2007-08 Salary Proposal

Columbia Community Teachers Association

2007-08
2007
08 Salary Committee
Howard Clark, CCTA president and co
cochair, Douglass High School
Ed Hanson, co-chair, Russell Boulevard
Elementary School
Marilyn Andre, Lee Elementary School
Rachel Bennett, Oakland Junior High School
Bill Benson, Lange Middle School
Dennis Blakemore, Building Services
Diana Cooksey, Midway Heights Elementary
School
Jacque Cowherd, Deputy Superintendent
Russ Crane, Jefferson Junior High School
Cindy Daniels, Rock Bridge Elementary
School
Kim DeVorss, Paxton Keeley Elementary
School
Lora Faiman, Ridgeway Elementary School
Terry Gaines, Gifted Center
Linda Garner, Oakland Junior High School
Linda Gash, Douglass High School
Joshua Green, Bearfield School
John Hart, Lange Middle School

David Heath, Columbia Area Career Center

Kim Heaton, Paxton Keeley Elementary
School
Colleen Jones, Cedar Ridge Elementary
School
Kent King, Missouri State Teachers
Association, ex-officio
Matt Kuensting, Grant Elementary School
Mary Laffey, Director of Human Resources
Pat Miles, Substitute Teachers
Lori Nuelle, Fairview Elementary School
Bobbie Pauley, Director of Classified and
Substitute Personnel
Vicki Phillippe, Columbia Area Career Center
Kathy Sharp, Columbia Area Career Center
Kathleen Wells-Morgan, Hickman High
School
Jeanne Wheeler, New Haven Elementary
School
Butch Whittler, Missouri State Teachers
Association, ex-officio
Linda Wise,
Wise Vandiver
Vandi e Building
B ilding

Columbia Community Teachers Association

Acknowledgements

B
Board
d off Education
Ed
ti
members
b

Dr. Phyllis Chase, Superintendent

Dr. Jacque Cowherd, Deputy Superintendent

Dr. Mary Laffey, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

Linda Quinley, Director of Business Services

Ad i i t ti
Administrative
staff
t ff

Principals and coordinators

Missouri State Teachers Association advisors Kent King and

Butch Whittler

CCTA members

Columbia community
Columbia Community Teachers Association

Salary Committee
Priority Recommendations

We recommend an increase of at least $1,500 to the current base salary of

$29,202 and an increase of $1,000 to the current minimum salary of $33,000.

We recommend the extension of indexing in Columns III through VII to include

an additional three steps. We recommend extending indexed steps through
Step 30 on Column VIII. We recommend that all of these additional index
steps be at the 1% increase level.

We recommend that the Board continue to maintain employee benefits at their

current level or better.
better

We recommend a comparable increase to the support staff salary schedule.

We recommend a review of substitute teacher pay to include an incentive that

rewards
d substitutes
b
ffor consistently
l responding
d
to available
l bl positions.

We recommend the Boards use of reserve funds to improve the salary

schedule as part of its effort to attract and retain quality staff and reduce class
size.

Columbia Community Teachers Association

Starting Salary Difference

(C
(Comparable
bl Di
Districts)
t i t )
$500
$0
-$500
-$1
$1,000
000
-$1,500
-$2,000
-$2,500
-$3,000
-$3,500
-$4,000
-$4,500

97-98

98-99

99-00

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

05-06

$1,755 -$2,226
$2,226 -$2,551
$2,551 -$2,768
$2,768 -$2,872
$2,872 -$3,722
$3,722 -$3,986
$3,986 -$2,888
$2,888 -$3,622
$3,622
Comparison -$1,755

06-07
$126

Columbia Community Teachers Association

Starting Salaries
(C
(Comparable
bl Di
Districts)
t i t )
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0

97-98

98-99

99-00

00-01

01-02

02-03

03-04

04-05

05-06

06-07

Averages $24,600 $25,570 $26,600 $27,610 $28,520 $29,520 $29,780 $30,480 $31,820 $32,870
Columbia $22,850 $23,350 $24,050 $24,850 $25,650 $25,800 $25,800 $27,600 $28,202 $33,000

Columbia Community Teachers Association

Additional
R
Recommendations
d ti

We recommend that the Board work with teachers

teachers, support staff
staff, and
administrators following the compensation study to develop a multi-year plan
for compensation packages that will make Columbia Public Schools attractive
to educators and truly competitive with comparative districts. The CCTA
Salary
y Committee will continue to investigate
g
the concept
p of a collapsed
p
salary
y
schedule.

We recommend that the Board continue to tie administrative salary increases

to staff salary increases.

We recommend the district honor the local portion of the career ladder
payment.

We recommend the Board grant credit for up to 12 years of prior teaching

experience to new hires and continue to increase this on a yearly basis.

We support the recommendations of the Stipend Committee.

Columbia Community Teachers Association