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EPIC teachers warn of lost summer pay as board forms ad hoc compensation committee
Summary
A seventh‑year EPIC teacher told the board that omitted summer graduation pay and canceled bonuses could cut summer pay by about 50% and annual pay by roughly 25–30%. The board voted to form an ad hoc committee to review teacher compensation and propose budgeted solutions.
Jake Hussell, a seventh‑year teacher at EPIC ONE ON ONE CHARTER SCHOOL, told the board that the district omitted summer‑graduation pay from this year’s pay scale and removed bonuses, a change he said could reduce his summer pay “up to probably 50% compared to last summer” and lower annual pay by about 25–30%.
“...we feel like we’re being punished for doing our jobs correctly,” Hussell said, describing situations where classes graduated students who were not on the roster and teachers received no compensation for that work. He urged the board to “please talk to your teachers” before adopting new policies and asked for urgency in fixing the pay scale so staff can plan for summer commitments.
Board leadership responded by placing the issue on the agenda for a newly proposed ad hoc employee compensation committee. At the meeting Chair (S3) said the committee will examine teacher compensation across neighboring states and develop recommendations that the board can back with budget planning and data. The board discussed the need to balance fairness, retention and fiscal planning and noted the committee would be teacher‑facing and methodical in its approach.
Under the board’s bylaws the chair has the right to appoint members to ad hoc committees; the board acknowledged the committee will sunset at the end of the school year and can be reestablished by a future chair if needed. The motion to form the committee was moved and seconded and recorded as approved.
What happens next: staff said administrators and teachers will be involved in surveys and information gathering, and the committee’s work will inform next year’s budget deliberations. The board did not adopt immediate pay changes during the meeting; the committee is expected to return recommendations for board consideration.
