Advanced Degree Program. Teachers shall be paid on the Master’s Degree lane or higher lane only if the degree program is germane to the teaching assignment as approved by the District and the degree program is submitted to and is approved in writing by the Superintendent in advance. A Master’s Degree in educational counseling will be germane to any teaching assignment. “In advance” shall mean within forty-five (45) calendar days after the degree program has been developed by the teachers and his/her college advisor. This provision is only applicable to teachers who have not filed a Master Degree plan prior to February 1, 1976. Any teacher who has filed a Master’s Degree plan prior to this date need not receive prior approval. Any teacher presently on a Master’s lane or higher will not be reduced. All courses listed in the degree program shall be approved for lane change if all other requirements in this section are met. Changes in specific courses in the program will need to be authorized by the advisor and filed with the Superintendent before being approved as long as the original degree program has not been changed and remains germane.
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