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Public Comment: Interim Superintendent and Cabinet Member Contract Extension and Raises

January 18, 2017 By douglascountyparents

Thank you for allowing me to address the board this evening. I’m Darien Wilson, a parent in Douglas County, speaking on behalf of Douglas County Parents, a community organization established to inform the community of the issues surrounding our school district. We would like to express our dismay with the contract extensions for the interim […]

Filed Under: 2017, Admin Salaries, Kane, Pay for performace, Public Comments to BoE, Staff morale Tagged With: central admin, teacher morale

Meeting with Interim Superintendent, Erin Kane

October 29, 2016 By douglascountyparents

DCP leadership met with Interim Superintendent Erin Kane today. We were pleased with her candor. It was refreshing to hear acknowledgement of the problems in DCSD. She admitted, first and foremost, that we have lost many exceptional teachers, and she is well aware of why teachers are leaving. We also agreed there are still many […]

Filed Under: Kane, Loss of Educational Opportunities, Staff morale, Staff turnover Tagged With: culture, Erin Kane, Interim Superintendent, quality of education, teacher morale

Public Comment: Teacher Turnover, Salary Bands, and Teacher Evaluations

September 21, 2016 By douglascountyparents

The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. I was beginning to hold hope that the district was beginning to recognize the growing problem with attracting and retaining great teachers and staff, but after reviewing tonight’s presentation, it appears that I am wrong. After too many years of refusing to acknowledge […]

Filed Under: 2016, Pay Bands, Pay for performace, Public Comments to BoE, Staff morale, Staff turnover, Teacher Evaluations Tagged With: Market Based Pay, public comment, salary bands, teacher evaluation, teacher turnover

Chief Human Resources Officer, Brian Cesare, Resigns

September 15, 2016 By douglascountyparents

Chief Human Resources Officer, Brian Cesare, Resigns

The DCSD Chief Human Resources Officer, Brian Cesare, has tendered his resignation effective November 3. Mr. Cesare implemented the “market-based” salary bands that paid teachers differently according to the subject or grade they taught, fostering the notion that some teachers were worth more than others simply because of the grade they teach, rather than their […]

Filed Under: 2016, Loss of Educational Opportunities, Memes, Pay Bands, Pay for performace, Staff turnover Tagged With: Brian Cesare, Human Resources, Market Based Pay, Pay for, Reform, salary bands

Jerry Goings Article 2: “DCSD Market Pay System- Does it Work?”

April 6, 2016 By douglascountyparents

Jerry Goings Article 2: “DCSD Market Pay System- Does it Work?”

DCSD Market Pay System- Does it Work? Article #2 By: Jerry Goings, Retired Principal, Highlands Ranch High School I was first introduced to the concept of a Douglas County School District Market Pay System while serving on the DCSD negotiations team during the spring of 2012. At this time our district used negotiations to make […]

Filed Under: Jerry's Corner, News, Our Voices, Pay Bands, Pay for performace, Staff morale, Teacher Evaluations Tagged With: fleeing teachers, Market Based Pay, pay band, pay for performance, salary bands, teacher evaluation, teacher morale, teachers

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