How APS processes the assignment
The memo places AFS work in Oracle Cloud Recruitment as a secondary assignment. Work may begin only after approval. Exceptions go to Total Rewards before compensation is discussed.
Aurora Public Schools · Colorado
AFS rates and the records needed to review them
The June 25, 2026 memo defines the published baseline. The study will compare rates and test how assignments and payments are handled.
HSG response to RFP B2728 · HR Compensation Consultant
What an AFS covers
“An Agreement for Services (AFS) provides compensation to employees, retirees, and non-contracted individuals for work performed outside their regular job duties”
Source: APS Standardized Agreement for Services Rates for 2026-27, June 25, 2026 memo, p. 1.
Employment requirements in the memo
AFS workers are APS employees and FLSA applies. Classified employees may earn overtime. Non-contracted workers need background checks and earn HFWA sick leave. ACA eligibility may qualify workers for health coverage. PERA working-retiree requirements apply.
Source: AFS memo, pp. 1 to 2.
2026-27 rates
HSG transcription of every numbered memo item, grouped in source order. The published memo governs eligibility and rate application.
Contracted licensed or Admin/PT employees (grants included)
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, pp. 2 to 3.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Licensed work beyond normal duties and outside the duty day | $32.64/hour |
| 2 | TOSA or other licensed employee as non-contracted athletic/activities director | $6,000 annual stipend |
| 3 | Professional development school clinical teacher for a university teacher candidate | Set stipend; originator enters days, weeks and amount. Contact Licensed Professional Learning. |
| 4 | Professional development school coordinator | $15,000 annual stipend |
| 5 | Licensed staff working days over contract under the CBA | Hourly based on per diem; contact Compensation Office. |
| 6 | Special Education staffing chairs | Varies; Article 11 of the CBA. |
| 7 | High school department chairs | Varies; Article 11 of the CBA. |
| 8 | AP/T project work beyond normal duties and outside the duty day | $35.70/hour |
| 9 | AP/T staff working days over contract in regular duties | Hourly based on per diem; contact Compensation Office. |
| 10 | Professional learning planning and facilitation | Set stipend; contact Licensed Professional Learning. |
| 11 | Mentoring, including alternative licensure candidates and principals | Set stipend; contact Licensed Professional Learning. |
| 12 | Secondary teacher teaching an additional class (six sections in place of five) | $5,000/semester |
| 13 | Special Education compensatory IEP paperwork outside the duty day | Hourly based on per diem; maximum 22.5 hours or three days/year. |
| 14 | Special Education compensatory IEP service delivery for shortages or coverage | Hourly based on per diem; contact Compensation Office. |
Contracted Classified employees (grants included)
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 3.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Similar work beyond the duty day, different supervisor and site, within the contract year | Hourly rate for hours over contract; overtime beyond 40 hours in a workweek. Otherwise no AFS is needed. |
| 2 | Different work beyond the duty day | Range of work performed; step equivalent to current position. |
| 3 | Licensed work with active CDE license or 5-year or 3-year substitute authorization | Differential pay up to $32.64/hour. |
| 4 | Grant coordination beyond normal duties and outside the duty day | $32.64/hour |
Pickens Technical College and Pathways, including retirees
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 3.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-health adjunct teaching and planning with CDE license, including PERA retirees | $35.70/hour |
| 2a | Health adjunct or clinical instructor, no degree | $35.70/hour |
| 2b | Health adjunct or clinical instructor, AA degree | $35.70/hour |
| 2c | Health adjunct or clinical instructor, BA/BS degree | $35.70/hour |
| 2d | Health adjunct or clinical instructor, MA/MS or PhD degree | $37.74/hour |
| 3 | Contracted teachers under Article 11, section 21 of the CBA | Hourly based on per diem. |
Appendix B and Appendix C
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, pp. 3 to 4.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Licensed APS contracted teachers or Admin/PT | Varies; contact Compensation Office. |
| 2 | Classified APS club sponsors and athletic coaches | Hourly rate over contract; overtime beyond 40 hours/week; total cannot exceed the applicable Appendix B or C stipend. Contact Compensation Office. |
| 3 | Non-APS, non-contracted athletic coaches | Varies; contact Compensation Office. |
| 4 | Occasional, sporadic, flat-rate work, such as supervision or athletic events | $25.00/hour |
Language translation
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 4.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District-approved Spanish consecutive interpretation | $38.50/hour |
| 2 | District-approved Spanish ESS interpretation by ESS-trained workers | $43.50/hour |
| 3 | District-approved Spanish simultaneous interpretation | $43.50/hour |
| 4 | District-approved multilingual (non-Spanish) consecutive interpretation | $43.50/hour |
| 5 | District-approved multilingual (non-Spanish) simultaneous interpretation | $48.50/hour |
| 6 | District-approved multilingual (non-Spanish) ESS interpretation by ESS-trained workers | $48.50/hour |
| 7 | District-approved hard-to-fill language services, consecutive interpretation | $53.50/hour |
| 8 | District-approved hard-to-fill language services, simultaneous/ESS interpretation | $58.50/hour |
| 9 | District-approved hard-to-fill language services, ESS interpretation | $58.50/hour; APS staff beyond the duty day and non-APS, non-contracted workers. Items 1 to 6 also cover those worker groups. |
Professional development for non-contracted workers
