Alpine Parents Coalition - Exhibit

AUSD Teachers Salary and Health & Welfare Benefit Compensation Comparison

age 1 ol 6


1eacher salarles are deLermlned by a comple lormla lnvolvlng years ol servlce and earned edcaLlonal and
Leachlng qallllcaLlons. School dlsLrlcLs annally reporL Lo Lhe alllornla SLaLe oard ol LdcaLlon average"
salarles and benellLs pald. 1haL daLa provlde a means ol compensaLlon comparlson across elemenLary school
dlsLrlcLs ln San ulego onLy lor 13 sch dlsLrlcLs lor whlch daLa are avallable.


1he charL above deplcLs average Leacher salarles by dlsLrlcL based pon 2012 reporLlng. 2012 was Lhe 'lasL' year
ln whlch 'clean' comparaLlve daLa ls avallable. Slnce Lhen several dlsLrlcLs have begn ad[sLlng salarles and
benellL paymenLs as deemed necessary Lo manage Lhe lmpacL ol Lhe ongolng sLaLe school lndlng crlsls.
1herelore year 2012 ls selecLed as Lhe basellne comparlson polnL.
1he charL lndlcaLes LhaL Lhe average Leacher salary ln Alplne ln 2012 ol $67,749 ranked #12 oL ol 13 elemenLary
school dlsLrlcLs ln San ulego onLy lor whlch daLa was avallable.
Powever, a more compleLe plcLre ol compensaLlon reslLs when Lhe school dlsLrlcLpald PealLh & Wellare"
benellL paymenLs are added. ln Alplne, Lhe P&W benellL - essenLlally a measre ol healLh lnsrance premlm -
has prlor Lo Lhe !anary 2014 payroll LradlLlonally been pald enLlrely by Lhe school dlsLrlcL.

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Alpine Parents Coalition - Exhibit
AUSD Teachers Salary and Health & Welfare Benefit Compensation Comparison

age 2 ol 6



ln Lhe case ol employee (Leacher) pls a llllamlly P&W benellL, Lhe average Alplne annal 2012 salary pls Lhe
P&W benellL LoLallng $83,449 ranked #3 ol 13 ol Lhe elemenLary school dlsLrlcLs lor whlch daLa was obLalned.
1he P&W benellL ls lndlcaLed ln Lhe color green lor school dlsLrlcL LhaL pald 100 ol Lhe benellL. lor 2012, Lhe
reporLed average llllamlly P&W annal benellL pald by Lhe Alplne dlsLrlcL was $17,700.
y 2012 nlne ol Lhe 13 dlsLrlcLs compared (60 ol Lhe dlsLrlcLs) had already lmposed a cap" on Lhe amonL Lhe
dlsLrlcL pays Lowards Lhe P&W premlm cosL. 1hose dlsLrlcLs and Lhe P&W caps are lndlcaLed ln Lhe above
charL by Lhe color yellow. All P&W benellL cosLs over LhaL cap were belng pald by Lhe employee.
lL ls apparenL LhaL dlsLrlcLs already lmposlng P&W benellL caps eperlence a lower LoLal cosL ol compensaLlon -
ln some cases sbsLanLlally so.
As a hypoLheLlcal eample ol compensaLlon cosLs lor Lhe case ln whlch a dlsLrlcL pays Lhe lll P&W premlm
verss Lhe dlsLrlcL havlng a cap, Alplne and valeclLos can be compared. lor 2012 boLh dlsLrlcLs had essenLlally
Lhe same average salary. Assmlng a 100 hypoLheLlcal Leachers ln Lhe hypoLheLlcal dlsLrlcL, lor Alplne whlch
dlsLrlcL pald 100 ol Lhe P&W benellL Lhe annal cosL ol Leacher compensaLlon wold be $8,343,000
($6,773,000 salary pls $ 1,770,000 P&W benellL). Whereas ln valeclLos Lhe annal LoLal compensaLlon by Lhls
measre wold be $7,318,000 ($6,773,000 salary pls $743,000 P&W benellL).
CLher measres aslde (academlc perlormance and so on), lor Lhe hypoLheLlcal 100 Leachers dlsLrlcL comparlson,
havlng a cap on dlsLrlcLpald P&W benellLs redces Lhe hypoLheLlcal LoLal compensaLlon cosLs by $1,027,000 a
year, a redcLlon ol 12.
1hls comparlson ls noL Lo say anyLhlng parLlclar aboL elLher dlsLrlcL bL only serves Lo lllsLraLe Lhe
hypoLheLlcal lmpacL ol PealLh & Wellare benellL paymenLs made by Lwo dlsLrlcLs Lhen havlng qlLe dlllerenL
benellL paymenL pollcles one, Alplne, Lo pay 100 ol Lhe cosL ol benellLs and Lwo, valeclLos, Lo place a cap on
dlsLrlcLpald benellLs.
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70,000
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80,000
83,000
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AvL SALA8?
Alpine Parents Coalition - Exhibit
AUSD Teachers Salary and Health & Welfare Benefit Compensation Comparison

