Jefferson County Public Schools: $40M 'mistake' found in salary study
Jefferson County Public Schools said Tuesday that it has discovered that a controversial salary study that was released in April has a major mistake that made it seem that the district was paying a lot more in "premium" salaries than it is.
In April, the state's largest school district released a report from an outside contractor that said in part that JCPS was paying out $105 million or more extra each year in salaries when compared to similar school districts around the country.
That number, the report said, included between $52 million and $66 million in "premium" salaries for certified administrators and classified staff – non-teachers.
The release of the salary study —as well as a district discussion about the idea of not giving step raises or cost of living increases in the 2016-17 school year for any employee making more than $14 an hour as "market reconciliation" — caused immediate outrage among JCPS employees and others in the community.
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