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 4.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | School psychologist intern | $50,000 annually |
Options Schools, including retirees
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, pp. 4 to 5.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Options teachers, school nurse and counselor | Options experience: 1 to 3 years $35.00/hour; 4 to 7 years $37.00; 8 to 11 years $39.00; 12 to 15 years $41.00; 15+ years $43.00. The memo repeats year 15 across two bands; confirm application with APS. |
| 2 | Options educational assistant, classroom | Appropriate range, step A. |
| 3 | Options clerk, general education | Appropriate range, step A. |
| 4 | Options secretary, principal extra help | Appropriate range, step A. |
| 5 | Options site coordinators | Minimum $10,000/year. Director may increase based on education, years as coordinator, staff count and October student count. July to September uses previous-year enrollment. |
| 6 | Options paraeducator (lunch monitor) | Appropriate range, step A. |
Retirees fulfilling full scope of a contracted position
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 5.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retired teachers in hard-to-fill positions within 110-day or other PERA limits | Education and experience equivalent to last contracted step and lane. |
| 2 | Retired Classified employees in hard-to-fill positions within 110-day or other PERA limits | Appropriate range; experience equivalent to last contracted step. |
Retirees and non-contracted workers
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, pp. 5 to 6.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retired or non-contracted teachers and administrators, partial-scope assignments that would not otherwise go to contracted teachers | $35.70/hour |
| 2 | Retired or non-contracted teachers and administrators, professional learning, adult education, part-time coaching or coordination | $32.64/hour or project stipend based on $32.64/hour. |
| 3 | Retired Classified employees, partial-scope assignments that would not otherwise go to contracted staff | Appropriate range; experience equivalent to last contracted step. |
| 4 | Non-contracted Classified workers or substitutes, partial-scope assignments that would not otherwise go to contracted staff | Appropriate range, step A. |
| 5a | Retired or non-contracted AP/T, partial scope; ranges 1 to 3 based on position at retirement | $32.64/hour or $244.80/day |
| 5b | Retired or non-contracted AP/T, partial scope; ranges 4 to 7 | $35.70/hour or $285.60/day |
| 5c | Retired or non-contracted AP/T, partial scope; ranges 8 to 10 | $40.80/hour or $326.40/day |
| 6 | Facilities rental site directors and managers | Tech director $35.70/hour. |
| 7 | Classroom monitors | Range 19, step A. |
| 8 | Sign language interpreters | $32.64/hour |
Student workers and work study
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 6.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Students aged 16 or older | $15.16/hour. The source has trailing text "4e"; confirm with APS. |
| 2 | Work study students (Pickens and Custodial) | $16.00/hour |
| 3 | Paraeducator apprentices in the Pickens Executive Internship Program | $15.16/hour |
Leadership special project
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, pp. 6 to 7.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leadership special project | Prior approval by Total Rewards Director and Human Resources before work begins; scope of work form submitted to HR compensation. |
| 2a | Evaluation designee, current or retired: APS teachers and ranges 1 to 3 | $32.64/hour. Prior approval and CDE training needed. |
| 2b | Evaluation designee: ranges 4 to 7 | $35.70/hour. Prior approval and CDE training needed. |
| 2c | Evaluation designee: ranges 8 to 10 | $40.80/hour. Prior approval and CDE training needed. |
| 3 | After-school stadium events: de-escalation, safety and security support | $25.00/hour |
APS swimming program
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 7.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swimming lifeguard | $19.38/hour |
| 2 | Water safety instructor | Classified range 22, starting step A. Step may increase for each year with 250 hours worked in this program role. |
| 3 | Instructional pool manager/coach | Classified range 32, starting step A. Step may increase for each year with 250 hours worked in this program role. |
Summer school
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 7.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer school teacher or substitute, current licensed employee | Hourly based on per diem. |
| 1a | Summer school teacher, non-contracted | $330.50/day based on 7.5 hours. |
| 1b | Newly hired licensed teacher for the next school year | $44.06/hour |
Facilities work
Source: June 25, 2026 AFS memo, p. 8.
| Item | Assignment | Rate or rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facilities rental site directors and managers | Event supervisor $25.50/hour; tech director $35.70/hour; stadium manager $35.70/hour. |
The review we would run
HSG has not reviewed APS AFS transaction records. The checks below describe proposed work; this page makes no findings about APS controls.
| Review check | Evidence needed |
|---|---|
| Rate determination and consistency | Approved rate sheets, exceptions, assignment descriptions and rate-change history. |
| Peer extra-duty and stipend comparison | Matched peer duties, eligibility terms, rate basis, work hours and effective dates. |
| Approval and documentation | Requests, approval timestamps, delegated authority and scope-of-work records. |
| Payment accuracy and overtime | Time entries, secondary assignments, regular-work hours, payroll calculations and corrections. |
| Tracking | Assignment register, start and end dates, budgets, payments and closeout records. |
| Segregation of duties | Oracle role permissions and evidence of who requested, approved, entered and checked payments. |
Source: RFP IV.2 item 3; HSG proposed evidence requests.