No one should argue that teachers do not need and deserve salary increases because of both inflation and the demands of parents and school leadership during […]
All faculty salary systems, no matter how they are constructed originally, become corrupt over time. The signs of rigidity and inflexibility are obvious: “work arounds” that […]
Most independent and international school have dated salary systems such as a public school, lock-step longevity base scale with options to move laterally with more graduate […]
“Best practice”, right? Not in the opinion of this Consultant who has seen firsthand the damage that these two practices can bring about for schools, heads […]
Over the past 30 years, as part of Littleford & Associates work with schools on salary system design, benefits and evaluation protocols, John Littleford has interviewed […]
Years ago, school leaders began to explore the concept of a career ladder or a banding system as an alternative to individually negotiated salaries or lock […]
In response to the pandemic, some schools are furloughing teachers, freezing pay increases, reducing benefits, and in some cases cutting salaries. At the same time, schools […]
I. The Big Picture Many independent schools have been experiencing strong fund raising and endowment growth. Many, but not all, are also experiencing strong enrollment demand. […]
Most teachers, in our experience, when asked the value of their total compensation package, focus on the cash portion of their compensation. What do they leave […]
Littleford & Associates has worked with almost 3000 schools in 30 years to help them design mission-based salary systems that focus on workload, salary system models […]
