Education Select Committee
04:30 PM – 06:00 PM Monday April 17, 2023
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Department of Education / Department of Education
The Public Education Compensation Committee is a 13-member board that will work with educators, school administrators, parents, and local school boards to evaluate current rates of educator compensation and make recommendations for improving Delaware’s ability to compete with states across the Mid-Atlantic region¹. The members of the committee are as follows:
- Member of the Public 1/4 (9), Governor: Martha Buell
- Member of the Public 2/4 (9), Governor: Chantalle Ashford
- Member of the Public 3/4 (9), Governor: Yolanda Rushdan
- Member of the Public 4/4 (9), Governor: Rosalia Martinez
- Rep of Charter School Community (10), DE Charter School Network: Kendall Massett
- Rep of School Boards (11), Delaware School Boards Association: John Marinucci
- Rep of Administrators (12), Delaware Association of School Administrators: Mark Holodick
- Rep of Teachers (13), Delaware State Education Association: Stephanie Ingraham⁴.
How do we make recommendations?
The Public Education Compensation Committee will work with educators, school administrators, parents, and local school boards to evaluate current rates of educator compensation and make recommendations for improving Delaware’s ability to compete with states across the Mid-Atlantic region¹. The committee will hold its first meeting on or before August 1, 2022, with a final report due by November 15, 2023⁶. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any information on how the committee will make recommendations. Would you like me to look up more information?
MEETING DESCRIPTION
The Public Education Compensation Committee will review Delaware’s educator compensation structure and its ability to compete with regional school districts, Delaware’s private business sector, and other governmental agencies and to develop recommendations to establish a new compensation structure for educators in Delaware. Those interested in giving public comment should send their name, organization, and topic to Tina.Shockley@doe.k12.de.us at least seven days prior to the meeting if possible.
Delaware Department of Education – Never stop learning
Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/25/2023(1) K–12 Basic Education Compensation Advisory Committee. https://www.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/public/communications/2022docs/2022-Legislative-Report-K12-Basic-Education-Compensation-Advisory-Committee.pdf Accessed 3/25/2023.
(2) General Assembly Passes Public Education Compensation Committee Bill …. https://bluedelaware.com/2022/06/09/general-assembly-passes-public-education-compensation-committee-bill/ Accessed 3/25/2023.
(3) Committees and Task Forces – Delaware Department of Education. https://education.delaware.gov/community/governance/committees-and-task-forces/ Accessed 3/25/2023.
(4) Pay governance guidelines for compensation committees | Deloitte US …. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/center-for-board-effectiveness/articles/pay-governance-guidelines.html Accessed 3/25/2023.
(5) DSEA Supports Legislation to Create Public Education Compensation Committee. https://www.dsea.org/sites/default/files/dsea_teachercomp-pr.pdf Accessed 3/25/2023.
(6) Compensation Committee: Roles, Responsibilities, and Best Practices. https://www.onboardmeetings.com/blog/what-is-compensation-committee/ Accessed 3/25/2023.
Additional editorial : https://delawarelive.com/educator-pay-committee-delays-salary-vote/
