Common use of Content Area Teachers Clause in Contracts

Content Area Teachers. Teachers who have completed Master’s level course work in a content area satisfying the 2022 Higher Learning Commission Standards related to courses resulting in college credit for students shall be entitled to additional compensation set forth under Appendix B and identified as “Dual Credit Qualified”. Teachers will become eligible for this stipend when, during the course of their post graduate work, they have successfully completed eighteen (18) graduate credit hours in a core subject area (e.g. mathematics, economics, African History, Creative Writing, Chemistry, French, etc.) in addition to a Master’s degree in a different subject, or obtained a Master’s Degree in a core subject area. In both instances, the graduate degree or 18 hours of graduate coursework must be in a subject for which dual credit courses exist. Occasionally, teachers may have these credentials in more than one core subject area. In a circumstance such as this, the teacher would be eligible for the “Dual Credit Qualified” stipend for each of those areas. Teachers who believe they meet the criteria allowing receipt of this added pay should submit evidence in the form of transcripts from the degree granting institution to the Human Resources Department. The transcripts will then be reviewed by district administrators in order to determine whether the submitted evidence meets the requirements of the Master Contract.