NJ’s Achievement Gap Closing, Middle Grades Steady

Governor Says Financial Restructuring Necessary for Stability

State Supreme Court Rules in Counsel Fee Case

Nominating Committee Lists Applicants for NJSBA Office

Matthew Boxer Sworn in as State’s First Comptroller

Group Launches New Program to Support New Jersey Colleges and Universities

Talking About Funding

Training Focuses on Salary Guides

Last Chance for New Board Member Orientation

Best Practices in Shared Services Detailed in School Leader

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A well-constructed salary guide is a crucial element in enabling school boards to meet their staffing goals. As boards strive to remove costly balloon steps and retain recently hired staff, many have met with success after acquiring a better understanding of the issue.

Centrally Located Program To equip school board members and administrators with the skills needed to address salary guide concerns, NJSBA will conduct a training program, Analyzing and Constructing Salary Guides, on Feb. 23 at the Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton Center in Mercer County. Participants will engage in a step-by-step analysis of salary guide construction, they will understand how to recognize and address salary guide aberrations, and they will learn strategies to effectively negotiate guide changes.

Districts that participated in past NJSBA salary guide training have reported dramatic improvements. For instance, one district eliminated 19 balloon steps from its guide, the largest of which represented a 15 percent increment raise. (The largest increment on the district’s new guide is only 4.4 percent.)