CONTACT PERSON
May 15, 2002
Name :
Linda Champion
Phone:
(850) 488-5142
Suncom: 278-5142
M E M O R A N D U M
DPBM:
02-94
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
Wayne V. Pierson
SUBJECT:
Performance-Based Pay
Section 230.23(5)(c), F.S., requires that each district school board include in
its adopted budget a reserve to fully fund an additional five percent
supplement for school administrators and instructional personnel who
demonstrate outstanding performance. House Bill 13-C, Section 3, enacted
during the 2001 special session, allowed the reserved funds to be used for
board-specified classroom instruction during 2001-02.
However, each
district’s 2002-03 adopted budget must comply with Section 230.23(5)(c),
F.S.
Although the revised school code adopted by the Legislature will
contain different citations for this section, no substantive change in the
requirements of the law was made.
The amount that must be included in the 2002-03 adopted budget for this
purpose will be an estimate based on five percent of the salaries of those
school administrators and instructional personnel whose 2002-03 evaluations
are projected to reflect outstanding performance as measured by Section
231.29, F.S. The district’s performance pay policy must allow school
administrators and instructional personnel to earn a five percent supplement
in addition to their individual, negotiated salary. Individual, negotiated salary
refers to base salary, not including stipends or other bonuses.
This amount
must then be appropriated for expenditure in the 2002-03 adopted budget.
Districts have the full responsibility of designating the criteria for
determining outstanding performance for teachers and school administrators.
Section 230.23(5)(c), F.S., also requires the Commissioner to determine
district compliance with the provisions for performance-based pay from the
adopted salary schedule. Therefore, the adopted salary schedule submitted to
the Department following the settlement of negotiations must reflect the
funds reserved for performance supplements.
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This subsection also provides that the Commissioner must withhold distributions from the
Education Enhancement Trust Fund if a district fails to comply with the statutory performance-
based pay provisions. Therefore, in order for districts to receive 2002-03 distributions prior to
the settlement of salary negotiations with employees, the attached certification from the
superintendent must be returned to the Office of Funding and Financial Reporting prior to July 1,
2002.
If you need additional information, please contact Linda Champion, Office of Funding and
Financial Reporting, SC 278-5142 or (850) 488-5142.
cc:
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District Finance Officers
District Personnel Directors
PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that the School Board of _____________County has established a performance-
based pay policy in accordance with Section 230.23(5)(c), F.S., for the fiscal year 2002-03. The
supplements for outstanding performance of school administrators and instructional personnel
will be reflected in the district’s 2002-03 adopted salary schedule and adopted budget and will be
expended or accrued for expenditure in 2002-03.
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Superintendent’s Signature
Date