House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2211

Teacher Salary Increases---St. Johns County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Hugh Balboni

Organization:

Superintendent, St. Johns County Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Teacher Salary Increases---St. Johns County

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 9:56:41 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Doug Wiles

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

St. Johns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

St. Johns County School District

Contact:

Hugh Balboni

 

40 Orange Street

Contact Phone:

(904) 826-4901

 

 

St. Augustine 32084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appropriation would provide the necessary funding to provide a 10% pay increase for the teachers of St. Johns County.  Both the Commissioner of Education and the Governor have addressed this issue as part of their budget recommendations, but at a level considerably lower than 10%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Our teachers have been dramatically underpaid for years, in some cases, working for more than 10-12 years before their salary reaches $30,000. In my years in business, I have learned two important lessions when it comes to compensation for employees.  First, paying good employees well will help with retainment.  Secondly, an employee who feels like they are being compensated well for a job well done will continue to work hard.  Certainly, this has worked in my family business, as it is approaching its 40th year in business.  I believe that this time tested business philospohy, when implemented for our educators, will solve two problems, recruitment and retention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The district will have the resources to recruit, retain and reward excellent teachers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$4,221,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$4,221,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$4,221,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Education, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Education

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Education Commission of the States, 1999 Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Discussed---St. Johns Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/27/2000