2004 Compensation Study Delivers 9,731 pages...The Truth is Missing

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2004DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

COMPENSATION STUDY


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Reanee Ellis, Ph.D.r

January 2 6, 2 01 2

Mr. Walter WoodsDeKalb County School System1701 Mountain Industrial BoulevardStone Mountain, Georgia 30083Dear Mr. Woods:I wish to begin this communication by telling you that I think that you and other members of the newsenior leadership team in the DeKalb County School System (DCSS)are doing an outstanding job. I knowthat your task is difficult but I t ruly believe that you are on the right track.I want to preface my comments with that sincere expression because I hope that you will not view thecomments that follow as those of a disgruntled former employee. Admittedly, I am disappointed with acomment that you recently made to a WSB-2 news reporter in response to an inquiry about the 2004DCSSCompensation and Classification (Comp & Class) Study but I a91 certainly not in opposition toanything I have heard about Dr. Cheryl Atkinson's gO-Day Action TheOltof Change.I am specifically referring to your response to a reporter who asked' you why the school districtexpended funds to conduct another assessment of positions when a Comp Class study had previouslybeen conducted by Ernst and Young. As you are probably aware, I served as the project manager for thatstudy. Although I did not ask to serve in that capacity, I eventually embraced the additional assignmentfor several reasons:

1. It provided an opportunity for me to further develop my talent as a human capital managementadministrator;

2. I believed that there was a need to: (A) review and update all of the position descriptions, (B)generate' positions descriptions where none existed for current positions; and (C) determine if. .the salaries associated with the positions were market appropriate and/or competit ive.

3. I believed that there was redundancy in positions and felt that an objective assessment from acreditable vendor could assist the district in resolving this.

I worked on this project in addition to my normal duties until the then-Superintendent made the Comp Class study my primary assignment so that we could complete the project. The DCSSand Ernst and

, Young teams did complete the project and ALL of the deliverables as outlined in the RFPwere met andprovided to the then-Superintendent and the then-Associate Superintendent for Human Resou rces .

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So to hear you respond to a reporter this morning with, ...a study that w a s completed in 2004 Wouldnot be usable at this time andit was not produced to the level it needed to be back then greatly-'disturbed me.I do agree that a Comp and Class Study that was completed in 2004 would likely be invalid at this time.Ideally, such studies should be completed at least every five years. I DO NOT agree that the study wasnot delivered at a level that was needed at the time. As previously stated herein, ALL of thedeliverables outlined in the relevant RFP were met.It is widely known that Iserved as the project manager for the Comp Class Study that you referencedin your comment. It is also widely known that Iwas not a member of the Family and Friends programand greatly prided myself on not being a part of that group and on having impeccable integrity andethics. Ihave and continue to provide ethics training and training on the implementation of Comp Class Studies. So Ihope that you can understand why Iwas taken aback when Iheard your commentsthis morning and feel compelled to provide this response.You should also be advised that earlier this year, Iprovided Dr. Jamie Wilson, Chief Human ResourcesOfficer in your school district, with documentation from the Comp ClassStudy upon his request. Iammore than happy to provide you with anything you might need that I still have in my possession. If I donot have what you desire, Ihave retained contact information for the Ernst Young Senior ProjectManager for the Comp Class Study. Iam also willing to share that information with you.As previously stated, I hope that you and Dr. Atkinson will not view this as a criticism of you, Dr. ,Atkinson or the fine work I believe your team is attempting. Igenuinely hope that you will be successful.However, Ihope that you understand that Ihave worked extremely hard to develop and maintain mywidely respected professional good name and my reputation as a leader in our state HumanResources organization. I do not wish to have my good name or reputation maligned in any way.Thank you for taking the time to read this communication. If I can ever be of any assistance to you,please do not hesitate to contact me by using the information below:

Dr. Reanee Ivey Ellis

Cordially,

Reanee Ellis, Ph.D.cc: Dr. Cheryl Atkinson, Superintendent, DeKalb County School System


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10/30/13 Grnail - Open Records Request

Open Records Request

Rafferty lice To: [email protected] Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:20 A

October 28, 2013

Dear Ms. Davis,

This is in response to your open records request dated October 23, 2013 and received in our office onOctober 24, 2013. Specifically, you are requesting, all files, records, and other documents in yourpossessions that refer or relate to the information concerning the request for the people who retiredwith two job positions and with retirements over $100,000 from the DeKalb County School System.

Georgia law [O.C.G.A. 47-1-14(b)(4)] exempts from public disclosure retirement system recordscontaining business, financial and personal information .. Therefore, we cannot provide you with thefinancial information you have requested. Additionally, TRS records do not contain data on multiple jobpositions.

I am also attaching a copy of your open records request received in our office on October 1, 2013, along with ourresponse which was faxed to you on October 4, 2013.

Itrust this is responsive to your request. Please contact me if Ican provide additional information or clarification.

Sincerely,

Alice R. RaffertyExecutive AssistantTeachers Retirement System of Georgia(ph) 404-352-6500; (fax) 404-352-6539alice. [email protected]

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ui .~MemorandumTo: Jeffrey L. Ezell, Executive D irecto r and Teachers Retirem en t System of G eorgi acc: Restore DeKa lb , D ia nn Green, T on ia M o rris a nd a ll a pp ro pr ia te p ar tie sFrom : V io la DavisDate: 9127/2013Re: Open Reco rds Request for the People who retired w ith tw o job positions and w ith retirem ent

. o ve r 100,000 from the D eK alb C ou nty Schoo l S y st em .

