Credit for Graduate Work Sample Clauses

Credit for Graduate Work. Teachers may receive credit on the salary matrix by completing graduate coursework. For a teacher whose highest degree earned is a Bachelor’s, the coursework must be part of an approved Master’s program or a program or area of focus that meets a specific District need; for all teachers, the coursework shall be applicable to the teacher’s professional assignment or otherwise be of value to the District. Graduate credit shall be counted toward salary advancement under the following terms:

Credit for Graduate Work a. Prior approval by the Superintendent is required for all courses and institutes planned for credit beyond the Bachelor’s Degree up to sixty (60) hours. Approval forms are available in the School Office. They must be completed in duplicate and delivered to the Central Office for approval. One will be returned to the applicant. Only the first approval form is required when the applicant is enrolled in a designated graduate program leading to a graduate degree. Approved graduate credit of record for up to sixty (60) hours beyond the Bachelor’s Degree and for up to thirty (30) hours beyond the Master’s Degree will be credited at the graduate hour rate per Appendix A for the appropriate years for each block of three (3) hours completed. In addition, approved graduate credit of record for up to forty-five (45) hours beyond the Master’s Degree will be credited at the graduate hour rate per Appendix A for the appropriate years for each block of three (3) hours which have been completed after M y 1,1988. Furthermore" approved graduate credit of record for up to sixty (60) hours beyond the Master’s Degree will be credited at the graduate hour rate per Appendix A for the appropriate years for each block of three (3) hours which have been completed after July 1,1991.