Common use of Column Movement Clause in Contracts

Column Movement. i. An administrator whose qualifications have been determined to qualify him/her to move from one level of preparation to the next higher level (e.g. B-M, M-M+30, etc.) shall be placed on the higher salary scale at the step he/she would have been on as if he/she was initially placed on that preparation level, upon presentation to the Superintendent of satisfactory evidence that the teacher is entitled to the change and upon approval by the Superintendent. Column movement will be implemented following receipt by the Superintendent of such documentation and shall be retroactive to the date that the institution states the work was completed, or retroactive up to 30 days from receipt of such documentation by the Superintendent, whichever is later. Such change may be made at any time if the teacher has notified the Superintendent in writing (or via e-mail) by January 15th of the preceding school year of the expected change and date thereof; otherwise, such change shall be made at the commencement of the next school year. ii. The Status of Master’s Degree + 30 is awarded to any teacher who has completed 30 semester hours of graduate work approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. No equivalents are permitted. The Status of Master’s Degree + 45 is awarded to any teacher who has completed 45 semester hours of graduate work approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. No equivalents are permitted. The employee must obtain a final grade of a “B” or better in a graduate-level course(s) from an accredited college and/or university, which would count for graduate degree credit at such institution and which has been pre- approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee as acceptable toward the semester hours for movement from the Master’s degree lane to the Master’s Degree + 30 lane and/or the Master’s Degree + 45 lane or from the Master’s Degree + 30 lane to the Master’s Degree + 45 lane. Graduate-level courses taken on-line from an accredited college and/or university which would count for graduate degree credit at such institution and which have been pre-approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee as acceptable toward the semester hours for lane movement shall be treated the same as other graduate-level courses provided the employee has earned a grade of B or better in the course. An employee must request and obtain prior approval from the Superintendent or his/her designee to take a course on a pass/fail basis if the employee wishes to have the semester hours from such a course count toward the semester hours for lane advancement. In considering requests for advance approval of graduate work, the Superintendent or his/her designee may consider the relevancy of the graduate work to the employee’s assignment, license attainment, and/or license renewal. iii. In the absence of earning graduate credit, National Board Certification counts for six (6) credits. iv. Effective September 1, 2006, a JD or LLM shall count as a Masters degree. Subsequent graduate work, including earning a Masters degree, shall count toward column movement. This provision does not apply to employees who as of August 31, 2006 are being paid on the Doctorate Column.

Column Movement. i. An administrator A teacher whose qualifications have been determined to qualify him/her to move from one level of preparation to the next higher level (e.g. B-M, M-M+30, etc.) shall be placed on the higher salary scale at the step he/she would have been on as if he/she was initially placed on that preparation level, upon presentation to the Superintendent of satisfactory evidence that the teacher is entitled to the change and upon approval by the SuperintendentBSC. Column movement will be implemented following receipt by the Superintendent of such documentation and shall be retroactive to the date that the institution states the work was completed, or retroactive up to 30 days from receipt of such documentation by the Superintendent, whichever is later. Such change may be made at any time if the teacher has notified the Superintendent in writing (or via e-mail) by January 15th of the preceding school year of the expected change and date thereof; otherwise, such change shall be made at the commencement of the next school year. ii. The Status of Master’s Degree + 30 is awarded to any teacher who has completed 30 semester hours of graduate work approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. No equivalents are permitted. The Status of Master’s Degree + 45 is awarded to any teacher who has completed 45 semester hours of graduate work approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. No equivalents are permitted. iii. The employee must obtain a final grade of a “B” or better in a graduate-level course(s) from an accredited college and/or university, which would count for graduate degree credit at such institution and which has been pre- pre-approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee as acceptable toward the semester hours for movement from the Master’s degree lane to the Master’s Degree + 30 lane and/or the Master’s Degree + 45 lane or from the Master’s Degree + 30 lane to the Master’s Degree + 45 lane. Graduate-level courses taken on-line from an accredited college and/or university which would count for graduate degree credit at such institution and which have been pre-approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee as acceptable toward the semester hours for lane movement shall be treated the same as other graduate-level courses provided the employee has earned a grade of B or better in the course. An employee must request and obtain prior approval from the Superintendent or his/her designee to take a course on a pass/fail basis if the employee wishes to have the semester hours from such a course count toward the semester hours for lane advancement. In considering requests for advance approval of graduate work, the Superintendent or his/her designee may consider the relevancy of the graduate work to the employee’s assignment, license attainment, and/or license renewal. iiiiv. In the absence of earning graduate credit, National Board Certification counts for six (6) credits. iv. v. Effective September 1, 2006, a JD or LLM shall count as a Masters degree. Subsequent graduate work, including earning a Masters degree, shall count toward column movement. This provision does not apply to employees who as of August 31, 2006 are being paid on the Doctorate Column. vi. Effective September 2012, each Unit A member will be provided with a written or email statement prior to the first day of school with the following information: assigned grade level or subject for the start of the school year, assigned school(s), salary schedule placement (step and lane), salary, and extra compensation where applicable and known. When the Employer has an electronic system(s) for employees to review the above information, the PSB will notify the Union and employees shall access the above information through such electronic system(s) and the Employer will no longer be responsible for providing the information in a written or email statement provided that the Employer has such information available by the first teacher work day of the contract.

