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School board reviews pay-and-retention menu: unified pay-scale option, part-time raises and tuition reimbursement
Summary
Human resources presented options to strengthen recruitment and retention, including a 2% entry-level increase and step changes costing about $15.4M, a proposed 10% part-time rate increase (~$33.3M), an $1.8M educational allowance completion and $214,000 to double tuition reimbursement to $2,000.
The Virginia Beach School Board spent substantial time evaluating a menu of compensation and retention options presented by the division’s human resources team.
Dr. Darnita Trotman, the division’s chief human resources officer, framed the presentation as a set of priorities to consider if additional funding from the state becomes available. She said the packages are intended to give the board options to act quickly if new revenue arrives: "there's no money in the budget to do anything that you're getting ready to see," an administrator stated during the introduction.
Judith Wood, coordinator of classification and compensation, outlined the principal options. One proposal would raise the…
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