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Taylor, Bruce – School Business Affairs, 1994
Five comparative data traps repeatedly come up during school negotiation sessions: (1) average salary comparisons; (2) vague salary comparisons; (3) low master's guide; (4) considering salary only; and (5) comparing benefits. Provides examples and outlines a defense against these data traps. (MLF)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits
Plauny, Lewis – School Business Affairs, 1994
A salary-schedule compression is the process of reducing the number of salary schedule steps while still giving annual salary increases. Explains what school districts can do during negotiations to compress a schedule without awarding greater increases than originally intended. A sidebar shows a table for relating years of teaching experience to…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Policy, Salary Wage Differentials
Inman, Deborah – School Business Affairs, 1984
Districtwide administrators representing nine school districts with successful merit pay/teacher incentive programs all agree that the plans are feasible. The majority believe districtwide rather than statewide plans are preferable. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Merit Pay
Candler, Ann C.; And Others – School Business Affairs, 1987
Using the Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire, this study examines demographic information and job-related perceptions of school business officials. The survey discloses important insights into administrators' salaries and fringe benefits, decision-making responsibilities, organizational changes, job expectations, and personal…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Business Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Krueger, Glenn S.; Sproull, Lewis R. – School Business Affairs, 1991
A variety of formulas attempt to forecast funds available for teacher salaries and fringe benefits. Examines the evaluation of formulas, analyzes the use of formulas, and provides a new process for negotiating teacher salaries and fringe benefits. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits
Robinson, Glen E.; Brown, Melinda H. – School Business Affairs, 1993
The Educational Research Service's "National Survey of Salaries and Wages" reports the annual salaries and fringe benefits of chief business officials in the categories of "Assistant Superintendent" or "Director of Finance and Business." Data from approximately 1,000 reporting school systems are analyzed and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits, National Surveys
Abel, Gene P. – School Business Affairs, 1991
If future contracts with school district professional personnel can incorporate salary and compensation equity and evaluation systems that are fair, then the issues of accountability and value for the taxpayers will be favorably settled. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Policy
Robinson, Glen E.; Brown, Melinda H. – School Business Affairs, 1987
The salary paid school business officials is generally related to (1) the region of the country, (2) the district enrollment size, and (3) the expenditure per pupil of the district. Text, charts, and tables illustrate responses from 1,031 reporting school systems. A profile of fringe benefits is presented. (MLF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Fringe Benefits
