Brenda Chriss, Kim DeLaughder Chris diMuro, Julie Fritz-Rubert August 7, 2014 INTRODUCTION TO STEP-PLUS College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

Brenda Chriss, Kim DeLaughderChris diMuro, Julie Fritz-Rubert

August 7, 2014

INTRODUCTION TO STEP-PLUS

College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Overview – Step Plus

• How did we get here?

• Three committees – looking at streamlining• Academic Taskforce on Simplifying the Academic

Merit and Promotion Process (STAPP)• Academic Personnel Streamlining

Implementation Workgroup (APSIW)• Joint Senate-Administrative Workgroup on Step

Plus Policies and Procedures (SAWSPPP)

• Senate voted and approved the Step Plus System in June 2014

• Implementation 2014-15


Overview – Goal of Step Plus

• Reduce the number of actions.

• Reduce workload.

• Level the playing field -- encourage more reserved faculty to seek accelerations (1.5 Steps or greater).


So… What does it all mean?

• Applies to Senate Faculty in CA&ES.

• Faculty reviewed on normative time ONLY for merits.

• 2 years for all Asst Prof’s and Assoc Prof’s thru Step 3

• 3 years for Assoc Prof’s Step 4 thru Prof 8

• 4 years for Prof’s 9 and Above Scale

• Appointments will be made only on whole steps.


So… What does it all mean?

• The Exceptions

• Promotions -- faculty may accelerate in time.• Reminder: Advancement from Prof step 5-6 or

step 9- Above Scale is a MERIT, therefore must be on normative time.

• May seek an action immediately following a: • Deferral • Denial• Five-Year Review – unless the review resulted in

advancement.


So…. What is Step Plus?

• Faculty can be reviewed for more than a 1 step merit (i.e. 1.0 step, 1.5 steps, 2.0 steps, etc.).

• A new Step Plus salary scale has been created that has steps and half steps.

• Faculty members who receive more than a 1 step merit will also receive a temporary salary supplement that will remain in effect for the normative time for the step they were awarded.• This temporary supplement is to compensate faculty so

there is no salary loss due to the elimination of accelerations in time.


Phased Implementation of Step Plus

• Three year phased implementation from 2014-15 to 2016-17

• A faculty member may pursue an “acceleration in time” for their first action only during the three year phased implementation.

• A faculty member may request an “acceleration in time” in whole step increments only.

• If a faculty member pursues a 2-year “acceleration in time” in 2014-2015 that results in a denial, they are not eligible to pursue a merit again until 2016-2017 in normative time.


Step Plus – Guidelines for Advancement

• 1.0 Step Advancement

• Requires a balanced record, appropriate for rank and step, with evidence of good accomplishments in all areas of review.

• All Academic Senate faculty can expect to advance at normal rates, unless a major flaw in their performance is evident.

• Service duties are expected to increase as faculty advance in rank and step.




• Requires a strong record in all three areas of review, with outstanding achievement in at least one area of review across research or creative work, teaching, and service.

• Outstanding achievement in one area may not qualify a candidate for a 1.5 step advancement if performance in another area does not meet UC Davis standards.

• The dossier should articulate the grounds for an acceleration beyond simple numerical tabulations, focusing on impact and significance of work, awards, etc.




• Requires a strong record in all three areas of review, with outstanding performance in at least two areas.

• In most cases, one of those areas will be scholarly and creative activity, however, in rare cases exceptional performance in two other areas may warrant this unusual advancement.

• 2-step advancement should be considered for individuals who would have accelerated every year under the previous system.

• Reviewed by CAP and the Vice Provost has final decision authority.



• Beyond 2-Step Advancements

• Requires an exceptionally strong and balanced record, highlighted by extraordinary levels of achievement in two areas (including research and creative activity), and excellent contributions in the third area.

• These advancements will be extremely rare.




• Larger than Normal Above-Scale Advancements

• Requires an exceptionally strong record of excellence in all three areas of review, with exceptional achievement in research and creative work, and outstanding performance in at least one additional area of review.

• The criteria for merit increases are steep at this high rank.



UC Davis Step Plus Salary Scales

• The UCD Step Plus Salary Tables are the UC System-wide salary scales, with the addition of half-steps between Assistant Professor, Step 2, and Professor, Above Scale.

• Includes the Step Plus Increment and the Step Plus Temporary Supplement.



• Step Plus Increment

• The Step Plus Increment is a salary component equal to half the difference between full steps which results when an appointee merits or promotes to a half step.

• The Step Plus Increment is already included in the Adjusted Scale salary on the Step Plus salary table.


