Hickman County (410)
2023-2024 Differentiated Pay Plan
Differentiated
Compensation Type and
Estimated Salary
Description
Reach
Estimated Cost
Element
Size
Expenditures
Describe how the district
Will the compensation be
Eligibility: How many
How much does the
What percentage of salary
will differentiate for this
given as a bonus or a base
teachers are eligible for
district estimate it will
expenditures (excluding
element.
pay increase?
this type of
pay out for this
benefit costs) does this
Include the eligibility
How much will qualifying
compensation?
differentiated pay
element cover?
criteria for receiving the
teachers receive?
Forecasted participation:
element?
award (such as minimum
How many teachers do
attendance or evaluation
you estimate will receive
score).
the award?
Hard-to-Staff
The district will offer a
The compensation will be
The bonus will be
It is estimated that
The bonus will be
(School,
signing and/or
given as a bonus. It will be
available to new
the bonus will be
approximately 1% of salary
Subject, or
retention bonus for
paid as follows: one half on
teachers in the district
approximately
expenditures
Placement)
hard to fill positions.
or about 1 October 2023
as per signing. Current
$65,000.00 for the
For the 2023-2024
and one half on or about 1
teachers per retention.
2023-2024 school
school year,
May 2024. Amounts are
For signing, it is
year.
signing/retention
negotiable from $1,000.00
estimated that 12-15
bonuses will be
to $5,000.00.
will receive the bonus.
offered in the
For retention, it is
following areas: K-12
estimated that 5-8 will
Special Education and
receive the bonus.
special education
comprehensive
classes, Secondary
Math, secondary
English, Secondary
Science, K-12 School
Counselors, K-12
Principals, and
Secondary Foreign
Language teachers.
Performance
The District will award a
Compensation will be given
All teachers and
It is estimated this
This bonus is estimated to be
performance bonus for
as a bonus on or about 1
assistant principals
stipend will be
approximately 2% of salary
all teachers who receive
December 2023 with
(who are not under a
approximately
expenditures.
an overall effectiveness
$225,000.00 being divided
performance contract)
$225,000.00 for the
score of a 4 or 5 from
per share for the number of
are eligible to receive
2023-2024 school
the 2022-2023 school
teachers qualifying; (level 4
the bonus.
year.
year based on the LOE
teachers will receive 1 share
scores calculated in
of the allocation with a
TNCompass.
maximum amount of
$1,000.00: level 5 teachers
will receive 2 shares of the
allocation with a maximum
amount of $2,000.00).
Additional
Hickman County will
The compensation will be
District and school
The district estimates
The bonus is estimated to be
Instructional
pay a stipend to
provided as a stipend for
leaders will screen for
the bonus payments
approximately less than 1%
Roles or
teacher-leaders
specific leadership roles to
additional qualities
will total
of salary expenditures.
Responsibilities
selected to serve as a
build instructional capacity
such as leadership
approximately
mentor teacher to new
and/or deliver remediation.
skills, facilitation skills,
$60,000.00 for the
or struggling teachers.
Specific amounts will range
and specific pedagogy
2023-2024 school
Hickman County will
for $250 - $1,000. Social
skills determined to be
year.
pay a stipend to
emotional learning liaisons,
needed by teachers at
teacher-leaders for the
foster care liaisons, and
each individual school.
completion of
child abuse coordinators
additional curriculum
will be paid a stipend of
projects as determined
$1,500.00 per year for
by the district.
additional duties. Middle
and high school level
Hickman County will
bookkeepers will receive an
pay a stipend to teacher
additional $5,000.00 per
leaders to serve as
year for additional
building liaisons at their
bookkeeping requirements
school for social-
and responsibilities.
emotional learning
training. Hickman
County will pay a
stipend for teacher
leaders that serve as
child abuse
coordinators and foster
care liaisons in school
buildings, as required in
T.C.A.
Hickman County will
pay a stipend to
bookkeepers at the
middle and high school
level to complete the
additional
responsibilities of
student instructional
clubs, competitions,
scholarships, and
athletic programs.
Education*
The District will
Compensation is given as a
All teachers are eligible.
The District estimates
The cost will be less than 1%
continue to pay for
base pay increase.
that the degree
of salary expenditures.
education training
Qualifying teachers,
All teachers participate.
increase will be
infive lanes: Bachelors,
depending on their degree,
$15,000.00 for the
Masters, Masters
receive an increase of
2023-2024 school
+30/45, Ed.S and
$1,000.00 - $3,000.00.
year.
Doctorate.
Experience*
The District will
Each year a teacher earns a
All teachers are eligible.
The District estimates
The cost will be less than 3%
continue to pay for
base step increase as
that the 2023-2024
of salary expenditures.
indicated on the salary
All teachers participate.
experience up to 30
step experience
years of experience.
schedule.
increase will be
approximately
$250,000.00.
*Education and experience are not differentiated pay elements and do not count toward the mandated criteria.

