MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Early Education and Care
FROM: Sharon Scott-Chandler, Chairperson, Board of Early Education and Care
DATE: June 3, 2008
SUBJECT: Acting Commissioner’s Salary
At our March 11, 2008 meeting, we voted to appoint Amy Kershaw, Deputy Commissioner for Programs, to serve as Acting Commissioner of Early Education and Care until a permanent Commissioner is named and takes office. Acting Commissioner Kershaw assumed the position on March 31, 2008.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 15D, Section 4, the Board of Early Education and Care shall establish the Commissioner’s salary. Former Commissioner Reale’s salary, as determined by the Board, was $131,670.76, based on her experience and consistent outstanding performance evaluations by the Board. In light of the significant responsibilities Amy Kershaw is assuming as Acting Commissioner, her experience and high performance evaluation ratings, and in alignment with benchmark percentage increases established by the Commonwealth for agency managers, I recommend that the Board increase her salary by 15% to an annual rate of $115,834.69, effective March 31, 2008, and for the duration of her term as Acting Commissioner.
Attached for your consideration is a motion to establish the Acting Commissioner’s salary as recommended above.