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7 <br /> 1 TOTAL ANNUAL SALARY: MASTER'S $61,380 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 • SALARY—DOCTORAL: $53,680 <br /> 4 • SUPPLEMENT $10,736 <br /> 5 TOTAL ANNUAL SALARY: DOCTORAL $64,416 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Commissioner Jacobs asked if OCS does exit interviews. <br /> 8 Pam Jones said the OCS Human Resources department does these, and some people <br /> 9 are forthcoming, while others are not. <br /> 10 Commissioner Jacobs said there is no empirical data to understand the reasons that <br /> 11 teachers are leaving. <br /> 12 Todd LoFrese said there is historical data reported on an annual basis, which highlights <br /> 13 by reason. <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this information could be forwarded to the Board. <br /> 15 Todd LoFrese resumed the presentation: <br /> 16 <br /> 17 CHCCS Supplement Expansion Request <br /> 18 • Requesting $1,840,983 to increase the district's local supplement <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Current CHCCS Supplements - graph <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Area School District Supplements - graph <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Current Teacher Supplement Wake vs. CHCCS - graph <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Current Teacher Supplement Wake vs. CHCCS- Ex. Children - graph <br /> 27 <br /> 28 April 7, 2016 Board Action <br /> 29 --Approved a Supplement Increase for New Teachers and those who opt into ADVANCE <br /> 30 --Positively impacts 900+ teachers (over 75%) <br /> 31 --Restores Competitive Position <br /> 32 --Base Compensation is Critical <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Chair McKee asked if the Wake County teacher assistant (TA) to child ratio is less than <br /> 35 CHCCS. <br /> 36 Todd LoFrese said yes. He said having a TA in a classroom is a benefit. <br /> 37 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is survey data from teachers about what is the <br /> 38 basis for job satisfaction. He asked if it is the salary, the supplement, the TA, proximity to <br /> 39 home, additional support staff, etc. <br /> 40 Todd LoFrese said he does not have that information, but everything sited by <br /> 41 Commissioner Jacobs are factors. <br /> 42 Tom Forcella said in his experience in other parts of the country where there are <br /> 43 teachers' unions, salary was always the highest indicator of job satisfaction. <br /> 44 Commissioner Price clarified that Tom Forcella is saying teachers would rather have <br /> 45 higher salaries than a TA. She asked if this is true in CHCCS. <br /> 46 Tom Forcella said he cannot speak for every teacher, and he said the goal is to get <br /> 47 closer to the Wake County supplement. He said Teacher Assistants (TAs) are important, but if <br /> 48 a teacher cannot afford to pay rent and buy food, the value of the TA drops. <br /> 49 Commissioner Price asked if, as it relates to success in the classroom, it is more <br /> 50 important for a teacher to have a high salary than a TA. <br />