Column Movement. i. An administrator A teacher whose qualifications have been determined to qualify him/her to move from one level of preparation to the next higher level (e.g. B-M, M-M+30, etc.) shall be placed on the higher salary scale at the step he/she would have been on as if he/she was initially placed on that preparation level, upon presentation to the Superintendent of satisfactory evidence that the teacher is entitled to the change and upon approval by the SuperintendentBSC. Column movement will be implemented following receipt by the Superintendent of such documentation and shall be retroactive to the date that the institution states the work was completed, or retroactive up to 30 days from receipt of such documentation by the Superintendent, whichever is later. Such change may be made at any time if the teacher has notified the Superintendent in writing (or via e-mail) by January 15th of the preceding school year of the expected change and date thereof; otherwise, such change shall be made at the commencement of the next school year. ii. The Status of Master’s Degree + 30 is awarded to any teacher who has completed 30 semester hours of graduate work approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. No equivalents are permitted. The Status of Master’s Degree + 45 is awarded to any teacher who has completed 45 semester hours of graduate work approved in advance by the Superintendent of Schools. No equivalents are permitted. iii. The employee must obtain a final grade of a “B” or better in a graduate-level course(s) from an accredited college and/or university, which would count for graduate degree credit at such institution and which has been pre- pre-approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee as acceptable toward the semester hours for movement from the Master’s degree lane to the Master’s Degree + 30 lane and/or the Master’s Degree + 45 lane or from the Master’s Degree + 30 lane to the Master’s Degree + 45 lane. Graduate-level courses taken on-line from an accredited college and/or university which would count for graduate degree credit at such institution and which have been pre-approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee as acceptable toward the semester hours for lane movement shall be treated the same as other graduate-level courses provided the employee has earned a grade of B or better in the course. An employee must request and obtain prior approval from the Superintendent or his/her designee to take a course on a pass/fail basis if the employee wishes to have the semester hours from such a course count toward the semester hours for lane advancement. In considering requests for advance approval of graduate work, the Superintendent or his/her designee may consider the relevancy of the graduate work to the employee’s assignment, license attainment, and/or license renewal. iiiiv. In the absence of earning graduate credit, National Board Certification counts for six (6) credits. iv. v. Effective September 1, 2006, a JD or LLM shall count as a Masters degree. Subsequent graduate work, including earning a Masters degree, shall count toward column movement. This provision does not apply to employees who as of August 31, 2006 are being paid on the Doctorate Column. vi. Effective September 2012, each Unit A member will be provided with a written or email statement prior to the first day of school with the following information: assigned grade level or subject for the start of the school year, assigned school(s), salary schedule placement (step and lane), salary, and extra compensation where vii. applicable and known.