Nassau school board approves 5% administrator pay plan, phases level changes over three years

The Nassau County School Board voted to approve an administrator compensation plan recommended by Superintendent Dr. Burns that provides a 5% pay increase for all administrative staff and phases consolidation of pay levels over three years.

Dr. Burns presented four options for revising administrator pay: Plan A (3% across-the-board increases with a three-year phase-in of level consolidations), Plan B (a 5% increase with level-4 and level-5 administrators moved toward level-3 over three years), Plan C (3% with a faster phase), and Plan D (5% with a faster phase). She said she recommended Plan B. "That would be my recommendation. Which plan? Which is plan b," Dr. Burns said as she delivered the motion to the board.

Board members had the salary comparison materials in front of them showing Nassau's relative ranking in Florida and comparisons with neighboring Georgia counties. Dr. Burns said the proposals come in at different total costs depending on the option but that the presented plans were below the larger sums previously discussed for a more dramatic market adjustment. The superintendent asked trustees to consider the board's past emphasis on improving administrative pay competitiveness.

After discussion the board made a motion and seconded it; the chair called for the voice vote and the board approved the superintendent's recommendation. No roll-call tally was read into the record during the vote.

The board did not adopt specific dollar totals in the public discussion beyond the percentage and phase structure; the superintendent provided the cost estimates to the board in printed materials and noted the differing multi-year costs by plan. The approved plan directs staff to implement the 5% increase and begin the multi-year consolidation of levels as described in Plan B.

Board members and the superintendent said the board would monitor implementation and budget impacts as the multi-year phase advances.