2. 2011-2012 Teachers’ Salary Scale Comparison Suffolk Public Schools

3. Timeline Concern for Teachers’ Scale expressed in Public Comment- February 2012 School Board Members expressed desire for scale to be compared to Region II School Divisions –May 2012 School Board reiterated desire for Teachers’ Scale to be reviewed and compared as part of the planning for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget planning Teachers’ scale became a Budget Priority –November 2012

4. 15 School Divisions Region II AccomackPortsmouth ChesapeakePoquoson FranklinSouthampton HamptonSuffolk Isle of WightVirginia Beach Newport NewsWmsburg-James City Norfolk York Northampton

5. Suffolk Public Schools Ranking ExperienceRanking 1 Year7th 3 Years6th 5 Years7th 6 Years8th 7 Years9th 8 Years10th 9 Years7th 10 Years7th 11 Years7th 15 Years5th

6. 6 Years Experience Yearly Salary Portsmouth$44,149 Isle of Wight$43,733 Chesapeake$42,375 Virginia Beach$41,678 Norfolk$40,674 York$40,347 Hampton$40,292 Suffolk City$40,033 Newport News$39,895 Will'sburg-James City$39,474 Southampton$38,690 Franklin$38,645 Poquoson$38,274 Accomack$35,675 Northampton$35,354 Suffolk is ranked lowest of school systems that we compete most with for Teachers Human Resources data shows that 33.4% of all resigning teachers leave during years 6-10 to move to competing districts Rank 8th

7. 7 Years Experience Yearly Salary Portsmouth$44,869 Isle of Wight$44,541 Chesapeake$43,011 Virginia Beach$42,613 Norfolk$41,490 York$41,226 Hampton$40,594 Newport News$40,299 Suffolk City$40,083 Will'sburg-James City$39,474 Franklin$39,186 Southampton$38,910 Poquoson$38,274 Accomack$36,270 Northampton$35,885 Rank 9th Suffolk is ranked lowest of school systems that we compete most with for Teachers

8. 8 Years Experience Yearly Salary Portsmouth$45,613 Isle of Wight$45,350 Chesapeake$43,764 Virginia Beach$43,549 Norfolk$42,321 York$42,172 Hampton$40,899 Newport News$40,703 Will'sburg-James City$40,461 Suffolk City$40,386 Franklin$39,735 Southampton$39,115 Poquoson$38,357 Accomack$36,650 Northampton$36,423 Rank 10th Suffolk is ranked lowest among school systems that we compete with for teachers

9. 9 Years Experience Yearly Salary Portsmouth$46,371 Isle of Wight$46,158 Chesapeake$44,638 Virginia Beach$44,486 Norfolk$43,168 York$42,582 Suffolk City$41,258 Hampton$41,207 Newport News$41,110 Will'sburg-James City$40,461 Franklin$40,291 Southampton$39,316 Poquoson$38,491 Accomack$37,357 Northampton$36,968 Rank 7th Suffolk’s rank begins to move back towards the middle of Region II

10. Rank 7th Suffolk’s rank begins to move back towards the middle of Region II 10 Years Experience Yearly Salary Portsmouth$47,140 Isle of Wight$46,967 Chesapeake$45,532 Virginia Beach$45,423 Norfolk$43,168 York$42,993 Suffolk City$42,133 Newport News$41,521 Hampton$41,515 Will'sburg-James City$41,472 Franklin$40,855 Southampton$39,526 Poquoson$38,570 Accomack$37,751 Northampton$37,523

11. Rank 5th Suffolk’s rank is now competitive with the Region II districts 15 Years Experience Yearly Salary Isle of Wight$54,527 Portsmouth$51,185 Chesapeake$50,269 Virginia Beach$50,103 Suffolk City$47,062 Norfolk$45,804 Will'sburg-James City$45,777 York$45,467 Newport News$44,729 Hampton$44,451 Franklin$43,797 Poquoson$41,715 Southampton$40,644 Accomack$40,521 Northampton$40,423

12. Rank 4th Suffolk’s rank is at the center in ranking with the cities that we compete with most in the Region II districts 20 Years Experience Yearly Salary Isle of Wight$56,050 Chesapeake$54,319 Virginia Beach$54,098 Suffolk City$53,176 Portsmouth$52,294 Norfolk$51,077 Will'sburg-James City$49,961 York$48,870 Newport News$48,186 Hampton$46,708 Franklin$45,340 Poquoson$45,315 Accomack$43,242 Northampton$43,042 Southampton$41,648

13. Rank 3rd Suffolk’s rank is near the top. It is higher than the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Hampton 30 Years Experience Yearly Salary Isle of Wight$63,240 Virginia Beach$63,188 Suffolk City$61,395 Chesapeake$60,478 Norfolk$59,854 York$57,054 Newport News$55,922 Portsmouth$55,810 Poquoson$55,452 Hampton$54,193 Franklin$53,895 Accomack$51,573 Northampton$51,196 Will'sburg-James City$49,961 Southampton$42,068

14. Adjust the Teachers’ Scale on those steps (6-8) that are not currently competitive with other Region II Divisions Budget Priority Fiscal 2013-2014 Recommendation: