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District reclassifies several professional positions to support‑staff pay schedule; employees to gain overtime protections
Summary
The board approved changes to the professional and support staff salary schedules that move several job descriptions from exempt (professional) status to nonexempt support staff ranges; the district said no employee will see reduced base pay, but some will need to clock in and may be eligible for overtime.
Trustees approved amendments to the professional and support staff salary schedules that reclassify five job descriptions from the professional (exempt) schedule to the support‑staff (nonexempt) schedule. The board approved the changes on a roll call vote.
Doctor Cross explained the review followed an employee complaint about whether a role met the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) tests for exempt status. The district reviewed job duties and consulted with the U.S. Department of Labor guidance, then concluded that five positions should be nonexempt. The district created pay ranges (designated in materials as range 9 and range 10) to accommodate those employees without reducing their current pay.
Administrators told trustees that moving workers to the support‑staff schedule will require them to clock in and that overtime or time‑and‑a‑half will apply for hours worked beyond the standard workweek; the district said the change protects employees who were previously exempt from overtime. HR told trustees affected employees had been informed and reactions were mixed: some staff disliked the time‑clock requirement even though overtime pay could increase overall compensation if extra hours are worked.
The board approved both the professional salary schedule and the support‑staff schedule changes in separate roll calls; both passed by a 6‑0 vote for the professional changes and a 6‑0 vote for the support staff changes.