Op en Rec o r d s R eq u es t fo r t h e Peo ple w ho r e t i r ed with t w o j o b p os i t i o n s an d w it hr et ir em e n ts o v er 100 000 f r o m th e DeK aib Co un ty Sc ho o l Sy s tem

Pursuant to the G eorg ia Open Reco rds Law (O.C .G .A 50-18~ 70 e t seq .) (the Law ) and/or F reedom ofIn fo rm atio n A ct, you are here by requested to m ake available fo r rev iew and copying all files,records, and other docum en ts in you r possessions that refer or relate to the inform ation concerningthe requ est for the peo ple who retired w ith tw o job positions and w ith retirem ents over 100 ,00 0from th e De,Kalb C ou nty S cho ol S yste m.If this request is d en ie d in whole or in pa rt, w e ask that you cite in w r iting the specif ic statutorye xemptio n u po n Wh ic h yo u have relied, as required by law. We also as k that y ou r el ea se a l l s epar a tepo rtio ns o f o th erw ise e xe mpt m ate ria l. P le ase w aive an y costs associate d w ith this request, o r firstinform us abou t such costs as required by G eo rgia la w.A s you know , the Law requ ires a response by you w ithin three business days o f your receip t of th isletter and provides sanctions fo r non-com pliance. I look forw ard to hearin g from you . W e can bereached at 770-256-0034 o r v ia em a il a tR e sto reD eK a lb@gmai .com. We n or m ally re qu es t our OpenRecords Request be answ ered through the em ail; how ever, w e w ere in fo rm ed that th is agency has noem ail, P lease send the reply to ou r O pen Records Request to fax nu mb er 404-297-5840 a nd in fo rmu s via te le ph on e a t 77 0-25 6 00 34 .

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IIIe a c h e r sR e t i r emen tSy s tem o fGeo r g i aProv id ing a future you can depend on

Jeffrey L. EzellE xe cu ti ve D irector

October 1, 2013VIA FAX(404) 297-5840

Ms. Viola DavisCommunity MissionaryRestore DeKalbDear Ms. Davis,This letter is in response to your open records request received in our office on October 1, 2013.Specifically, you are requesting, a files, records, and other documents in your possessions thatrefer or relate to the information concerning the request for the people who retired with two jobpositions and with retirements over $100,000 from the DeKalb County School System.Georgia law [O.C.G.A. 47-1-14(b)(4)] exempts from public disclosure retirement system recordscontaining business, financial and personal information. Therefore, we cannot provide you with thefinancial information you have requested. Additionally, TRS records do not contain data on multiplejob positions.I trust this is responsive to your request. Please contact me if I can provide additional information orclarification.Sincerely,

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Two Northside 75, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA30318 Ph: 404-352-6523 Fax: 404-352-6539 www.trsga.com


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I2~MemonmdrnnTo: Jeffrey L. Ezell, Executive Director and Teachers Retirement System of GeorgiaCC: Restore DeKalb, Diann Green, Tonia Morris and all appropriate partiesFrom: Viola DavisDate: 10/23/2013R e : Open Records Request for the People who retired with two job positions and with retirement

over 100,000 from the DeKalb County School System - Second Request.

O p en R ec o rd s R eq u es t for the P eo p le w h o r et i r ed w i th tw o jo b p o s i t i o n s an d w i t hre t i rements o v e r 1 00 0 00 from t h e DeK alb Co u n ty Sc h oo l Sy s tem - Sec o nd R eq u es t .P6ts~t'to the Georgia Open Records Law (O.C.G.A 50-18-70 et seq.) (the Law) and/or Freedom ofInf~6n Act, you are here by requested to make available for review and copying all files,nioids>and other documents in your possessions that refer or relate to the infonnation concerning. tlip i~ 10r the people who retired with two job positions and with retirements over 100,000~~J~~;~Kalb County School System.'It'rl:quest is denied in whole or in part, we ask that you cite in writing the specific statutorye . x 'e tp i j o n upon which you have relied, as required by law. We also ask that you release all separatep O i ( ;D S of otherwise exempt material Please waive any costs associated with this request, or firstinform us about such costs as required by Georgia law.As you know, the Law requires a response by you within three business days of your receipt of thisletter and provides sanctions for non-compliance. Iook forward to hearing from you. We can bereached at 770-256-0034 or via email [email protected]. We normally request our OpenRecords Request be answered through the email; however, we were informed that this agency has noemaiI. Please send the reply to our Open Records Request to ta x number 404-297-5840 and informus via telephone at 770-256-0034.

. ~~Viola DavisCommunity Missionary

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e aib Co u n t yS c n o o l District

DeKalb County Schools Board PolicyGAG Exhibit I : Staff Conflict of InterestAll District employees are required to disclose, on an annual basis, whetherthey are a relative of any other current District employee, including theSuperintendent or current member of the Board of Education. Additionally,employees are required to disclose, in writing, to the District if they areemployed by a vendor approved to do business with the District. Failure todisclose this information may result in disciplinary action, up to andincluding, termination.

VENDOR DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FORMI verify that I am employed with a vendor approved to do business with theDeKalb County School District.Vendor Name _Vendor Tax Identification Number _Position Held with Vendor _Number of Hours Worked Per Week with Vendor _

Employee Signature DateEmployee Identification Number _

Forward this form to the Division of Human Resources Employee RecordsDepartment.

Please keep a copy for yourself.

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