Common use of Advancement on the Salary Schedule Clause in Contracts

Advancement on the Salary Schedule. a. STEP ADVANCEMENT For each year of experience in the District, bargaining unit members will advance one step on the salary schedule. A year is defined as 75% of the total number of school days established annually by the Governing Board of Education as the work year for classroom teachers. b. CLASSIFICATION ADVANCEMENT Advancement to the next highest classification on the salary schedule will be granted when sufficient acceptable semester units have been earned to qualify for such advancement. (1) Those who qualify for placement on a new column each fall must have completed their additional units and have a verification of unit work completed on file with the Certificated Human Resources Department by October 1st. If the bargaining unit member is unable to obtain transcripts by that date, a letter from the instructor of the class certifying that the bargaining unit member was enrolled and has completed the course or courses, giving the number of units, and the title of the course, will suffice to allow a tentative placement. Final verification of completion of the work must be filed by November 1st, and should be in the form of an official transcript or grade report. Failure to file this official verification will automatically result in reclassification to the column and step that had been officially verified. (2) Units must be earned through an accredited institution as recognized by the United States Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and/or the California State Department of Education and must be in education or subjects taught in public schools. It is the responsibility of the bargaining unit member to make sure the college or university is accredited as described above. The District takes no responsibility for any information given to a bargaining unit member by the State Department of Education, the college or university, or any individual employed by the District. (3) Units must be rated upper division or graduate by the institution granting the unit. (4) Lower division semester units are acceptable for classification advancement only when requested in writing by the bargaining unit member through their building principal to the Certificated Human Resources Department Administrator prior to enrollment in the course. The course must bear a positive relationship to the teaching assignment of the bargaining unit member. (5) In-Service training that is necessary to maintain and enhance professional knowledge and skills for employment as school nurses and speech/language specialist shall be acknowledged as continuing education units for VUSD salary schedule placement. Coursework is determined as 15 hours of training being equivalent to 1 semester unit credit. CEU’s must be sanctioned by their respective national and/or state associations. (6) Designated Subjects Credential/Vocational Education Credential holders that do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree (coursework/training/units earned subsequent to 7-1-02)

Advancement on the Salary Schedule. a. STEP ADVANCEMENT For All step advancement on the salary schedule shall be effective to the first day of the contractual teacher return to work date for the beginning of the school year. Column advancement may be modified by submission of all necessary documentation required by the District to support the entitlement to such increase to the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel by September 15, January 15, or May 15. Payment for such column increase shall be paid no later than three regular pay periods or three months, whichever is longer, after September 15, January 15, or May 15 provided that the unit member has filed all documentation required by the District for the column increase by the applicable date. The September 15 submission shall be retroactive to the first day of the contractual teacher return to work date for the beginning of the new school year. The January 15 submission shall be retroactive to January 1 of that year, and the May 15 submission shall be retroactive to May 1 of that year. 1. Upper division or graduate units from an accredited college or university taken after the date of the B.A. or B.S. degree shall be credited for salary advancement under the criteria in paragraph C.2. Official transcripts or official Grade Card or the Instructor/Professor Signature Form of Completion must be submitted as verification of coursework completed. 2. All units accepted for salary credit shall meet each of the following criteria: (a) The units must be from a college or university accredited and listed in the publication, “Accredited Institutions and Postsecondary Education,” published by the American Council on Education. Unit members who were to receive salary schedule advancement credit for units from an out-of-state accredited university or college must obtain the advance written approval for such credit from the Superintendent or designee. (b) When a unit member believes that a lower division class would be beneficial to the District and to the unit member in their current or future assignment, approval must be obtained in advance from the Superintendent/designee. (c) A grade of “C” or above (or pass) must be received in order to be acceptable for salary credit. (d) When rounding, two-thirds of a semester unit shall count as a full unit. One-third of a unit shall count as nothing. (e) Movement shall be to a step and column reflecting the eligible experience and unit credit of the unit member. 