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    • Parent/Family Programs
    • School Calendar
    • Tuition Information
    • Scholarship Information
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  • About
    • Our COVID-19 Response
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    • Apply
    • Administrative Assistant
    • One-to-One Preschool Aide
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    • [Hourly] Apprentice Teacher/Maestros Aprendices Job Description
    • [Hourly] Flex Teacher Job Description
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Pay & Benefits / Pago y Beneficios

Pay Rubric

Pagar Rúbrica

To promote equity and provide a path for growth at our schools, we follow a pay rubric. The rubric uses the employee's role at Apple Playschools, professional experience, and education background to determine a level and starting pay rate. After that rate is determined and an employee is hired, employees are able to earn raises through advancing their skills and studies, applying for a promotion, tenure on the Apple Playschools team, or through organization-wide discretionary increases passed by the Board of Directors.
Para promover la equidad y proporcionar un camino para el crecimiento en nuestras escuelas, seguimos una rúbrica salarial. La rúbrica utiliza el rol del empleado en Apple Playschools, la experiencia profesional y los antecedentes educativos para determinar un nivel y una tasa de pago inicial. Una vez que se determina esa tarifa y se contrata a un empleado, los empleados pueden ganar aumentos mediante el avance de sus habilidades y estudios, la solicitud de un ascenso, la permanencia en el equipo de Apple Playschools o ganar aumentos a través de aumentos discrecionales en toda la organización aprobados por la Junta Directiva.
Staff Role
​Level 1
4-6  Points 
​Level 2
7-10  Points
​Level 3
11- 15 Points
Level 4
16-20 Points
​Intern
$12/hour
no benefits
n/a
n/a
n/a
​Flex
$14/hour
$29,120/year
$14.25/hour
$29,640​/year
$14.50/hour
​$30,160/year
$14.75/hour
​$30,680​/year
​Substitute*
$15/hour
no benefits, set schedule or minimum hours
n/a
n/a
n/a
Apprentice
$15/hour
$31,200​/year
$15.25/hour
​$31,720​/year
$15.50/hour
​$32,240​/year
$15.75/hour
​$32,760​/year
Mentor-in-Training
$16/hour
​$33,280​/year
$16.50/hour
$34,320​/year
$17/hour
​$35,360​/year
$17.50/hr
$36,400​/year
Mentor
$18/hour
​$37,440​/year
$19/hour
​$39,520​/year
$20/hour
$41,600​/year
$21/hour
​$43,680​/year
Leader-in-Training
$21.25/hr
$44,200/​year 
​$21.50/hr
$44,720/year
​$21.75/hr
$45,240/year 
$22.00/hr
$45,760/year 
​Assistant Director
​$22.25/hr
$46,280/year 
​$22.50/hr
$46,800/year 
$22.75/hr
$47,320/year 
​$23.00/hr
$47,840/year 
​Program Director***
​​$48,880-$50,960 / year
$49,920-52,000 / year
$50,960-53,040 / year
$52,000-54,080 / year
Yearly salaries listed above are estimated for people working full time (40 hours per week), year round. 
*Substitute teachers work as-needed. Because Substitutes are not eligible for benefits and are not guaranteed hours, they are paid a flat hourly rate. 
​**Because our team at Manzanitas Spanish Immersion Playschool is double the size of our other schools, the higher end of this range represents the pay rate for a Program Director at Manzanitas.
***Flex teachers working a regular schedule of less than 20 hours/week or for a pre-determined temporary period of less than 90 days, such as  staff working seasonally, are eligible to receive +$1 to their pay rate since they are NOT subs, but are ineligible for benefits.
Los salarios anuales enumerados anteriormente se estiman para personas que trabajan a tiempo completo (40 horas por semana), durante todo el año.
*Los maestros sustituto​s trabajan según sea necesario. Debido a que los sustitutos no son elegibles para los beneficios y no se les garantizan las horas, se les paga una tarifa fija por hora.
**Debido a que nuestro equipo en Manzanitas Spanish Immersion Playschool es el doble del tamaño de nuestras otras escuelas, el extremo más alto de este rango representa la tarifa de pago para un Director de programa en Manzanitas.​

***Los maestros "Flex" que trabajan en un horario regular de menos de 20 horas a la semana o por un período temporal predeterminado de menos de 90 días, como el personal que trabaja por temporadas, son elegibles para recibir + $ 1 a su tarifa de pago ya que NO son suscriptores, pero no son elegibles para recibir beneficios.