## Table 1

|  |  | 2023-2024 | Differentiated Pay Plan |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Differentiated Element | Description | Compensation Type and Size | Reach | Estimated Cost | Estimated Salary Expenditures |
|  | Describe how the district will differentiate for this element. Include the eligibility criteria for receiving the award (such as minimum attendance or evaluation score). | Will the compensation be given as a bonus or a base pay increase? How much will qualifying teachers receive? | Eligibility: How many teachers are eligible for this type of compensation? Forecasted participation: How many teachers do you estimate will receive the award? | How much does the district estimate it will pay out for this differentiated pay element? | What percentage of salary expenditures (excluding benefit costs) does this element cover? |
| Hard-to-Staff (School, Subject, or Placement) | The district will offer a signing and/or retention bonus for hard to fill positions. For the 2023-2024 school year, signing/retention bonuses will be offered in the following areas: K-12 Special Education and special education comprehensive classes, Secondary Math, secondary English, Secondary Science, K-12 School Counselors, K-12 | The compensation will be given as a bonus. It will be paid as follows: one half on or about 1 October 2023 and one half on or about 1 May 2024. Amounts are negotiable from $1,000.00 to $5,000.00. | The bonus will be available to new teachers in the district as per signing. Current teachers per retention. For signing, it is estimated that 12-15 will receive the bonus. For retention, it is estimated that 5-8 will receive the bonus. | It is estimated that the bonus will be approximately $65,000.00 for the 2023-2024 school year. | The bonus will be approximately 1% of salary expenditures |

## Table 2

|  | Principals, and Secondary Foreign Language teachers. |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Performance | The District will award a performance bonus for all teachers who receive an overall effectiveness score of a 4 or 5 from the 2022-2023 school year based on the LOE scores calculated in TNCompass. | Compensation will be given as a bonus on or about 1 December 2023 with $225,000.00 being divided per share for the number of teachers qualifying; (level 4 teachers will receive 1 share of the allocation with a maximum amount of $1,000.00: level 5 teachers will receive 2 shares of the allocation with a maximum amount of $2,000.00). | All teachers and assistant principals (who are not under a performance contract) are eligible to receive the bonus. | It is estimated this stipend will be approximately $225,000.00 for the 2023-2024 school year. | This bonus is estimated to be approximately 2% of salary expenditures. |
| Additional Instructional Roles or Responsibilities | Hickman County will pay a stipend to teacher-leaders selected to serve as a mentor teacher to new or struggling teachers. Hickman County will pay a stipend to teacher-leaders for the completion of additional curriculum projects as determined by the district. Hickman County will | The compensation will be provided as a stipend for specific leadership roles to build instructional capacity and/or deliver remediation. Specific amounts will range for $250 - $1,000. Social emotional learning liaisons, foster care liaisons, and child abuse coordinators will be paid a stipend of $1,500.00 per year for additional duties. Middle and high school level bookkeepers will receive an | District and school leaders will screen for additional qualities such as leadership skills, facilitation skills, and specific pedagogy skills determined to be needed by teachers at each individual school. | The district estimates the bonus payments will total approximately $60,000.00 for the 2023-2024 school year. | The bonus is estimated to be approximately less than 1% of salary expenditures. |

## Table 3

|  | pay a stipend to teacher leaders to serve as building liaisons at their school for social- emotional learning training. Hickman County will pay a stipend for teacher leaders that serve as child abuse coordinators and foster care liaisons in school buildings, as required in T.C.A. Hickman County will pay a stipend to bookkeepers at the middle and high school level to complete the additional responsibilities of student instructional clubs, competitions, scholarships, and athletic programs. | additional $5,000.00 per year for additional bookkeeping requirements and responsibilities. |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Education* | The District will continue to pay for education training infive lanes: Bachelors, Masters, Masters | Compensation is given as a base pay increase. Qualifying teachers, depending on their degree, receive an increase of | All teachers are eligible. All teachers participate. | The District estimates that the degree increase will be $15,000.00 for the 2023-2024 school | The cost will be less than 1% of salary expenditures. |

## Table 4

|  | +30/45, Ed.S and Doctorate. | $1,000.00 - $3,000.00. |  | year. |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Experience* | The District will continue to pay for experience up to 30 years of experience. | Each year a teacher earns a base step increase as indicated on the salary schedule. | All teachers are eligible. All teachers participate. | The District estimates that the 2023-2024 step experience increase will be approximately $250,000.00. | The cost will be less than 3% of salary expenditures. |