As per Policy 6.914, compensatory time may be provided to administrators who are exempt from overtime pay.  In lieu of compensatory time, a waiver is requested in order to provide a supplement for one administrator working on critical RTTT project work on the student growth model component that must be completed prior to the end of the school year.

The nature of the RTTT work requires highly specialized knowledge and expertise in data system design, statistical modeling and analyses.  It is estimated that completion of the work may take 400 hours and cannot be completed during regular hours without compromising existing department operations.  Provision of compensatory time is not feasible in that the accrued hours could not be used prior to the end of the school year.  Hiring external consultants who are not familiar with the district's internal data systems would require extensive support from our own staff and would extend the time frame for project completion which, in turn, may result in the district not meeting the state's deadlines for deliverables.  The most efficient and practical option is to use the expertise of current staff to perform the work on non-duty days.

RTTT funds will be used to compensate the administrator per pay period based number of work hours documented and the completion of required project deliverables.  The waiver is requested through June 30, 2011.