Common use of Advancement on Salary Schedule Clause in Contracts

Advancement on Salary Schedule. For a teacher to be eligible for horizontal advancement on the salary schedule, the teacher's hours or advanced degrees must be related to the teacher's professional development, the endorsements on the teacher's certificate, or new endorsements, as evidenced by enrollment in an additional approved program. The courses must be graduate-level with PDC Committee and Board approval. Courses for horizontal advancement shall be the same type of courses as those found in the professional education sequence of an approved teacher education program. Teachers with a Bachelor's degree and on the State In-service plan that have earned the proper required approved points may move horizontally on the salary schedule using a combination of college hours and PDC points with a maximum of 50% PDC points. Teachers with a Masters can move horizontally with approved PDC points, hours, or any combination of both. A teacher's salary schedule placement shall normally move vertically one step to the next as the teacher's years of experience in the school district increase. However, a teacher on the last step of a column shall remain at that step until the teacher accumulates additional eligible hours or earns the next higher eligible degree that would authorize horizontal advancement to the next column. When a teacher does move horizontally, the teacher shall also move down one step. The Board may approve a salary increase beyond the step on which the teacher's salary has been frozen for a teacher. Proof of additional eligible hours earned or next higher eligible degree awarded must be filed with the Superintendent of Schools on or before September 1 of the current school year for such additional educational attainment to be eligible for changing the teacher's column placement for the current school year. Proof of additional hours or degrees filed after September 1 of the current year will not be eligible for column adjustment until the following school year. The superintendent shall require a certified copy of the teacher's college transcript to determine whether the hours or degrees entitle the teacher to horizontal advancement on the salary schedule.

Advancement on Salary Schedule. For In order for a teacher to be eligible for horizontal advancement on the salary schedule, the teacher's ’s hours or advanced degrees must be related to the teacher's ’s professional development, the endorsements on the teacher's ’s certificate, or new endorsements, endorsements as evidenced by enrollment in an additional approved program. The courses must be graduate-graduate level with PDC Committee committee and Board approval. Courses for horizontal advancement shall be the same type of courses as those found in the professional education sequence of an approved teacher education program. Teachers with a Bachelor's ’s degree and on the State In-service plan that have earned the proper required approved points points, may move horizontally on the salary schedule using a combination of college hours and PDC points with a maximum of 50% PDC points. Teachers with a Masters can move horizontally with approved PDC points, hours, hours or any combination of both. A teacher's ’s salary schedule placement shall normally move vertically one step to the next as the teacher's ’s years of experience in the school district increase. However, a teacher on the last step of a column shall remain at that step until such time as the teacher accumulates additional eligible hours or earns the next higher eligible degree that would authorize horizontal advancement to the next column. When a teacher does move horizontally, the teacher shall also move down downward one step. The Board may approve a salary increase beyond the step on which the teacher's ’s salary has been frozen for a teacher. Proof of additional eligible hours earned or next higher eligible degree awarded must be filed with the Superintendent of Schools on or before September 1 1st of the current school year in order for such additional educational attainment to be eligible for changing the teacher's ’s column placement for the current school year. Proof of additional hours or degrees filed after subsequent to September 1 1st of the current year will not be eligible for column adjustment until the following school year. The superintendent Superintendent shall require a certified copy of the teacher's ’s college transcript in order to determine whether the hours or degrees entitle the teacher to horizontal advancement on the salary schedule.