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Mercer County staff outline proposed salary schedule adjustments, clerk and coaching changes
Summary
District staff presented proposed changes to the salary schedule, including rank adjustments for OTs/PTs, altering a clerk position day range, removing a doctorate requirement for certain classified positions and modest coaching stipend realignments.
District staff presented proposed updates to the salary schedule, describing several classification and stipend changes intended to align Mercer County with neighboring districts.
A staff member (HR/finance) said the district adjusted language tied to National Board recognition and made rank changes to allow some positions to be paid at a different rank mid‑year: "Our language on rank changes have changed because we changed our policy mid year this last year, on the fact that they can also, if they have a rate change between September 16 and January 15, they can put that in and have that rate change basically for the second semester." The staff member said occupational and physical therapists would be moved to rank 1 pay rather than rank 2.
The staff member said the clerk role currently listed with a range of 140 to 195 days will be adjusted to 100 to 195 days. The district also proposed removing an automatic doctorate pay addendum for certain classified salary positions that had been included previously. Staff said the district compared middle‑ and high‑school coaching stipends with peer districts and made several small changes to be more consistent with others in the region.
A board member asked about page number references on the schedule and staff explained the page numbers correspond to classifications on the salary schedule. A staff member noted that most districts formally approve salary schedules in May but that this district typically aims to finalize language earlier in the year.
No final vote on the salary schedule was recorded in the transcript; staff indicated the item is being prepared for the usual approval process.
Why it matters: changes affect employee pay, staffing costs and payroll administration. Specific dollar amounts or total budgetary impacts were not provided in the meeting transcript.
Next steps: staff will bring finalized salary schedules forward for the board’s approval per the district’s normal timetable.