3. Effective July 1, 2015, unit members who are approved by the Board for a partial leave of absence for the purposes of working a prorated number of contracted days, as described in Article XXI – A., will receive credit toward step advancement on the salary schedule for their partial work year in the amount proportionate to the full work year of experience the applicable job assignment. Once the combined percentages of prorated contracted work years reach 100% of a full- time work year, as described in Article XXI – A., the District, bargaining unit members member will be able to advance one to the next step on the salary scheduleschedule effective the following July 1. A For example, unit members who work .2 FTE per school year is defined as 75% of the total number of school days established annually by the Governing Board of Education as the work year for classroom teachers. b. CLASSIFICATION ADVANCEMENT Advancement to the next highest classification may earn a step advancement on the salary schedule after 5 consecutive school years. If combined years exceed 100% FTE the remainder partial year will be granted when sufficient acceptable semester units have been earned to qualify for such advancement. (1) Those who qualify for placement on a new column each fall must have completed their additional units carried over and have a verification of unit work completed on file with the Certificated Human Resources Department by October 1st. If the bargaining unit member is unable to obtain transcripts by that date, a letter from the instructor of the class certifying that the bargaining unit member was enrolled and has completed the course or courses, giving the number of units, and the title of the course, will suffice to allow a tentative placement. Final verification of completion of the work must be filed by November 1st, and should be in the form of an official transcript or grade report. Failure to file this official verification will automatically result in reclassification applied to the column following year. For example, unit members who work two consecutive years at .6 FTE may earn step advancement and step that had been officially verified. (2) Units must be earned through an accredited institution as recognized by the United States Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and/or the California State Department of Education and must be in education or subjects taught in public schools. It is the responsibility of the bargaining unit member to make sure the college or university is accredited as described above. The District takes no responsibility for any information given to a bargaining unit member by the State Department of Education, the college or university, or any individual employed by the District. (3) Units must be rated upper division or graduate by the institution granting the unit. (4) Lower division semester units are acceptable for classification advancement only when requested in writing by the bargaining unit member through their building principal to the Certificated Human Resources Department Administrator prior to enrollment in the course. The course must bear a positive relationship to the teaching assignment of the bargaining unit member. (5) In-Service training that is necessary to maintain and enhance professional knowledge and skills for employment as school nurses and speech/language specialist shall be acknowledged as continuing education units for VUSD salary schedule placement. Coursework is determined as 15 hours of training being equivalent to 1 semester unit credit. CEU’s must be sanctioned by their respective national and/or state associations. (6) Designated Subjects Credential/Vocational Education Credential holders that do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree (coursework/training/units earned subsequent to 7-1-02)carry over .2

Advancement on the Salary Schedule. a. STEP ADVANCEMENT For each year of experience in the District, bargaining unit members will advance one All step advancement on the salary scheduleschedule shall be effective to the first day of the contractual teacher return to work date for the beginning of the school year. A Column advancement may be modified by submission of all necessary documentation required by the District to support the entitlement to such increase to the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel by September 15, January 15, or May 15. Payment for such column increase shall be paid no later than three regular pay periods or three months, whichever is longer, after September 15, January 15, or May 15 provided that the unit member has filed all documentation required by the District for the column increase by the applicable date. The September 15 submission shall be retroactive to the first day of the contractual teacher return to work date for the beginning of the new school year. The January 15 submission shall be retroactive to January 1 of that year, and the May 15th submission shall be retroactive to May 1 of that year. 1. Upper division or graduate units from an accredited college or university taken after the date of the B.A. or B.S. degree shall be credited for salary advancement under the criteria in paragraph C.2. Official transcripts or official Grade Card or the Instructor/Professor Signature Form of Completion must be submitted as verification of coursework completed. 2. All units accepted for salary credit shall meet each of the following criteria: (a) The units must be from a college or university accredited and listed in the publication, “Accredited Institutions and Postsecondary Education,” published by the American Council on Education. Unit members who were to receive salary schedule advancement credit for units from an out-of-state accredited university or college must obtain the advance written approval for such credit from the Superintendent or designee. (b) When a unit member believes that a lower division class would be beneficial to the District and to the unit member in their current or future assignment, approval must be obtained in advance from the Superintendent/designee. (c) In order to be counted as a year is defined as of credit for step advancement, the unit member must have actually rendered full-time equivalent service of 75% of the total days of a school year. Where a permanent member has been granted a partial leave of absence pursuant to Article IX, Section H, but has served at least fifty percent (50%) of the number of school days established annually by that the Governing Board schools are in session in two consecutive years, credit for that period shall combine to authorize step advancement of Education as the work year for classroom teachers. b. CLASSIFICATION ADVANCEMENT Advancement to the next highest classification on the salary schedule will be granted when sufficient acceptable semester units have been earned to qualify for such advancementone year. (1d) Those who qualify for placement on a new column each fall must have completed their additional units and have a verification A grade of unit work completed on file with the Certificated Human Resources Department by October 1st. If the bargaining unit member is unable to obtain transcripts by that date, a letter from the instructor of the class certifying that the bargaining unit member was enrolled and has completed the course “C” or courses, giving the number of units, and the title of the course, will suffice to allow a tentative placement. Final verification of completion of the work above (or pass) must be filed by