UCD Step Plus Salary Scales

STEP PLUS/TABLE 1/ACADEMIC YEAR

Rank Step Annual Monthly

1 $71,600 $5,966.67

1.5 $73,300 $6,108.33 $1,700 $141.67

2 $75,000 $6,250.002.5 $77,100 $6,425.00 $2,100 $175.00

3 $79,200 $6,600.003.5 $81,600 $6,800.00 $2,400 $200.00

4 $84,000 $7,000.004.5 $87,250 $7,270.83 $3,250 $270.83

5 $90,500 $7,541.675.5 $93,900 $7,825.00 $3,400 $283.33

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• The Step Plus Temporary Supplement

• Compensates for salary lost due to eliminating accelerations in time.

• Awarded only for advancements of 1.5 steps or greater.

• For the period of normative time for the step.

• Above Scale faculty

• Eligible if their above scale merit is approved as a greater than 5% [default] salary increase.



• The Step Plus Temporary Supplement

• Equal to 25% of the difference between the newly achieved full step and the next lower full step.

• Is not included in the Adjusted Scale salary on the Step Plus salary table.


Step Plus Salary Scales – Temporary Supplement

STEP PLUS SYSTEM TABLE 2‐

FACULTY LADDER RANKS PROFESSOR SERIES- FISCAL YEAR‐ ‐

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Rank Step Annual Monthly Salary

1 $83,000 $6,916.67 $1,000 $83.33 $84,0001.5 $85,000 $7,083.33 $1,000 $83.33 $86,000

2 $87,000 $7,250.00 $1,000 $83.33 $88,0002.5 $89,400 $7,450.00 $1,000 $83.33 $90,400

3 $91,800 $7,650.00 $1,200 $100.00 $93,0003.5 $94,650 $7,887.50 $1,200 $100.00 $95,850

4 $97,500 $8,125.00 $1,425 $118.75 $98,9254.5 $101,300 $8,441.67 $1,425 $118.75 $102,725

5 $105,100 $8,758.33 $1,900 $158.33 $107,0005.5 $108,950 $9,079.17 $1,900 $158.33 $110,850

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UC Davis – Step Plus Voting Guidelines

• General Voting Principles:

• Candidates should be evaluated for a more than one-step advancement when performance exceeds normal expectations.

• Step Plus does not supersede departmental voting procedures, nor mandate particular voting methods.

• Whatever method the department adopts must assure that all candidates are treated consistently.

• The candidate must select the proposed action set forth in the department recommendation.



Voting Models Options

• Model 1• Faculty members vote on each of the three options:

1, 1.5 and 2.0 steps.

• The candidate chooses which votes should be included and discussed in the department letter, and the advancement level to be proposed.

• This option would require comments to be separated for each vote.




• Model 2• Faculty members vote once to select whichever

advancement option (1.0, 1.5, or 2.0) seems most appropriate, given the candidate’s record.

• The distribution of votes and the faculty comments go forward in the department letter, along with a recommendation for the level of advancement selected by the candidate.




• Model 3• The candidate decides which advancement options

should be voted on by his/her peers.

• Based on those votes, the candidate chooses which votes to include and discuss in the department letter, and the advancement level to be proposed.




• Model 4• The department always votes on the regular merit

(1.0 step) and presents that vote in the department letter.

• The candidate decides whether any other advancement options should be voted on by his/her peers.

• Based on those votes, the candidate chooses which votes (other than the 1.0-step regular merit) should be included and discussed in the department letter, and the advancement level to be proposed.


Step Plus Scenarios









Professor (FY), Step 6=$140,400Two years at step/Next "normal" merit due 2015-16

Scenario #1

Academic Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21One Two Three Four Five Six

Current System with One-year Acceleration in timeRank/StepAnnual Base salary $151,900 $151,900 $151,900 $164,500 $164,500 $164,500Cumulative Salary $151,900 $303,800 $455,700 $620,200 $784,700 $949,200

Step PlusRank/Step Professor, Step 6Annual Base Salary $140,400 $158,200 $158,200 $158,200 $171,350 $171,350Temporary Supplement $2,875 $2,875 $2,875Cumulative Salary $140,400 $301,475 $462,550 $623,625 $794,975 $966,325

Profesor, Step 8.5Professor, Step 7.5

Professor, Step 7 Professor, Step 8


Scenario #2

Academic Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21One Two Three Four Five Six

Current System with One-year Acceleration in timeRank/StepAnnual Base salary $151,900 $151,900 $151,900 $171,350 $171,350 $171,350Temporary Supplement $3,150 $3,150 $3,150Cumulative Salary $151,900 $303,800 $455,700 $630,200 $804,700 $979,200

Step PlusRank/Step Professor, Step 6Annual Base Salary $140,400 $158,200 $158,200 $158,200 $178,200 $178,200Temporary Supplement $2,875 $2,875 $2,875 $3,425 $3,425Cumulative Salary $140,400 $301,475 $462,550 $623,625 $805,250 $986,875

Professor, Step 7.5 Profesor, Step 9

Professor, Step 7 Professor, Step 8.5

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Brenda Chriss, Kim DeLaughder Chris diMuro, Julie Fritz-Rubert August 7, 2014 INTRODUCTION TO STEP-PLUS College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences