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25 <br /> Slide #22 <br /> CAPITAL:HUMAN : <br /> EMPLOYEE <br /> RESIGNATIONS <br /> • Overal re5igrwtiom <br /> Irt mAsed by 30. from <br /> 2020-2021to 1-2022 <br /> �aa <br /> The biggest Inc rease was <br /> with certified employees <br /> where re%iynalions <br /> 13 Iltor�a#ed by�3% <br /> 9 _ <br /> r -.,•ir -a ,.i- r a.ru <br /> Rhonda Rath said that COVID-19 put more strain and stress to an already over <br /> extended staff. She said that additionally, the competition in the job market increased and staff <br /> now have much more choice for better pay and more appealing working conditions within miles <br /> of Orange County Schools. She said the district began thinking about what they could do to <br /> increase competitiveness. She said they learned through a classified salary study is that they <br /> have a compressed salary scale that is underpaying the lowest paid staff. <br /> Slide #23 <br /> Who is Funded <br /> Clsssroorn Teachers 442.5 57 6 B.2 47B.1 4&0% <br /> Teacher A9e19hents 39.6 7.7 505 1178 12.0% <br /> 1d1"1 cileoal Support-Lltedsed 55.4 51.2 10.9 117.5 12.09b <br /> OperaWns IMarft-oxeSTransporthon) 7B.7 25.0 0.0 103.7 IQS% <br /> Schod Level Orrice Supped 5.0 32.5 1.0 3B.5 3.9% <br /> GairemmTeehnical E&estlrn Imudi+ 33.5 0.0 0.0 33.5 3 4% <br /> Tdmhem <br /> PacpaIVA5slsta t Principals 20.0 10.7 1 0 31.7 3 2% <br /> D19=1 Orllce Support 6.5 20.7 08 26.0 2.8% <br /> Central CM5co Adrnlrmsrahan 3.5 17.B 1 5 173 1.8% <br /> Hsln,enonal Swart-Mon L,eanead 1S.0 5.0 00 1B.0 1.8% <br /> T&W 677.E 233.2 73.9 N4.6 106.Dr% <br /> Rhonda Rath said they began to consider who is funded, and where they are funded <br /> from. She said they determined the positions highlighted in blue in slide #23 were the specific <br /> positions that were compressed. She gave an example of two teacher assistants, one with 22 <br /> years of experience and one with no experience, who would be compensated at the same rate. <br /> She said that while the district was focusing funds on meeting the needs of students and <br /> making appropriate staffing changes, they did not realize the depth of the impact on the <br /> classified salaries, especially when they are funded for those positions by the state based on <br /> average salaries for the whole state. She said that the average salary was not increasing at a <br />