MFS Moorestown Friends School

Strategic Plan - Faculty/Staff Compensation/Benefits Goals

Moorestown Friends has significantly improved salaries and benefits over the past five years. Salaries are now above the median for peer independent schools and benefits are more competitive as well.   The findings phase of the planning process revealed, however, that issues relating to faculty compensation remain important.

Plan Goal #7

To attract, retain, and motivate the best faculty, staff, and administration.

Rationale

The market for top-notch faculty and staff is a competitive one, and the school's compensation system must enable the school to continue to attract and retain talented people.   In addition, the compensation system should serve to motivate faculty and staff by rewarding outstanding performance.

Strategies

•  Increase faculty salaries to reach the 80 th percentile of compensation in peer schools.

•  Develop, articulate, and communicate a clearly defined compensation and evaluation system that allows the Head of School some flexibility to make salary adjustments and reward strong growth and performance.

•  Consider administrative and staff salaries in a similar vein, ensuring a strong competitive position for hiring and retaining strong people and establishing a clearly understood evaluation system. 

Plan Goal #8

Provide benefits to support, encourage, and motivate faculty to grow professionally.

Rationale

The purpose of the benefits program should be to provide a health insurance plan for all employees desiring coverage and to provide important non-cash compensation that is beneficial to teachers and staff at various stages of seniority.   In addition, certain kinds of benefits should be used to encourage and support professional growth.

Strategies

  • Ascertain that all members of the staff have medical benefits either through MFS or through another plan.
  • Provide domestic partner benefits (in line with New Jersey's definition of “domestic partner” or that of other Friends schools).
  • Encourage faculty and staff to enroll their children at MFS either by applying for financial aid beyond the present policy for up to two children or by moving this program entirely to financial aid with special consideration for faculty and staff.
  • Develop an incentive package to include tuition reimbursement, professional development guidance and funding, school visits, summer stipends, etc.
  • Increase the percentage of faculty with advanced degrees to a majority of the faculty and enhance the compensation associated with that achievement.

 

 

 

 

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