FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

  

F. PHILIP HANDY,

Chairman

 

JIM HORNE

Commissioner of Education

 

 

Members

SALLY BRADSHAW

 

LINDA J. EADS, ED. D.

 

T. WILLARD FAIR

 

CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA

 

JULIA L. JOHNSON

 

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.

  

 

 

 

 

March 6, 2003

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:

 

  

School District Superintendents

 

FROM:

Betty Coxe, Deputy Chancellor

 

SUBJECT:

 

Performance-Based Pay Plans

 

Section 1012.22(1)(c) 4, F.S., [formerly Section 230.23(5)(c), F. S.] states the

following:

 

“Beginning with the 2002-2003 fiscal year, each district school board

must adopt a performance-pay policy for school administrators and

instructional personnel. The district’s performance-pay policy is

subject to negotiation as provided in chapter 447; however, the

adopted salary schedule must allow school administrators and

instructional personnel who demonstrate outstanding performance, as

measured under s. 1012.34, to earn a 5-percent supplement in addition

to their individual, negotiated salary. The supplements shall be funded

from the performance-pay reserve funds adopted in the salary

schedule.

The Commissioner of Education shall determine whether

the district school board’s adopted salary schedule complies with the

requirement for performance-based pay.

If the district school board

fails to comply with this section, the commissioner shall withhold

disbursements from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to the

district until compliance is verified.”

 

To assist the Commissioner of Education in making that determination, the

staff of the Florida Education Standards Commission (ESC) telephoned each

district during the week of February 10 – 14, 2003, and requested a copy of

the district’s performance-based pay plan

and salary schedule

for both

instructional and administrative school staff. Please disregard this notice if

your district has forwarded a copy of your district’s performance-based pay

plan

and salary schedule

. If your district is still in contract negotiations,

please inform the ESC staff of such.

BETTY COXE

Deputy Chancellor

 

325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 501 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 413-0555 • www.fldoe.org

 

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School District Superintendents

March 6, 2003

 

 

 

 

If your district has not sent a copy of the performance-based pay plan for both

instructional as well as administrative personnel

and salary schedules

, please

send a copy of these documents to the Florida Education Standards

Commission. The documents may be sent by e-mail to

Jimmie.Barkley@FLDOE.ORG, or by FAX to 850/410-8043. The postal

address is Room 348, Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street,

Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Please direct any questions or concerns to Dr.

Adeniji A. Odutola, Executive Director, Florida Education Standards

Commission at the same address. His e-mail address is

Niji.Odutola@FLDOE.ORG and telephone number is 850/488-1523.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

BC:jeb

 

CC:

District Finance Officers

 

District Personnel Officers