Classification Study Results Now Available

As of May 24, 2025, initial results of the district's Classification Study have been shared with those who submitted a Position Information Questionnaire (PIQ) or had a recommended change in their grade or title.  Members of the Employee Compensation Committee (ECC), in their compensation recommendation to the Administration and Governing Board this month, requested that the results of the study be implemented at the start of the 2025-26 year for impacted employees. That recommendation will be considered for action at the June 11 meeting of the Governing Board, along with the ECC recommendation of a 3.5% increase in salary schedules and the previously approved increase in district-paid health premiums for covered employees.

A list of updated job descriptions are available at Job Descriptions.

To see a list of the positions impacted by the Classification Study, click here.

Initial results of the study included recommendations for grade changes to 60 of the district's approximately 300+ job descriptions. These positions are held by close to 400 employees in a variety of jobs across the district. Anyone who submitted a PIQ to Ewing Consulting and would like to appeal the consultant’s recommendations can complete a 'Job Classification Review Form' on InformedK12 by Tuesday, June 10, 2025. All appeals will be reviewed by Ewing Consulting with appeal outcomes expected by the end of July 2025. 

The Classification Study was the result of a 2023 ECC recommendation to ensure the district's job descriptions were appropriately placed on salary schedules. This study came after a Market Study was completed in 2023 to ensure salary schedules were competitive with other employers. 

Outcomes of the Classification Study for any employee represented by a union must first be negotiated. Results for represented employees will, therefore, not be finalized until after collective bargaining negotiations are complete. 

Last February, the Governing Board approved the recommendation of the Employee Compensation Committee to fully implement results of a comprehensive market study of the District’s salary schedules completed over the course of several years. In addition to approving the recommendation by members of the Employee Compensation Committee (ECC), the Board also accepted ECC’s recommendation to move forward with a Classification Study (sometimes referred to as a Reclassification Study).

Aim III of our Strategic Plan sets as a top priority our employees and the importance of not only hiring, but valuing our people. The completion of last year’s market study allowed us to be confident that our salary schedules are competitive. Now, a Classification Study will analyze every one of our more than 300 job descriptions to make sure that each one is placed correctly on those updated salary schedules.

-Barry Jager, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources and Employee Relations

A Classification Study is a review of job descriptions by a third-party expert to ensure positions are appropriately placed by classification and grade on the salary schedule. This evaluation is based on an assessment of the knowledge, skills and abilities required in the role.

“Aim III of our Strategic Plan sets as a top priority our employees and the importance of not only hiring, but valuing our people. The completion of last year’s market study allowed us to be confident that our salary schedules are competitive,” said Associate Superintendent of Human Resources and Employee Relations Barry Jager. “Now, a Classification Study will analyze every one of our more than 300 job descriptions to make sure that each one is placed correctly on those updated salary schedules.”

The Classification Study begins in the 2023-24 school year and is expected to take at least 12-18 months to complete. Like the Market Study, separate action would be required to implement the study’s findings.