How much were school business officials paid during school year 2010-2011? How do their salaries compare with those of other administrators, with those of classroom teachers, and with increases in the cost of living? In this article, the authors provide school business officials with information to address these and related questions. The data…

A year ago at ASBO International's Annual Meeting and Expo in Seattle, Washington, school business officials from four states presented a powerful double-session panel on the status of changes in teacher contracts and educational funding in their regions of the country. The presenters have since updated their comments with new information and…

Describes Cincinnati public schools' teacher-compensation program composed of a knowledge-and-skills salary structure, a restructured teacher-evaluation system, and school-based-performance salary bonuses. Reports results of research on program operation during pilot phase and after first year of full implementation. Describes subsequent program…

Discusses merit pay as a school improvement idea, focusing on drawbacks of providing monetary incentives for superior teachers. Before jumping on the merit pay bandwagon, superintendents are advised to consider school purpose, alternative or equally effective reward systems, financial implications, and fairness of merit ratings. (MLH)

Describes how the Pendergast School District in Phoenix, Arizona, completed a year-long process of strategic employee reclassification and work-function analysis. The district's two objectives were to establish internal equity and maintain external competitiveness. Describes in detail how the jobs were assessed and the recommendations put into…

The Nebraska legislature created the Commission of Industrial Relations to resolve labor disputes between governmental agencies and their employees. Refinement of the commission's practices has led to the basic premise of comparability--teachers who perform similar work in similar size school districts should receive similar compensation and…