1. Human Resources Updates
Leadership 2016

2. Local Budget Teacher supplement increase (1%)
Assistant Principal supplement increase (2%)

3. House Bill 1030
Step increase for all teachers and instructional support
Increases including the step range from 2.1% to 13.1%
Average increase is 4.7%

4. House Bill 1030
School-based administrators will receive a 1.5% salary increase, a 0.5% one-time bonus, and a 1.22% experience step increase if eligible.
Study on assistant principal and principal pay (to be completed by December 2016)

5. House Bill 1030 School-Based Administrators not losing pay…
“A teacher who becomes a principal shall be paid at least as much as they would have earned as a teacher”
Removes “without a break in service” – therefore, all assistant principals and principals are eligible to be paid on the higher of the teacher or SBA schedule.

6. House Bill 1030
Noncertified and central office staff receive a 1.5% increase and a 0.5% bonus.

7. House Bill 1030 3rd Grade Teacher Reading Performance Pilot
$5M to pay for bonus to top 25% of the 3rd grade teachers based on EVAAS growth scores
$5M to pay for bonus to top 25% of 3rd grade teachers in each LEA

8. House Bill 1030 K-3 Class Size Allotment Ratios
The size of an individual class in kindergarten through third grade shall not exceed the allotment ratio by more than three students
Kindergarten, one teacher per 18 students
First grade, one teacher per 16 students
Second grade, one teacher per 17 students
Third grade, one teacher per 17 students

9. House Bill 1030 K-3 Class Size Allotment Ratios (Cont.)
The class size requirements shall apply with the school year.
For the school year, class size requirements remain unchanged
K-3, may not exceed 24 students per class
4-12, no cap on class size

10. House Bill 1030 Beginning Teacher Evaluations
All teachers who have been licensed as a teacher for less than two years shall be observed…
“at least two of those observations shall be conducted in the first semester”
“one of those observations shall be conducted within the first grading period”

11. House Bill 1030 Low-Performing Schools
Remediation Plans for Principals
Teacher Evaluations
“either the principal or assistant principal who supervises the teacher shall conduct the evaluation”

12. Revised JCS Personnel Policies
Policy Code: Nepotism (new legal requirements)
Before any immediate family of any Board member, central office staff administrator, or principal is employed by the Board or engaged in any capacity as an employee (1) must disclose the immediate family relationship to the Board and (2) must be approved by the Board in a duly called open session meeting

13. Revised JCS Personnel Policies
Policy Code: Assignment of Teachers to Non-Instructional and Extracurricular Duties
Removed all language pertaining to teachers with more than 27 years of experience
All initially licensed teachers who request assignment to or agree to accept an extracurricular duty still need to complete appropriate form (send to HR)

14. New JCS Personnel Policies
Policy Code: Injury and Loss Prevention
Creates a system-wide health & safety leadership team and site-based safety teams as part of the school improvement plan
Hazard and accident reporting and investigation
Hazard correction and control
The promotion of safe practices and safety awareness in the school enviornment

15. Approved Changes to License and Educator Evaluation Policies
Standard Professional I and Standard Professional II licenses are now referred to as Initial (3 year term) and Continuing (5 year renewal cycle) licenses, respectively.

16. Approved Changes to License and Educator Evaluation Policies
Employing LEAs no longer recommend teachers for license conversion. Teachers move from an Initial to Continuing license when all SBE requirements are fulfilled and the teacher has three years of teaching experience. Teachers no longer must be proficient on all standards of the North Carolina Educator Effectiveness System (NCEES) in order to convert from an Initial to Continuing License.

17. Approved Changes to License and Educator Evaluation Policies
Teachers hired for the school year may be initially licensed and deemed “highly qualified” if they attempt SBE-required exams at least once in their first year of teaching and pass all required exams before or during their second year of teaching.

18. Approved Changes to License and Educator Evaluation Policies
Initially licensed teachers who have coursework requirements must complete those requirements by the end of the term of their provisional license. Teachers are no longer required to earn six credit hours per year toward the completion of their program of study.

19. Approved Changes to License and Educator Evaluation Policies
At the request of the employing LEA, DPI will now issue an emergency permit to practice for a teaching assignment at the A-00 level to persons who hold at least a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited IHE but who does not qualify for a license under any other approach. The emergency permit is only valid for one year and cannot be renewed.

20. Approved Changes to License and Educator Evaluation Policies
Standard 6 (teachers) and Standard 8 (school administrators) are no longer stand-alone standards in NCEES.
All assessment and reporting requirements used in the determination of Standards 6 and 8 will continue despite the elimination of these standards.

21. Organizations
Please review your organization within the next few weeks. Check to be certain that…
all employees at your site are listed on your organization, including those returning from a leave or going on a leave (any employee whose name is not on the organization will not receive a paycheck)
employee assignments are accurate
the appropriate % is listed for each person
the appropriate hours are listed for child nutrition assistants

22. Organizations
​If corrections are needed, please send an to Linda Edmundson ​and specify what changes need to occur.
If your organization is correct, please send an to Linda stating that no changes are needed.
Please complete this process by July 25.

23. 2016-2017 Evaluation Calendar and Processes
​Modified Comprehensive Evaluation Cycle renamed Late Hire Evaluation Cycle
Career Development Coordinators and Teacher Leadership Specialists will have evaluation documents in True North Logic

24. Reminders (Evaluations)
​Classified
If evaluation includes at least one or more “needs improvement” or “unsatisfactory” ratings, must complete a “conditional” evaluation within sixty (60) working days.
Certified
If evaluation includes a “Developing” or “Not Demonstrated” rating on one or more standards, MGP or DGP must be developed.

25. Reminders (Transfers)
​June 30…..“Free Agent” period ended
July 1-31…Current principal/supervisor must approve a transfer request. In other words, employee requesting a transfer must communicate with principal PRIOR to seeking an interview for another position.
August 1…Principals/supervisors must communicate with each other directly before speaking with an individual about a transfer.

26. Reminders (Classified Staff)
​Teacher assistants are permitted to work during the beginning teacher workdays.
Please carefully review employee time at least once per month.
Overtime must be authorized by the principal beforehand (should be limited).
Only head custodians are permitted to make up time from driving a school bus.

27. Questions ​