Additional Earned Stipends. Masters Degree Add $1,982 2nd Masters Degree Add $1,982 Doctoral Degree Add $1,982 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Add $2,571 Certificate of Clinical Competence Certification Add $2,571 The Palo Alto Unified School District encourages all staff members to engage in continuous professional improvement. Professional development activities in the form of college and university work, District sponsored workshops or study groups, individual professional development activities, and service on school site councils or identified district committees are recognized, and credit is given for advancement on the salary schedule. The procedures are as follows:
1. All work must be pre-planned prior to commencement of the activity in order to receive salary advancement credit. The activity must be approved and the Application for Salary Advancement Credit signed by the school principal or department supervisor. ALL COPIES of the plan should then be sent to the Certificated Human Resources Office for approval and processing. One copy of the plan will be returned to the applicant. The only exception to the pre-planning requirement as set forth above is for crediting upper division or graduate level courses that also meet the requirements of “A-1” and “A-2” below. Within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of completion of such a course, the certificated staff member must submit to the Certificated Human Resources Office the Application for Salary Advancement Credit together with appropriate verification of course completion.
2. These deadlines must be met in order to move on the salary schedule for the following year:
a. By May 1 pre-plans for all professional activities to be undertaken during the summer that will result in a column advancement on the salary schedule the following year must be in the Certificated Human Resources Office. Units must be pre-planned by the deadline date, even though specific course information is not available at that time. Course information should be added to the pre-plan in the Certificated Human Resources office as soon as it is known.
b. By November 15 final verification of pre-planned activities that have resulted in salary advancement must be submitted to the Certificated Human Resources Office. Failure to meet the May or November deadlines, even if the activities have been completed, will result in the salary advancement not taking effect until the following school year.
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