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Personal Report On My Salary Adjustment

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I am writing in reference to my recent salary adjustment. My concern is that I have been overlooked in relation to dissolved positions being combined with my position and years of experience not counted. Since 2004 I have experienced salary compression due to the Hay Study. In addition to salary compression my position has been immensely affected by the dissolving of positions; combining of duties into my position, and addition of new grants, committees and departments. The workload and roles continues to grow, however, my salary remains compressed. In 2004, I was employed in the Safe and Drug Free Schools Dept. as an Administrative Assistant – Grade J. The position was paid by the Safe & Drug Free Schools grant. However, the Hay study lowered the pay range to a Grade 15 which put my salary over 90% of the range and blocked any potential growth. The lowered Grade 15 was not a true reflection of the huge workload and responsibilities of the program assistant to support all MCSD students, guidance departments and schools in safety, crisis response, substance abuse prevention programs, arranging and catering events for counselor professional development and student activities as well as budgeting grant funds and financial reporting. After I moved to another position within MCSD, an attempt to dig out of the compression, the Safe and Drug Free Schools Administrative Assistant position was evaluated and the Grade 15 was adjusted to a Grade 18. This was a disservice to

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