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Educational Assistant Staff

Base Wage

Determination

Information & Input Session


Base Wage Determination

Group Meeting - Purpose

• District Sharing Information

• Creating a Common Understanding

• Receiving and Preparing Staff to Provide Informed Input



What Base Wage Increase has the District prepared

for in the upcoming year?

• WERC CPI-U is 1.26% for July 1, 2017

Applicable CPI-U% as determined by

WI Department of Revenue



How did the District determine the Base Wage Increase?

• In the past – Applied CPI-U% to “Current Positions”

• Some years the District did more than CPI-U

• This year – Applying 1.26% to “Current Positions”

• “Current Positions” defined by WERC rules

ERC 90.03 Calculation of Maximum Amount Subject to Collective Bargaining. To calculate the

maximum dollar amount subject to collective bargaining over base wages for collective bargaining

agreements entered into on or after June 29, 2011, do all of the following:

(1) Identify all of the authorized positions that existed 180 days prior to the expiration date of the most

recent collective bargaining agreement. If this is the initial bargaining agreement for this bargaining

unit, identify the authorized positions that existed 180 days prior to the last day before the first day of

the agreement.

(2) Determine the hourly, or annual, if applicable, base wage rate for each authorized position. The hourly,

or annual, base wage rate is the hourly or annual rate applicable to the position excluding supplemental

compensation which includes but is not limited to, education credits or credentials in pay schedules,

overtime, premium pay, lump sum merit pay, performance pay, and extra duty pay.

(3) If applicable, multiply the hourly base wage rate by the annual number of regularly scheduled hours

for each authorized position.

(4) Total the annual base wages for all authorized positions.

(5) Multiply the total base wage amount by the applicable consumer price index change.

The resulting dollar amount is the maximum amount subject to collective bargaining.



How did the District determine the Base Wage Increase?• Base Wage Spreadsheet

• Base Wage 2016-17

• Percentage CPI-U 1.26%

• Base Wage Increase Amount 2017-18



How did the District determine the Base Wage

Increase for 2017-18?

• Total of Base Wages (2016-17) $2,130,085.55





• Studied comparable data

• Looked at all of our hourly pay staff vs. regional school districts

• Ranked

2016/17 Hourly Rate Example

$20/hour $10/hour Wage Gap

x 1.26 CPI-U x 1.26 CPI-U $10/hour

$20.25 $10.13 $10.12

Yr 2 Yr 2

$20.51 $10.26 $10.25

Yr 3 Yr 3

$20.77 $10.39 $10.38

3 Year Gain 3 Year Gain

+$.77 +$.39 $.38





• Same % increase across all groups (traditional method)

• Further widens ranking inequities in pay rates

• District using a different approach in 2017-18



How did the District determine the Base Wage Increase for 2017-18?• Total All Hourly Base Wages (2016-17) $6,017,038

• WERC CPI-U 1.26%

• Base Wage Increase 2017-18 $75,815

• Less Longevity Increase $33,908

• Net Base Wage Increase 2017-18 $41,907





• Net Base Wage Increase 2017-18 $41,907

• Total All Hourly Staff Annual Hours 2016-17 359,346 hours

• Hourly Pay Increase All Hourly Staff 2017-18 $0.12/hour



Summary• Hourly Pay Increase All Hourly Staff 2017-18 $0.12/hour

• Hourly Pay Increase All Hourly Staff 2017-18 Longevity

• Educational Assistants

• School Board approved an additional (Ed Assistant) $14,441

• Ed Assistant annual hours 2016-17 142,368

• Additional Hourly Pay Increase Ed Assistant 2017-18 $0.10/hour



How does this Base Wage Increase change

hourly rates?

• Current Wage Rates



• Comparability

• Attract and Retain

• Quality Staff

• Customer Satisfaction

• Value to Our Customers

How does the District evaluate Base Wage

Increases for a group?



How does the District evaluate Base Wage Increases for a group?

• Comparability

• SDH Wages

• MVC Wages

• SHRM Data - Not Available This Year



Ed Assistant Low WageAverage

WageHigh Wage Tenure

School District

of Holmen$13.91 $14.88 $15.22 11.28 years

MVC+3 Schools

(Average)$14.07 N/A $15.71 N/A

Educational Assisant Staff


EEN, LMC,

Trans EALow Wage

Average

WageHigh Wage Tenure

School District

of Holmen$14.11 $14.88 $15.44 8.29 years

MVC+3 Schools

(Average)$14.75 N/A $16.24 N/A





• Comparability


97.13%

95.83%

71.43%

88.10%

90.43%

90.07%

95.65%

91.89%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

Employee Retention Rate(Annual w/out retirements)

Secretaries Teachers Drivers Cust. Maint. Admin. Supv. Ed. Assist. Food Service Average



• Comparability


• Quality Staff






• Comparability


• Quality Staff


• Value to Our Customers





What are the next steps?

1. Feedback on this meeting 4. Proposal to the School

Board for review

2. Input to Melissa or Kris 5. Board approval

3. Second large group meeting 6. New rates put in place

Questions?

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