104,630 16 Ferguson ‐ Florissant $102,290 16 Maplewood ‐ Richmond Hts. $104,606 17 Rockwood $100,726 17 Ritenour $103,985 Rockwood struggles to recruit  18 Jennings $100,562 18 Jennings $101,652 experienced administrators 19 Hazelwood $99,075 19 Bayless $100,813 from other school districts, as 20 Ritenour $97,109 20 Hazelwood $100,362 this often requires them to 21 Normandy $97,061 21 Rockwood $99,479 22 Riverview Gardens $91,225 22 Riverview Gardens $94,308 take a salary cut to consider Average $107,794.05 Average $110,007.82 employment in Rockwood.

HOW DO TEACHERS COMPARE? St. Louis County Average Teacher St. Louis County Average Teacher In 2010 ‐ 2011, the average  Compensation 2010 ‐ 11 (DESE) Compensation 2011 ‐ 12 (DESE) Compensation Compensation compensation of Rockwood District District 1 Clayton $ 68,367 1 Clayton $ 68,838 teachers ranked 13 th out of 22 2 Kirkwood $ 66,271 2 Kirkwood $ 67,600 St. Louis County school 3 Brentwood $ 63,775 3 Brentwood $ 63,884 4 Ladue $ 61,722 4 Webster Groves $ 61,590 districts. In 2011 ‐ 12 this 5 Webster Groves $ 60,349 5 Pattonville $ 61,502 ranking dropped to 14 th out of 6 Pattonville $ 60,286 6 Normandy $ 61,058 7 Jennings $ 60,201 7 Ladue $ 60,481 22. 8 Normandy $ 59,645 8 Jennings $ 59,310 9 Ritenour $ 58,353 9 Parkway $ 59,134 10 Parkway $ 56,828 10 Ritenour $ 58,532 Though the Department of  11 Affton $ 56,464 11 Ferguson ‐ Florissant $ 57,684 12 Ferguson ‐ Florissant $ 56,364 12 Hancock Place $ 57,563 Elementary and Secondary 13 Rockwood $ 55,463 13 Affton $ 56,944 Education does not collect 14 Lindbergh $ 55,183 14 Rockwood $ 56,701 15 Valley Park $ 55,176 15 Lindbergh $ 55,450 similar data on support staff, 16 University City $ 54,387 16 University City $ 54,811 the salary ranges for support 17 Hancock Place $ 53,220 17 Valley Park $ 54,133 18 Mehlville $ 53,098 18 Mehlville $ 53,483 staff positions would suggest 19 Riverview Gardens $ 51,197 19 Hazelwood $ 52,879 that on average we are 20 Maplewood ‐ Richmond $ 50,159 20 Maplewood ‐ Richmond $ 50,800 approximately 14 th out of 22 in 21 Hazelwood $ 49,422 21 Riverview Gardens $ 50,597 22 Bayless $ 45,429 22 Bayless $ 44,612 support staff salaries. Average $ 56,879.95 Average $ 57,617.55

COMPENSATION Rockwood administrators are $10,528 below the St. Louis County average administrator salary  (2011-12 DESE data). Rockwood teachers are $916 below the St. Louis County average teacher salary (2011-12 DESE  data). Including insurance costs, Rockwood is 21 st out of 22 in “total compensation” for  administrators. The average number of years of experience among Rockwood administrators in their current  administrative position is 5.2.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? L e a de rship ma tte rs. T he a b ility to a ttra c t, hire a nd re ta in the mo st hig hly q ua lifie d a nd ta le nte d • a dministra to rs ha s a dire c t impa c t o n the suc c e ss o f te a c he rs a nd stude nts. T a le nte d a dministra to rs a ttra c t a nd re ta in ta le nte d te a c he rs. T he ne e d to hire a nd re ta in o utsta nding te a c he rs a nd a dministra to rs wa s a fe e db a c k the me • fro m the Pic ture Ro c kwo o d c o mmunity e ng a g e me nt pro c e ss. We a re b e g inning to lo se a dministra to rs to o the r sc ho o l distric ts (la te ra l po sitio ns) b e c a use o f • sa la ry. T ho ug h the numb e r o f a dministra to r a pplic a nts fo r o pe n po sitio ns ha s inc re a se d, the numb e r o f • e xpe rie nc e d a pplic a nts ha s de c re a se d. F o r e xa mple , with the re c e nt Utho ff Va lle y Princ ipa l’ s o pe ning o nly o ne St L o uis Co unty a ssista nt princ ipa l a pplie d a nd no sitting princ ipa ls fro m St. L o uis Co unty a pplie d a t a ll. I n the pa st fo ur ye a rs, the Distric t ha s re sta rte d the a dministra to r inte rvie w a nd se le c tio n pro c e ss • e ig hte e n time s due to a la c k o f a c c e pta b le c a ndida te s. F a c ing the a b o ve c risis, Ro c kwo o d ha s inc re a sing ly b e e n pro mo ting fro m within the ir o wn ra nks • (ro ug hly 70% o f a dministra tive po sitio ns). T ho ug h this re wa rds lo ya l Ro c kwo o d e mplo ye e s, pro mo tio n to the ne xt le ve l do e s no t b ring e xpe rie nc e in tha t po sitio n with it. Of the 120 Ro c kwo o d a dministra to rs 80 ha ve b e e n pla c e d in the ir c urre nt po sitio n in the pa st 3 ye a rs.