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Superintendent outlines $45 'pay for prep' pilot to reduce staff coverage burden
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Johnson told the board the district has implemented a $45 'pay for prep' program to compensate staff who cover classes when substitutes are unavailable, tracked at each building via a Google sheet and monitored by administrative assistants.
During his superintendent’s report, Dr. Johnson described district work under the strategic plan and presented a new operational change intended to reduce the burden on teachers who regularly have to cover classes.
Dr. Johnson said the district piloted tracking last spring and implemented a program called “pay for prep” at the start of the school year. Under the program, staff who give up a planning period to cover classes are compensated at a rate the district set for curriculum or comparable work; Dr. Johnson said the rate is $45 for the assignment. The district uses a Google sheet in each building to log coverage; administrative assistants track and monitor entries.
He said the change is intended to acknowledge and partially compensate staff who step in when substitutes are not available, and that the program is not meant as an incentive to create coverage but as a way to appreciate extra work. Dr. Johnson noted Big Horn High School had its first paid coverage event earlier the same day, with three staff members covering multiple periods who will receive compensation under the policy.
Board members asked a few clarifying questions; no formal action was required for the superintendent’s informational report.
