Shoreline staffer questions superintendent weekend‑pay provision at board meeting
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Summary
At the April 15 Shoreline School Board meeting, staff member Sage Wiltsie asked the board to clarify oversight and scope for a contract clause she said allows up to $17,000 in additional pay to the superintendent for weekend, holiday or other work beyond regular duties.
Sage Wiltsie, a staff member at Shoreline School District, told the Shoreline School Board on April 15 that a clause in the superintendent’s contract allowing extra pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays needs clearer oversight.
Wiltsie said in public comment that agenda item 12C authorizes the superintendent to claim additional pay and that the district already pays the superintendent a roughly $350,000 annual salary. She asked how the board determines what work is “beyond her regular duties,” who approves submitted hours and whether routine tasks such as checking email could qualify.
Why this matters: public‑employee compensation and contract provisions are paid from the district budget, and Wiltsie’s remarks asked the board to clarify processes for approving additional pay so the community can understand how public funds are used.
Wiltsie said the contract language in question permits the superintendent to “claim up to … $17,000 for work done, and I quote, beyond her regular duties on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, end quote.” She added, “Are we then truly paying an additional $17,000 at approximately $200 an hour or a little bit over for working on a weekend?”
Board procedure on public comment: President Vitnell reminded speakers at the start of the meeting that public comments are governed by board procedure 1441p and that the board does not respond during the public‑comment period; no board member offered a response to Wiltsie’s remarks during the meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Reyes was present at the meeting; she did not provide a reply during public comment. The board did not take formal action on the subject during the April 15 meeting.
Clarifying details provided by the speaker and available in the meeting record are noted below; the board or district did not provide additional clarifications during the meeting itself.
Ending: The board moved on to the consent agenda after public comment and no formal direction or follow‑up task specific to Wiltsie’s questions was announced during the April 15 meeting.