Smart Strategies for Managing Charter School Salaries and Wages
Salaries and wages—excluding benefits—typically represent a significant share of an organization’s total budget. For charter schools, these costs often account for 55% to 65% of the budget, making effective pay management a critical strategic priority.
Charter schools often rely on common base pay practices that can create unnecessary costs and significant risks. Learn how to improve these practices while advancing market competitiveness, pay equity, and cost-effectiveness.
This session will address these questions and more:
- What are the key characteristics of a well-managed compensation program?
- What financial and regulatory risks can result from ineffective pay practices?
- What steps can your school take now to prevent costly employee compensation problems?
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Presented by
Jamie Alfonso Director, Human Resources Partner CharterSAFE
Jamie Alfonso, PHRca, Director, Human Resources Partner, for CharterSAFE, has almost 20 years of human resources experience supporting California schools and public agencies. Jamie provides HR consulting, and the CharterSAFE risk management team actively seek to educate and train members on best practices for safety and risk management. Jamie’s strong leadership in personnel management, employee benefits, HR strategy, and expertise in school finance and operations, is demonstrated in her previous role as CBO having earned USC’s School Business Management Certificate and a degree in Business Administration. Jamie offers a collaborative, solutions-driven approach to supporting charter schools and their teams.
Shari Dunn Gallagher
Shari Dunn, with a broad HR management background, innovatively designs and develops strategic base pay and incentive plans as well as performance management approaches. A University of California at Berkeley psychology graduate and veteran of McKinsey, Deloitte, and her own firm, CompAnalysis, which was acquired by Gallagher in 2010, she frequently presents at professional conferences and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Consulting Excellence by Consulting Magazine in 2022.
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