Board of Education Compensation Commission
Created
Established by Maryland House Bill 150, eff. 10/1/18. Maryland Code, Local Government Article, Division 5 Other Local Entities, Title 28 (Sec. 28-1A-01 et seq.), Salary Study Commissions, Subtitle 1a, Montgomery County Board of Education Compensation Commission.
View the Legislation that established the Montgomery County Board of Education Compensation Commission.
Purpose
The five-member Commission will study the salaries of members of the Montgomery County Board of Education. The Commission will issue a report to the members of the Montgomery County Delegation to the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2019, and every four years thereafter, regarding its recommendations for the appropriate compensation for members of the County Board, including any additional stipend for the President of the County Board, and a scholarship amount to be awarded to a student member who completes a full term on the County Board, which would be applied toward the student’s higher education costs.
Membership
The Executive must appoint, subject to confirmation by the Council, five residents of Montgomery County. Members may not be employed by the Montgomery County Board of Education; or have a relative who is a member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. Members serve 4-year terms (initially staggered). The Committee consists of five residents of Montgomery County appointed by the Montgomery County Council and confirmed by the Montgomery County Executive. The current members of the Commission are:
- Ting Chau
- Jaye Espy, Chair
- Jennifer Sawin
- Mark Spradley, Vice Chair
- Jason Washington
Meeting Agenda
- December 23, 2019 - Teleconference
- December 18, 2019 - Teleconference
- December 16, 2019
- December 9, 2019
- December 2, 2019
- November 25, 2019
- November 18, 2019
- November 16, 2019 - Teleconference
- November 4, 2019
- October 29, 2019 - Teleconference
- October 28, 2019
- October 21, 2019
- October 14, 2019
- October 7, 2019
- September 30, 2019
Meeting Dates and Location
Check the BECC Calendar to find details about meeting dates and location.
The Commission generally meets every Monday at the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street – 2nd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850
Commission meeting minutes are posted once they are approved by the Commissioners.
2019 Meeting Minutes(PDF)
Resources
- Montgomery County Public Schools - Office of Shared Accountability - 2017-2018 Schools at a Glance
- # of students: 161,460; projected to increase to 168,000 in FY24 (p. 438)
- # schools: 206 ES (preK-5), 134 MS (6-8), 40 HS in the FY18 At A Glance
- Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher Salary Schedules
- Delegate salary $50,330. In 2016 it was $43,500.
- Washington Post, “Montgomery delegates propose salary boost for school board members” January 2, 2013
- There was compensation commission for delegate compensation
- General Assembly of Maryland, Department of Legislative Services, General Assembly Compensation Commission, 2017
- Agendas, minutes and research materials:
- County Council salary: $128,519
- Agendas, minutes and research materials:
- Montgomery County Executive Compensation Study, January 28, 2016
- Los Angeles Times, “L.A. school board salaries more than double to $125,000 a year” July 10, 2017
In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bill authorizing Montgomery County to establish the Montgomery County Board of Education Compensation Commission ("Compensation Commission") to study the compensation provided to members of the Montgomery County Board of Education (the "Board") and to submit a report with recommendations regarding the appropriate compensation for Board members, including recommendations, if any, regarding (i) any additional stipend for the president of the Board and (ii) a scholarship amount to be awarded to the student Board member.
In order to conduct a comprehensive study, we need your help to gather data. The Compensation Commission requests that you kindly respond to the questions below.
BOE Compensation Survey Result
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, November 27, 2019
BOE Compensation Commissioners
Chair: Jaye Espy
Vice Chair: Mark Spradley
Commissioner: Ting Chau, Jennifer Sawin, Jason Washington
Contact
Dale Tibbitts
Special Assistant to County Executive Marc Elrich
dale.tibbitts@montgomerycountymd.gov
Phone: 240-777-2593