Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Compensation for Culinary Chef/Instructors for Additional Hours Worked (Career and Technical Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request approval of the Agreement for Culinary Services (ACS) to provide the culinary chef/instructor at the high schools and career centers with compensation for additional hours worked to fulfill individual catering event work orders beyond the normal teacher contract work day.

This agreement has been developed by a committee made up of culinary arts teachers and district staff and approved by the Classroom Teacher’s Association (CTA). The committee members are attached. For many years culinary chef/instructors have spent additional hours performing duties to provide student’s work-based experiences outside the normal working hours without compensation. The proposal for compensation is based on the number of additional hours required either at the school site and/or off campus to complete the requested services. These events require the supervision of students who are applying “real-world” culinary skills.

The ACS form (attached) will be signed by the chef/instructor and the client and attached to the work order. The ACS form will denote the number of additional hours required at the hourly fee of $25, plus fringe , for the chef/instructor to fulfill the work order. The number of hours and total cost will be agreed on prior to the start work. Funds received from the client for the additional hours will be used to compensate the chef/instructor through the payroll department at the rate of $25 per hour, plus fringe rate.

If approved, the effective date for this agreement for compensation to the culinary chef/instructor will be February 1, 2008.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

Goal 5 - The district will eliminate the FCAT achievement gap by a minimum of 10 percentage points as reported by No Child Left Behind.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

The Agreement for Culinary Services (ACS) form (attached) will be reviewed by the district's forms committee. The ACS form will be attached to the work order and signed by the chef/instructor and the client denoting the number of additional hours required at the hourly fee of $25, plus fringe, for the chef/instructor to fulfill the work order. Funds received from the client for the additional hours will be used to compensate the chef/instructor through the payroll department at the rate of $25 per hour, plus fringe rate.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Joyce Conner-Eary, Supervisor, Family and Consumer Sciences

Pamela Campbell-Peralta
General Director, Career and Technical Education
(813) 231-1860
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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