age 3 ol 6

1he comparlson ol salarles and P&W benellL paymenLs changes when Lhe dlllerlng nmber ol servlce days ln
each dlsLrlcL ls Laken lnLo conslderaLlon. 1he nmber ol annal servlce days ln Alplne has been aboL 3 less per
school year Lhan Lhe medlan ol all dlsLrlcLs analyed. Ad[sLlng oLher dlsLrlcLs p or down verss Alplne lor Lhe
dlllerlng nmber ol servlce days moves Lhe compensaLlon ranklng ol Alplne.

ln Lhe case ol a slngle sLaLs employee (no sposal or lamlly P&W benellL need), LoLal 2012 compensaLlon
measred as salary pls dlsLrlcLpald P&W benellL premlm, ad[sLed lor workdays, Alplne aL $74,711 ranked
#9 ol 13 - aL aboL Lhe medlan place held by 8ancho SanLa le,

Powever, ln Lhe case ol employee pls spose above, Alplne aL $80,211 ranked #4 ol 13 - more or less aL Lhe
Lop qarLlle.

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73,000
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Alpine Parents Coalition - Exhibit
AUSD Teachers Salary and Health & Welfare Benefit Compensation Comparison

age 4 ol 6


And, ln Lhe case ol employee pls dlsLrlcLpald llllamlly benellLs above, Alplne aL $83,449 ranked #2 ol 13
behlnd Lhe 1
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place holder, Solana each ln Lhe Lop ol Lhe Lop qarLlle.
Slnce 2012, lasL smmer Alplne Leachers had a resLoraLlon ol a prevlos salary cL ol 4.73. LllecLlve ln Lhe
!anary 2014 payroll, Lhere has been a 7.388 salary cL, and a cap ol $8,000 placed pon dlsLrlcLpald P&W
benellLs. Any amonL over LhaL cap ol P&W premlm cosL ls now pald by Lhe Leacher.
8elaLlve Lo Lhe 2012 average salary and benellL cosLs, Lhese changes (sLlll belng negoLlaLed) redce Lhe dlsLrlcL's
annal cosL ol compensaLlon lor Lhe average Leacher havlng a llllamlly benellL package lrom $83,449 Lo
$73,370 lor a redcLlon ol $11,879, or 14. 1he compensaLlon cosL Lo Lhe dlsLrlcL ol Lhls hypoLheLlcal employee
(Leacher) becomes $413 per workday.
4// non-union emp/oyees occepted identico/ cuts ond cops effective with the lu/y 201l poyro//, six months oqo.
8oord trustees, previous/y entit/ed to o comprehensive eo/th we/fore enefits pocoqe o/so were imposed
with o ,000 cop /ost lu/y 201l.
8elaLlve Lo Lhe 2012 average salary and benellL cosLs, Lhese changes redce Lhe dlsLrlcL's annal cosL ol
compensaLlon lor Lhe average Leacher havlng an employee pls sposal benellL package lrom $80,621 Lo
$73,370 lor a redcLlon ol $7,031, or 9. 1he compensaLlon cosL Lo Lhe dlsLrlcL ol Lhls hypoLheLlcal employee
(Leacher) ls also $413 per workday.
And lasLly, relaLlve Lo Lhe 2012 average salary and benellL cosLs, Lhese changes redce Lhe dlsLrlcL's annal cosL
ol compensaLlon lor Lhe average Leacher havlng a slnglesLaLs benellL package lrom $74,711 Lo $72,332 lor a
redcLlon ol $2,179, or 3. 1yplcally Lhe dlsLrlcLpald 2012 P&W benellL lor a slngle sLaLs employee ls noL
lmpacLed by Lhe lmposed cap as Lhe P&W benellL premlm ls less Lhan Lhe cap. 1he compensaLlon cosL Lo Lhe
dlsLrlcL ol Lhls hypoLheLlcal employee (Leacher) ls $407 per workday.
very roghly orderolmagnlLde, Lhe !anary 2014 salary cL and benellLs cap ll ssLalned by negoLlaLlon wlll
reslL ln Alplne Leachers on average belng shllLed Lo Lhe mldrange ln Lhe cosL ol compensaLlon ol Lhe 9 ol 13
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Au! SALA8?
Alpine Parents Coalition - Exhibit
AUSD Teachers Salary and Health & Welfare Benefit Compensation Comparison

