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Board discusses MOU on teacher coverage pay: $60 daily rate, caps and superintendent discretion
Summary
Trustees reviewed a memorandum of understanding that updates extra-duty compensation for middle- and high-school course coverage, including a $60-per-day rate, a $120 cap in some circumstances and a superintendent-level discretion to increase pay in equity or workload cases.
Trustees examined a memorandum of understanding addressing extra compensation for staff who cover another teacher’s course, particularly at the middle and high school levels, where classes are course-based and require separate lesson planning and grading.
Superintendent Dr. Burnet explained that the CBA and the MOU set the base additional compensation at $60 per day for a teacher who covers the full duties of another course (lesson planning, grading, entering grades and related tasks). The updated CBA negotiated during recent contract talks increased the per-day rate from prior amounts to $60; the MOU addresses the high-school and middle-school context where one course may require more grading and preparation than an elementary homeroom.
Trustee Jesse and others sought to understand how the payments work in practice. Dr. Burnet clarified that a single teacher covering one course (even if that course meets multiple periods) would receive $60 for that course’s coverage; a teacher covering two courses could be eligible for up to $120. The MOU includes a provision giving the superintendent the authority to approve additional compensation in specific cases where workload or equity considerations make the standard payment insufficient. Dr. Burnet said such adjustments would be exercised sparingly and used to avoid overburdening staff who take on exceptionally heavy assignments.
Trustees suggested the “superintendent may approve additional compensation” language is vague and asked for clearer limits and documented examples. Dr. Burnet described a scenario in which only one teacher agreed to cover multiple courses; the superintendent might exercise discretion to offer an amount higher than the $60 daily rate to ensure fair compensation.
Trustees emphasized they wanted the MOU’s effective dates and implementation details clarified in paperwork before a formal board approval vote. The MOU was referenced alongside the personnel report and will be provided to trustees with corrected dates and explanatory notes for formal consideration.