November 1st, and should received in order to be in the form of an official transcript or grade report. Failure to file this official verification will automatically result in reclassification to the column and step that had been officially verifiedacceptable for salary credit. (2e) Units must be earned through an accredited institution When rounding, two-thirds of a semester unit shall count as recognized by the United States Department a full unit. One-third of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and/or the California State Department of Education and must be in education or subjects taught in public schools. It is the responsibility of the bargaining a unit member to make sure the college or university is accredited shall count as described above. The District takes no responsibility for any information given to a bargaining unit member by the State Department of Education, the college or university, or any individual employed by the Districtnothing. (3f) Units must Movement shall be rated upper division or graduate by to a step and column reflecting the institution granting the unit. (4) Lower division semester units are acceptable for classification advancement only when requested in writing by the bargaining eligible experience and unit member through their building principal to the Certificated Human Resources Department Administrator prior to enrollment in the course. The course must bear a positive relationship to the teaching assignment credit of the bargaining unit member. (5) In-Service training that is necessary to maintain 3. Upon completion and enhance professional knowledge and skills for employment as school nurses and speech/language specialist registration of a valid credential fulfilling the requirements of student teaching, unit members previously teaching on intern, emergency, or other credentials not requiring student teaching, shall be acknowledged as continuing education units for VUSD have their salary schedule placementplacement adjusted in accordance with their education and experience as defined in this Agreement, effective at the beginning of the next school year. Coursework is determined as 15 hours of training being equivalent to 1 semester unit credit. CEU’s Verification must be sanctioned by their respective national and/or state associationssubmitted no later than September 15. (6) Designated Subjects Credential/Vocational Education Credential holders that do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree (coursework/training/units earned subsequent to 7-1-02)

Advancement on the Salary Schedule. a. STEP ADVANCEMENT For each year of experience 1. Lower division units will not be acceptable for column change unless prior approval for such units is obtained in writing from the District, bargaining unit members will advance one step Superintendent. 2. In order to assure course credit for column advancement on the salary schedule, the unit member should obtain approval in advance from the Superintendent or designee. Also, all courses honored for salary credit shall meet the following criteria: (a) The units must be from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Colleges and Universities or an equivalent accreditation authority in other areas; (b) The units must be for a course related to the unit member’s current or anticipated district assignment; (c) The units must be treated by the university as creditable toward a degree or certificate; and (d) A year grade of “B” or better or “pass” must be received in order for a course to be acceptable for salary credit. It is defined as 75agreed that, with the approval of the Superintendent, a Certificated unit member may receive salary credit for a total of six (6) semester units of upper division or graduate level coursework with a “C” grade for courses taken after June 1, 1984, and for the duration of employment in the District. Approval is at the sole discretion of the Superintendent. Any unit member who is denied approval under this section may appeal such denial to the Superintendent. 3. Movement, when eligible, from one column to another column shall be effective when possible by September 1 of any fiscal year. Unit members are required to file a written intent to qualify for such movement with the District Office by May 1 for this transfer to become effective in September. Official transcripts, or other official proof of completion of the written intent, shall be provided by November 1. 4. Unit members qualifying for a new column shall move across at the same level to the new column and down one step (annual increment). Intermediate columns shall be skipped when qualifications warrant such action. 5. Effective 1987-88 school year, a unit member must serve 50% of the total number of school days established annually by the Governing Board of Education as the work year for classroom teachers. b. CLASSIFICATION ADVANCEMENT Advancement a regular, full-time assignment in order to the next highest classification advance on the salary schedule for the following year. 6. Salary increment increases will be granted when sufficient acceptable semester units to those certificated unit members both full and half- time who have been earned to qualify for such advancementreceived a satisfactory performance evaluation. (1) Those who qualify for placement on a new column each fall must have completed their additional units and have a verification of unit work completed on file with the Certificated Human Resources Department by October 1st. If the bargaining unit member is unable to obtain transcripts by that date, a letter from the instructor of the class certifying that the bargaining unit member was enrolled and has completed the course or courses, giving the number of units, and the title of the course, will suffice to allow a tentative placement. Final verification of completion of the work must be filed by November 1st, and should be in the form of an official transcript or grade report. Failure to file this official verification will automatically result in reclassification to the column and step that had been officially verified. (2) Units must be earned through an accredited institution as recognized by the United States Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and/or the California State Department of Education and must be in education or subjects taught in public schools. It is the responsibility of the bargaining unit member to make sure the college or university is accredited as described above. The District takes no responsibility for any information given