age 5 ol 6

elemenLary school dlsLrlcLs already havlng caps on dlsLrlcLpald PealLh & Wellare benellLs. 1he average ol Lhe
caps ln place as ol 2012 aL Lhose 9 dlsLrlcLs ls $7,617. 1he !anary 2014 lmposed cap on Alplne Leachers ls
$8,000.
A posLlmposlLlon reassessmenL ol Lhe !anary 2014 salary cL and benellLs cap ln Alplne relaLlve Lo Alplne's
elemenLary school dlsLrlcL peers across Lhe conLy cannoL be made nLll sch Llme as all oLher dlsLrlcLs resolve
as may or may noL be needed Lhelr lndlng shorLlalls by ad[sLlng salarles and dlsLrlcLpald benellL premlms.
4t its lonuory 201 8oord meetinq, the 4u5u 4dministrotion presented informotion showinq thot without the
imposed so/ory cut ond enefits cop the district wou/d e inso/vent mid-woy throuqh the 201-201 schoo/
yeor even ofter considerinq the modest/y improved out/oo for 201-201 stote fundinq.



Alpine Parents Coalition - Exhibit
AUSD Teachers Salary and Health & Welfare Benefit Compensation Comparison

age 6 ol 6


Base information sources:
hLLpwww.sacbee.com20110126993141seehowwellyorschooldlsLrlcL.hLml
hLLpwww.cde.ca.gov
8amona arenLs oallLlon 8eporL 20130323


Raw Data:
SAn ulLCC Cun1? 2012 LLLMLn1A8? SPCCL ulS18l1 1LAPL8 SALA8lLS Anu PLAL1P & WLLlA8L LnLll1S


PLAL1P & WLLlA8L LnLll1S
8Ank ulS18l1 SALA8? WC8k uA?S Au! SALA8? SlnCLL SlnCLL 1 lAMlL?
1 LA MLSAS8lnC vALLL? 73,708 177 74,124 8,004 10,314 10,314
2 SCLAnA LAP 76,893 186 73,386 6,008 11,871 17,700
3 A8ulll (CAPPED) 74,261 183 71,431 3,100 3,100 3,100
4 uLL MA8 (CAPPED) 73,148 184 70,763 8,818 8,818 8,818
3 Lnlnl1AS (CAPPED) 73,363 183 70,389 9,192 9,192 9,192
6 SCu1P A? 71,270 180 70,478 11,367 11,367 11,367
7 8AnPC SAn1A lL (CAPPED) 71,236 184 68,932 7,200 7,200 7,200
8 lALL8CCk 70,731 183 68,798 3,493 10,781 13,229
9 ALlnL 67,749 178 67,749 6,962 12,872 17,700
10 SAn1LL (CAPPED) 70,078 183 67,426 7,200 7,200 7,200
11 SAn ?Slu8C (CAPPED) 68,977 186 66,010 7,193 7,193 7,196
12 LAkLSluL 67,913 184 63,698 13,282 13,282 13,282
13 vALLl1CS (CAPPED) 67,730 184 63,321 7,449 7,449 7,449
14 PuLA vlS1A (CAPPED) 63,679 179 63,312 7,310 7,310 7,310
13 CnSALL (CAPPED) 61,767 183 60,079 8,884 8,884 8,884

1,034,323 2,743 1,026,319 134,341


AvL8ACL 70,302 183 68,433

10,289

MLulAn 70,731 183 68,798

13,229

ALlnL 67,749 178 67,749

17,700


ALlnL Au! SALA8?

ALlnL lAMlL? P&W LnLll1S

LLCW AvL 1.0

ACvL AvL 41.9

LLCW MLu 1.3

ACvL MLu 16.2