Additional Salary Step: Degree Track. Teacher Assistants shall be eligible for an additional salary step effective on or after July 1, 2005, following successful completion of 15 qualified units (semester or quarter unit equivalent) begun and completed during any twelve (12) month period. (In the case of rating in new hires, they are limited to the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the hire.) This step is 5% above the employee’s regular hourly rate, and shall become the employee’s new base rate so long as they remain on Degree Track. The additional salary step shall become effective the first pay period following submission of the certified transcript or valid certification from the college.