Benefits

  • Accrued paid time off starting at 8 days per year. Paid Time Off may not be taken during mandatory in-service or the first 3 weeks of September, January and May.
  • 8.5 paid holidays (New Years Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Friday After Thanksgiving and the Wednesday afternoon before, Christmas Day), paid at a rate that is equal to the average hours worked in a day.
  • Paid scheduled closures (~7 days at winter break, ~5 days at spring break, ~2 days at fall break) granted after the completion of the 90-day probationary period.
  • For employees working 30 or more hours a week who have completed their probationary period, Apple Playschools offers enrollment in a Network Health Benefit Plan (i.e. HMO) for  employees and their dependents. In addition Apple Playschools provides a cost-share toward the Employee’s monthly premium. Eligibility requirements and details about health care options shall be in accordance with our Benefits Enrollment Guide.
  • Approximately 50% tuition reduction through the Apple Playschools Child Care Benefit (Child Care provided through Apple Playschools). 
  • Approximately 7 paid in-service days annually.
  • Employee assistance program offering short-term loans, mental health support, legal assistance, etc.
  • Paid family and bereavement leave.***
  • Retirement matching. ***
  • Flexible schedule with approval of program director and executive director.
  • TEACH Scholarship for qualifying students.
***For staff working 30 hours or more.

Central Administrative Staff

Beneficios

  • Tiempo libre pagado acumulado a partir de 8 días por año. El tiempo libre pagado no se puede tomar durante el servicio obligatorio o las primeras 3 semanas de septiembre, enero y mayo.
  • 8 días festivos pagados (Año Nuevo, Día de los Caídos, Juneteenth, Día de la Independencia, Día del Trabajo, Acción de Gracias, Viernes después del Día de Acción de Gracias y la tarde del miercoles antes, Día de Navidad), pagados a una tasa equivalente al promedio de horas trabajadas en un día.
  • Cierres programados pagados (~ 7 días en las vacaciones de invierno, ~ 5 días en las vacaciones de primavera, ~ 2 días en las vacaciones de otoño) otorgados después de la finalización del período de prueba de 90 días.
  • Para los empleados que trabajan 30 o más horas a la semana y que han completado su período de prueba, Apple Playschools ofrece la inscripción en un Plan de beneficios de salud de la red (es decir, HMO) para empleados y sus dependientes. Además, Apple Playschools proporciona un costo compartido para la prima mensual del Empleado. Los requisitos de elegibilidad y los detalles sobre las opciones de atención médica se ajustarán a nuestra Guía de inscripción de beneficios.
  • Aproximadamente un 50% de reducción en la matrícula a través del beneficio de cuidado infantil de Apple Playschools (cuidado infantil proporcionado a través de Apple Playschools).
  • Aproximadamente 7 días pagados en servicio al año.
  • Programa de asistencia al empleado que ofrece préstamos a corto plazo, apoyo de salud mental, asistencia legal, etc.
  • Licencia familiar remunerada y por duelo.***
  • Coincidencia de jubilación***
  • Horario flexible con aprobación del director del programa y director ejecutivo.
  • Beca TEACH para estudiantes calificados
*** Para el personal que trabaja 30 horas o más.

Personal Administrativo Central

Central Administrative Staff are paid at competitive rates in the local nonprofit sector, and pay rate per position varies. They are eligible for the same benefits listed above. Our Executive Director currently makes $74,200.00 annually and accrues 20 PTO days per year, but otherwise is eligible for the same benefits as other full-time staff members.
El personal administrativo central recibe un salario competitivo en el sector local sin fines de lucro y el salario por puesto varía. Son elegibles para los mismos beneficios enumerados anteriormente. Nuestra Directora Ejecutiva actualmente gana $ 74,200.00 anualmente y acumula 20 días de PTO por año, pero de lo contrario es elegible para los mismos beneficios que otros miembros del personal a tiempo completo.

Green Apple Garden Lower Playschool

Green Apple Garden Upper Playschool

Manzanitas Spanish Immersion Playschool

Laura Wolfe, Director
734-773-3182
2664 Miller Rd. 
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Brandi Siemers, Director
734-369-6563
​
511 Miller Ave. 
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Leticia Diaz-Gonzalez, Director
734-975-9104
2626 Packard St. 
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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