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Wilmot UHS board tables support‑staff pay overhaul pending numbers, adds PIP freeze clause
Summary
The board discussed replacing evaluation‑tied hourly increases with a longevity schedule that awards $0.50 per hour every three years plus annual cost‑of‑living adjustments; the board asked staff to return with exact counts and costs and to add a clause freezing the bump for employees on performance‑improvement plans.
The Wilmot UHS School District board reviewed a proposal to change how support‑staff hourly pay is calculated, but tabled the item after members asked for more detailed cost numbers and a clause addressing employees on performance‑improvement plans (PIPs).
Staff presented a committee‑developed proposal to replace the current supervisor‑evaluation‑based raises for support staff with a forward‑facing structured scale. Under the plan, employees would receive a $0.50 per hour longevity increase every three years and receive an annual cost‑of‑living adjustment the board approves. The presenter said the $0.50 portion for next year was estimated between about $9,000 and $11,000 and that, depending on which anniversaries occur in a year, the rotating annual cost would likely fall in a $9,000–$15,000 range; staff modeled a 3% CPI assumption for the annual adjustment.
Board members voiced concern about awarding automatic longevity bumps to employees on active performance‑improvement plans. One board member said raises should be "earned," and several asked that any employee on a PIP have their longevity bump frozen until they are removed from that plan. The presenter agreed to add language to hold the 50¢ bump for employees actively on a PIP and to return with a breakdown of how many employees would be affected and the exact cost in each pay category.
Rather than vote, the board agreed to table the proposal and asked staff to bring back the requested numbers and the revised PIP clause for a future meeting.
