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Subject:
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Compensation Study: Phase II |
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 4: Strategic Resource Allocation ACPS will strategically provide differentiated resources and supports to schools and departments.
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Agenda Item Summary:
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In November 2019, the division engaged in a two-part compensation study to ensure the market competitiveness of employee salary and benefit programs. The first phase was completed by January 2020. This brief informs of the second phase which is scheduled to complete in January 2021. |
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Background:
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Alexandria City is part of a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area. Although impacted by the pandemic, Alexandria remains poised for economic growth and its job market remains highly competitive. Even in this time of uncertainty, ACPS must ensure that its human resources programs continue to attract, retain, and reward highly-skilled staff that the city’s residents expect and rely on to educate the next generation.
Each year, ACPS reviews the Annual Washington Area of Boards of Education (WABE) Guide to assess the market value of the three job titles of teacher, instructional assistant and bus driver (across ten northern Virginia school divisions). The Annual WABE Guide, however, only covers these three positions and does not account for the many other positions in a school division. Therefore, the division began a two-year compensation study for other identified employee groups to review the respective market competitiveness and internal pay equity for these groups. The desired goals of this compensation study include the following:
• Quantify the market competitiveness of ACPS’s total compensation offerings (pay and benefits) within both public sector and private sector markets.
• Identify effective short-term and long-term strategies for maintaining market competitiveness and internal equity among all employee groups in an economically sustainable manner.
• Develop innovative and cost-effective approaches to improve recruitment and retention of employees in particularly high-turnover or hard-to-fill job categories. |
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Recommendation
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The Superintendent recommends the School Board review the information about Phase II of the Compensation Study. |
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Approvals:
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent |
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