Stanley-Boyd has new financial software in Skyward Qmlativ, and will soon have a new pay schedule, shifting to 24 periods each year from 26.
The move to 24 pay periods is contained in a teacher contract language change approved at the April board meeting. The new pay schedule will start Sept. 13 and 27, being the 15th and last day of month thereafter to make the pay period bi-monthly, rather than biweekly.
Also in approved contract changes from April, liquidated damages will be limited to $5,000 after Sept. 1. Liquidated damages refers to those costs incurred by the district in seeking to replace staff after the beginning of the school year, while $5,000 will keep things in small claims court rather than going to civil trial.
“Is this only for voluntary leaving?” Lanse Carlson asked.
“Yes,” superintendent Jeff Koenig said as he brought the changes before the board for approval. Koenig said as the contract affected all staff he wanted a board vote, the change on liquidated damages being approved as positions left open from quitting after the school year starts are harder to fill. Motion to approve contract changes was made by Denise Hoffstatter and seconded by Bob Geist.
Also in view for the coming years is a new wage and pay schedule, being approved at the regular April school board meeting. Sub pay will increase to $160 from $120, while four percent new money or $642 per position is included in the new teacher’s salary schedule. Teachers will advance salary levels every two years as long as they meet district expectations.
Also included in the new wage and pay schedule are changes to coaching (up $100), the designation of two archery club advisors instead of one due to program success, and creation of a position for middle school volleyball official as well.
As for details of other district positions, the new rates include an extra 50 cents per hour raise for paraprofessionals and secretaries, as well as 75 cents per hour increase for maintenance. As such, starting pay for paraprofessionals is now $16.82 while secretaries are $17.63. Paraprofessional pay jumps by $1.58 after five years, while secretary pay jumps by $1.62.
As for other employees, lead maintenance and lead custodial now start at $25.58, utility maintenance at $21.53, cleaners at $19.99, and part-time custodial groundskeeper at $17.50. Aquatic Center lifeguards will see a $1 raise, while the hard to fill 5 a.m. lifeguard position will be compensated at $16 an hour in place of $14.25.
Also in pay updates are van and bus drivers, with van drivers compensated according to trip length in new language removing “regular runs” for same, with rate increases being 50 cents across the board on the new schedule.
Paid on trip length, van drivers with runs up to one and a half hours will be paid 32.81 per trip, while runs over one and a half hours will be paid at $17.36 per hour and training/not driving runs at a rate of $13.68 per hour.
Bus drivers in turn will be paid $41 per trip for a regular run, while extra runs will be paid at $17.36 per hour, training/not driving at $13.68 per hour, and activity or academic bus/4K route at $36.83
The different changes represent a 50 cent increase over previous rates, while $2 will be added to the first hour of extra curricular trips if over route time, or $25 total in place of $23.
Approval of the wage/pay schedule changes was made with motion by Geist, being seconded by Hoffstatter.