to a bargaining unit member by the State Department of Education, the college or university, or any individual employed by the District. (3) Units must be rated upper division or graduate by the institution granting the unit. (4) Lower division semester units are acceptable for classification advancement only when requested in writing by the bargaining unit member through their building principal to the Certificated Human Resources Department Administrator prior to enrollment in the course. The course must bear a positive relationship to the teaching assignment of the bargaining unit member. (5) In-Service training that is necessary to maintain and enhance professional knowledge and skills for employment as school nurses and speech/language specialist shall be acknowledged as continuing education units for VUSD salary schedule placement. Coursework is determined as 15 hours of training being equivalent to 1 semester unit credit. CEU’s must be sanctioned by their respective national and/or state associations. (6) Designated Subjects Credential/Vocational Education Credential holders that do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree (coursework/training/units earned subsequent to 7-1-02)

Advancement on the Salary Schedule. a. STEP ADVANCEMENT For each 1. All step advancement on the salary schedule shall be effective to the first day of the contractual teacher return to work date for the beginning of the school year. 2. Unit members who have worked at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the number of days in a teacher’s regular work year of experience in the District, bargaining unit members will advance shall be granted one and only one step on the salary schedule. 3. A year Column advancement may be modified by submission of all necessary documentation required by the District to support the entitlement to such increase to the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel by September 15, January 15, or May 15. a. Payment for such column increase shall be paid no later than three regular pay periods or three months, whichever is defined as 75% longer, after September 15, January 15, or May 15 provided that the unit member has filed all documentation required by the District for the column increase by the applicable date. i. The September 15 submission shall be retroactive to the first day of the total number contractual teacher return to work date for the beginning of the new school days established annually year. The January 15 submission shall be retroactive to January 1 of that year, and the May 15 submission shall be retroactive to May 1 of that year. 4. Upper division or graduate units from an accredited college or university taken after the date of the B.A. or B.S. degree shall be credited for salary advancement under the criteria in paragraph C.2. Official transcripts must be submitted directly to the District’s Personnel Department from the college/university as verification of coursework completed. 5. All units accepted for salary credit shall meet each of the following criteria: a. The units must be from a college or university accredited and listed in the publication, “Accredited Institutions and Postsecondary Education,” published by the Governing Board of Education as American Council on Education. Unit members who were to receive salary schedule advancement credit for units from an out-of-state accredited university or college must obtain the work year advance written approval for classroom teacherssuch credit from the Superintendent or designee. b. CLASSIFICATION ADVANCEMENT Advancement When a unit member believes that a lower division class would be beneficial to the next highest classification District and to the unit member in their current or future assignment, approval must be obtained in advance from the Superintendent/designee. c. A grade of “C” or above (or pass) must be received in order to be acceptable for salary credit. d. When rounding, two-thirds of a semester unit shall count as a full unit. One-third of a unit shall count as nothing. 6. Movement shall be to a step and column reflecting the eligible experience and unit credit of the unit member. 7. Unit members who are approved by the Board for a partial leave of absence for the purposes of working a prorated number of contracted days, as described in Article 21–A., will receive credit toward step advancement on the salary schedule for their partial work year in the amount proportionate to the full work year of the applicable job assignment. a. Once the combined percentages of prorated contracted work years reach 100% of a full-time work year, as described in Article 21–A., the unit member will be granted when sufficient acceptable semester units have been earned able to qualify for such advancementadvance to the next step on the salary schedule effective the following July 1. (1) Those i. For example, unit members who qualify for placement work .2 FTE per school year may earn a step advancement on a new column each fall must have completed their additional units the salary schedule after 5 consecutive school years. b. If combined years exceed 100% FTE the remainder partial year will be carried over and have a verification of unit work completed on file with the Certificated Human Resources Department by October 1st. If the bargaining unit member is unable to obtain transcripts by that date, a letter from the instructor of the class certifying that the bargaining unit member was enrolled and has completed the course or courses, giving the number of units, and the title of the course, will suffice to allow a tentative placement. Final verification of completion of the work must be filed by November 1st, and should be in the form of an official transcript or grade report. Failure to file this official verification will automatically result in reclassification applied to the column and step that had been officially verifiedfollowing year. (2) Units must be earned through an accredited institution as recognized by the United States Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and/or the California State Department of Education and must be in education or subjects taught in public schools. It is the responsibility of the bargaining i. For example, unit member to make sure the college or university is accredited as described above. The District takes no responsibility for any information given to a bargaining unit member by the State Department of Education, the college or university, or any individual employed by the District. (3) Units must be rated upper