Coming out of a summer when budget cuts were all the buzz in Coupeville, a quick glance at non-represented employee contracts appear to show the school district paying more than it did a year ago.
That’s not really true, however.
A closer look actually reveals the increase in dollars is covered by outside grants, and not the general fund.
There are nine contracts on the consent agenda for Thursday’s school board meeting, with two showing a slight increase in money.
Maintenance Supervisor Scott Losey and Supervisor of IT Systems Will Smith will both be bumped up by about $900 from 2022-2023.
That’s not a raise, though, but financial compensation for both men achieving a new level on the established pay scale based on service time.
And actually, with Losey, the school district still saves money.
In 2022-2023, he balanced the Maintenance Director position with also being Transportation Supervisor, which paid $16,275.00.
That second position has been added to the duties of Coupeville Schools Superintendent Steve King for the 2023-2024 school year.
The bigger jump comes from the district’s decision to have separate employees handle the positions of Student Support Liaison and Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent.
During the 2022-2023 school year, Arianna Bumgarner received $75,233.60 while balancing the positions.
This year, Bumgarner is solely the Student Support Liaison, and will earn $83,019.20, while district newcomer Karissa Swain will bank $69,894.46 as Administrative Assistant.
That’s a jump of more than $77,000, but a financial move which will not adversely affect the general fund, as Bumgarner’s current position is grant funded.
That money comes from the McKinney Vento Federal Grant, Migrant Education Program, and Title 1A.
The Student Support Liaison position is considered a key role in the district, King said.
It aligns with the strategic plan pillar “Promote Student and Staff Well-Being,” which is aimed at “improving on-campus mental health and social work support for students.”
Bumgarner originally began covering both the Student Support Liaison and Administrative Assistant jobs in January 2020, after the previous Administrative Assistant retired.
The original plan was for her to do this for just a single semester, King said.
Then the pandemic changed everything.
“We decided to continue to split the positions to have the superintendent’s office be directly involved with student support,” King said.
“With the return to normal and the increased work of having two board meetings per month it became clear that the full time Admin Assistant needed to be restored to the original status and that the district needed a full-time social worker based on student needs and our strategic plan.”
Non-represented employee contracts:
Donna Bailey
Fiscal Assistant
2022-2023: $78,665.60
2023-2024: $76,327.22
Arianna Bumgarner
Student Support Liaison
2022-2023: $75,233.60 (Also Administrative Assistant)
2023-2024: $83,019.20 (Grant funded)
Scott Losey
Maintenance Supervisor
2022-2023: $115,215.03 (Also Transportation Director)
2023-2024: $99,830.49
Laura Luginbill
Assistant Food Service Director
2022-2023: $79,475.63
2023-2024: $79,017.49
Vicki Owen-Gailey
Payroll/Human Resources Assistant
2022-2023: $76,585.60
2023-2024: $74,302.93
Will Smith
Supervisor of IT Systems
2022-2023: $101,214.68
2023-2024: $102,125.62
Karissa Swain
Administrative Assistant
2022-2023: N/A
2023-2024: $69,894.46
Eyleen Uculmana
District Accountant
2022-2023: $75,900.00
2023-2024: $60,039.00
Andreas Wurzrainer
Food Service Director
2022-2023: $100,213.83
2023-2024: $96,346.15
To see the complete contracts, pop over to:
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