Our Calculations and Data Page

  1. The PASS (Pathway to Student Success) Report for Worthington FY2011

  2. Step Raise Calculation

    While we all know that the base raise for each year of the three year contract is 2.85%, many people don't know that there is an additional automatic "step" raise built into the union contract.  Step raises are "years of experience" raises that are added to the base raises.  Our calculations, show that Worthington's average automatic step raise is 2.23% over the entire grid.  A first year teacher, obviously, is not eligible for a step raise.  Step raises from 2-13 years are generally large (~4%).  If the teacher has a master's degree, the 16th years starts step raises that alternate between 0% and 1%.

    For some reason, this is not displaying properly as a web page.  We are working on it.  Meanwhile, if you have Internet Explorer, you can view it as an interactive Excel sheet HERE.

     

  3. Comparing teacher salaries in the Worthington School District to Olentangy's School District.

    In this calculation, we plugged the Worthington teacher data (called the "T & E grid") into the Olentangy Salary schedule to determine how much Worthington would save if it adopted Olentangy's salary structure.  In one year, we would save $2.6 million in salaries alone.  But the savings would be compounded over time because base and step raises would be based on the reduced amount.  Also, just for fun, we added the 14% savings in State Teachers Retirement System contributions that the taxpayers pay as well.

    Here is a new comparison using a revised T&E grid.  Note how the savings become larger.

    For backup/supporting data:

    The Olentangy Salary Schedule

    The Worthington T&E grid supplied to us (in PDF)

    The Worthington Salary schedule (starts on page 111)

  1. Expected Career Salary for a teacher starting with a master's degree and no experience.

    Starting today and assuming a constant base raise of 2.85% and using the current salary schedule for step raises, what would you expect a teacher to make who started off at $41,344?  In year 12, she would make over $91,000.  In year 30, she would make over $180,000 per year.

     

  2. Average Teacher Salary for the District

    Now over $75,440.

     

  3. WSD Expenditure Graphic

    What is interesting about this chart is (literally) the bottom line from the 5 year forecast; you will notice that non-salary and benefit costs from the general fund has remained (or will remain) nearly flat for over 12 years! Note the rising expenses for salaries and benefits as we approach the next contract in 2012.

    Here it is in pie chart form.

     

  4. Health Care

    While this is a complicated subject, we thought we would give you a little history and then summarize some of the details of the current contract.  You might want to compare these details to your own health care coverage and see how you fare.

     

  1. WSD Data and Reports:

    1. 2008 Popular Financial Report

    2. WSD Levy Planning Meeting Powerpoint Presentation from early 2008

    3. WSD Levy Planning Meeting Powerpoint Presentation from January 2009

    4. The 5 Year Forecast

  2. Details of the current union contract are HERE.