division or graduate by the institution granting the unit. (4) Lower division semester units are acceptable for classification advancement only when requested in writing by the bargaining unit member through their building principal to the Certificated Human Resources Department Administrator prior to enrollment in the course. The course must bear a positive relationship to the teaching assignment of the bargaining unit member. (5) In-Service training that is necessary to maintain and enhance professional knowledge and skills for employment as school nurses and speech/language specialist shall be acknowledged as continuing education units for VUSD salary schedule placement. Coursework is determined as 15 hours of training being equivalent to 1 semester unit credit. CEU’s must be sanctioned by their respective national and/or state associations. (6) Designated Subjects Credential/Vocational Education Credential holders that do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree (coursework/training/units earned subsequent to 7-1-02)members who work two consecutive years at

Advancement on the Salary Schedule. a. STEP ADVANCEMENT For each In order to change educational lanes on the Xxxxx Public School salary schedule, a teacher’s credits must be graduate credits and comply with the following conditions: (A) All graduate credits taken from an accredited college or university and within the teaching field shall count for educational lane changes on the salary schedule with prior notification to the Superintendent by May 1st of the calendar year during which the contemplated lane change or salary change will occur. Course must be completed by September 1st, no lane changes may be made after September 15th of experience the current school by official transcript. Credits submitted by transcript after September 15th, even though otherwise qualifying, shall not be considered until the following school year. If a transcript is not available by September 15th, other satisfactory evidence of successful completion of the course work will be accepted, pending receipt of the official transcript. (B) The graduate credits will be within the major teaching field except a limited number of credits may be accepted as follows: 1. If credits are other than in the Districtmajor teaching field it will be necessary for the applicant to demonstrate the merit of the course and its application to the teacher’s current teaching assignment within the Xxxxx School System. (C) In order to reach the fifth year level and above, bargaining unit members graduate credits must be acquired within the applicant’s teaching field. (D) Allowance will be made for a person who completes adequate and authorized credits to advance one step on the salary schedule. A year is defined as 75% of Educational lane changes will be made on the total number of school days established annually teacher’s contract by the Governing Board of Education as the work year for classroom teachersamendment if above conditions have been met. b. CLASSIFICATION ADVANCEMENT Advancement (E) Fifth year program must be a planned approved program leading to the next highest classification a class one certificate before it will be approved for an educational lane change. (F) A full fifteen-quarter hours or ten semester hours will constitute a quarter credit on the salary schedule will be granted when sufficient acceptable semester units have been earned to qualify for such advancementeducational lane changes. (1G) Those who qualify for placement on All credits must be non-repetitive; i.e. a new column each fall must have completed their additional units and have a verification of unit work completed on file with the Certificated Human Resources Department by October 1st. If the bargaining unit member is unable to obtain transcripts by that date, a letter from the instructor of the class certifying that the bargaining unit member was enrolled and has completed the workshop course or coursesseminar, giving the number of units, and the title of the coursewhich is largely repetitive, will suffice to allow a tentative placement. Final verification of completion of be credited one time only for advancement on the work must be filed by November 1st, and should be in the form of an official transcript or grade report. Failure to file this official verification will automatically result in reclassification to the column and step that had been officially verifiedsalary schedule. (2H) Units must New teachers will be earned through an accredited institution as recognized by the United States Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement and/or the California State Department of Education and must be in education or subjects taught in public schools. It is the responsibility of the bargaining unit member given up to make sure the college or university is accredited as described above. The District takes no responsibility for any information given to a bargaining unit member by the State Department of Education, the college or university, or any individual employed by the Districtten (10) previous years’ experience. (I) New teachers hired by the district with three (3) Units must be rated upper division or graduate by less years of experience will start at Step 3 of the institution granting the unitagreement. New teachers will remain at Step 3 until such time as their applicable teaching experience exceeds three (3) years. (4J) Lower division semester units are acceptable for classification advancement only when requested in writing by Part-time teachers will move one experience step on the bargaining unit member through their building principal to the Certificated Human Resources Department Administrator prior to enrollment in the course. The course must bear a positive relationship to the teaching assignment of the bargaining unit member. (5) In-Service training that is necessary to maintain and enhance professional knowledge and skills for employment as school nurses and speech/language specialist shall be acknowledged as continuing education units for VUSD salary schedule placementfor each year taught as a part-time teacher. Coursework Part-time teacher is determined defined as 15 hours of training being equivalent to 1 semester unit credit. CEU’s must be sanctioned by their respective national and/or state associationsteaching at least 120 half time days during the school year. (6) Designated Subjects Credential/Vocational Education Credential holders that do not possess a Bachelor’s Degree (coursework/training/units earned subsequent to 7-1-02)