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District moves to local control of teacher supplement program (SHINE), expands eligible subject areas
Summary
Cache County presented a draft SHINE policy (formerly the state TSSP), shifting program control from the state to the local board and expanding eligible subjects to reflect district needs, with board members warned that enlarging eligibility could reduce per-person supplement amounts.
Tim (presenter for human resources and compensation matters) and Jared Black, business administrator, briefed the board on a new locally controlled teacher salary supplement program called SHINE, replacing the state-administered TSSP.
Under recently passed state legislation, local education agencies now administer the program and may designate up to five high-need subject areas eligible for supplements. The district recommended retaining science and expanding mathematics (including supplemental math courses), computer science, special education (expanded to include school psychologists) and English-language learner (ELL) secondary instruction; the district proposed removing deaf education due to low local demand.
Tim told the board that the supplement historically averaged "$3,500 to $4,000" for a full-time equivalent teacher in eligible assignments and that continuing the program is intended to aid recruitment and retention. He warned that expanding the number of eligible categories would increase the number of qualifying teachers and therefore could reduce the per‑teacher supplement because the total funds available from the state are fixed: “By adding some of these categories, it’s going to reduce the amount that teachers get that have been getting the program because we’ve expanded just a little bit, which will mean there are more teachers that qualify — fewer pieces of pie, because the pie doesn’t change.”
Board members asked about specific course lists and whether the district had missed high-school math courses in an earlier draft; presenters said they would correct the listing and return a revised policy for board action. Jared Black described administrative processes for identifying qualified teachers, prorating funding and daily administration; HR indicated the licensing specialist would carry the workload as an added duty and might later seek a job review if duties increase.
No final adoption vote was recorded that night; the item appeared to be a policy recommendation pending final edits and follow-up.
