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Geneva board reviews AJ Gallagher compensation study and approves routine dismissal and consent items
Summary
The board reviewed AJ Gallagher’s support‑staff compensation study that found Geneva 304 about 7.2% below market median and recommended a 13‑grade pay structure and a two‑year implementation; the board also approved annual honorable‑dismissal resolutions and the consent agenda and then moved into executive session to discuss collective bargaining and personnel.
Assistant Superintendent Adam Law and consultants from AJ Gallagher presented findings from a market benchmarking and compensation study for support staff under the working agreement.
Gallagher’s analysis compared district pay to published data and responses from eight nearby districts and found Geneva CUSD 304 roughly 7.2% below the market median in base pay. Consultants recommended a 13‑grade job structure with range design (min/median/max), job slotting to group similar positions, and a two‑year implementation: a general percentage increase for year one with targeted adjustments to bring incumbents to the minimum of their grade, plus years‑in‑service positional adjustments to differentiate experience levels.
Adam Law explained the district undertook a parallel job‑description update and market‑data collection and will use the proposed grades and ranges to create clearer career pathways and address inconsistent pay treatments across roles. Board members noted the project’s long history, praised staff work, and said details affecting individual employees would be discussed in closed session.
On routine board business the meeting included motions and roll‑call approvals for annual honorable‑dismissal resolutions for part‑time/select educational support personnel and part‑time/select certified staff and for a reduction‑in‑force dismissal; the consent agenda (personnel report, Mid Valley cooperative agreement, Northwestern Illinois Association service agreement, gifts/grants totaling $1,100 and $3,000, calendar updates and student fees) passed by roll call. The board then voted to enter executive session for collective bargaining and personnel matters.
Direct quotes and numerical findings were taken from the Gallagher summary presented during the meeting; the board did not adopt the compensation structure at this public session but discussed next steps and closed‑session review.
