The Administrative Salary Review Committee, charged with
recommending a process for establishing and maintaining equitable
salaries for current and new administrators at the College, has
submitted its phase I report to the President’s Cabinet.
Phase I was to develop a compensation philosophy and pay practices
for administrators. The second phase is to define the parameters for an
annual internal equity and salary survey. The final phase is to develop
a new evaluation program by Jan. 1, 2009.
The philosophy developed by the committee emphasizes three goals:
- Employ a highly qualified, diverse workforce
- Strive for external competitiveness
- Maintain internal equity
Current employees
To meet these goals, the committee
recommends that each year Human Resources review all administrative
positions using the most recent College and University Professional
Association - HR (CUPA - HR) salary survey data. The data will come
from a peer group of public four-year baccalaureate-granting colleges
and universities with a similar mission, budget size and enrollment as
Metro State, as determined by the president and the Board of Trustees.
The goal will be to maintain each administrative salary within plus or minus 15 percent of the CUPA average.
The review will be completed each year before the College’s fiscal
year budget is finalized. Based on the results, the executive director
of Human Resources may make recommendations to the president on
internal salary equity issues, with salary adjustments possible if the
College budget allows.
Current administrative employees will be paid an annual salary of at least 85 percent of the CUPA salary average.
New hires
Regarding new administrative hires, the
committee recommends that Human Resources use the same CUPA salary data
as that for current positions to determine the average salary and
hiring range. Position titles will not necessarily be used in making
the salary comparison; rather, CUPA job descriptions and the position
description will be the basis for the comparison.
The minimum of the hiring range will be 90 percent of the average
salary based on salary survey data. The maximum of the hiring range
will be the 75th percentile of the data. (view an example at cupa_salary_sample.doc).
Starting salaries for new hires will be determined between the
minimum and maximum of the hiring range based on minimum
qualifications, preferred qualifications or considerable experience
above the minimum requirements. Requests for an exception to the
maximum starting salary must be approved by the president after
submitting supporting documentation to Human Resources (to view the
recommended process and required document go to procedure_form.doc and admin_salary_review_form.doc).
Examples of exceptions include recruitment difficulties, exceptional
experience beyond the announced requirements and recognition in the
field, among others.
Other policies
The salary review committee has also
recommended policies on several related issues such as faculty moving
to administrative positions, salary determinations for interim
positions and reclassification requests. To read all the policy
recommendations go to admin_salary.doc.
Phases II and III
Currently, the committee is awaiting
input on the annual internal salary and equity review process (phase I)
from Council of Administrators (COA) membership. For the phase III new
evaluation program, the committee will review programs at other
colleges and seek input from COA members before recommending a new
program by Jan. 1, 2009. The goal is to then train administrators on
the new evaluation plan prior to a May 1, 2009 implementation.
Committee members
Members of the Administrative Salary Review Committee are:
Charles Batey – Associate Director of Equal Opportunity
Yvonne Flood – Assistant Vice President of Information Technology
Diane Harrison – Director of Student Media
Elena Lucero-Sandoval – Director of Admissions and Outreach
Sandi Jones – Consultant
Natalie Lutes – Vice President of Administration and Finance, ex-officio
Russ Reynolds – Coordinator of Assessment and Testing, President of the Council of Administrators
Judy Zewe – Executive Director of Human Resources
For questions, contact Zewe at 303-556-5031 or jzewe@mscd.edu.
