Common use of CRITICAL SHORTAGE Clause in Contracts

CRITICAL SHORTAGE. For positions previously designated as critical shortage areas for Hernando County, the following positions will be paid an additional amount in the form of a supplement: Social Worker, Program/Staffing Specialist, Behavior Analyst, and Employment Specialist will receive a supplement of $3,955.00 in addition to the base pay. School Psychologist, Occupational Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists and Physical Therapists will receive a supplement of $9170.00 in addition to the base pay. Differentiated Pay for Employee Retention in the District: will no longer be available to those employees not already receiving it as of June 6, 2014. All bargaining unit members who were paid longevity during the 13-14 year will continue to earn longevity payments and move through the scale based on years of experience. No additional bargaining unit members will be placed on the longevity scale beyond the 13- 14 school year. Employee retention payments equal to a percentage of the base pay shall be paid to eligible full time bargaining unit members according to the following schedule: 6 – 10 years of service 1% of base, 11 – 15 years of service 1.5% of base, 16 – 20 years of service 2% of base, 21 – 25 years of service 2.5% of base, 26 – 30 years of service 3.25% of base, 31 or more years of service 4.0% of base. Eligible bargaining unit members working less than full time will receive 50% of the listed employee retention payment above. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, eligibility for employee retention payments shall be based on continuous years of service with Hernando County School Board. All approved leaves shall not be considered a break in service, however, the year the bargaining unit member is on leave shall not be counted as a year of experience for the purposes of employee retention pay with the exception of active military recall duty. Retirement and resignation shall be considered a break in service. Any bargaining unit member that leaves the employ of the Hernando County School System and has a break in service shall have no accumulated years toward employee retention pay. Employees must have worked for the Hernando County School Board for the required number of years in order to be eligible to received longevity payments. Previous years of experience in other school districts or counties will not count toward the total number of years required for each longevity payment.

CRITICAL SHORTAGE. For positions previously designated as critical shortage areas for Hernando County, the following positions will be paid an additional amount in the form of a supplement: Social Worker, Program/Program Specialist, Staffing Specialist, Behavior Analyst, and Employment Specialist will receive a supplement of $3,955.00 in addition to the base pay. School Psychologist, Occupational Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists and Physical Therapists will receive a supplement of $9170.00 in addition to the base pay. Differentiated Pay for Employee Retention in the District: will no longer be available to those employees not already receiving it as of June 6, 2014. All bargaining unit members who were paid longevity during the 13-14 year will continue to earn longevity payments and move through the scale based on years of experience. No additional bargaining unit members will be placed on the longevity scale beyond the 13- 14 school year. Employee retention payments equal to a percentage of the base pay shall be paid to eligible full time bargaining unit members according to the following schedule: 6 – 10 years of service 1% of base, 11 – 15 years of service 1.5% of base, 16 – 20 years of service 2% of base, 21 – 25 years of service 2.5% of base, 26 – 30 years of service 3.25% of base, 31 or more years of service 4.0% of base. Eligible bargaining unit members working less than full time will receive 50% of the listed employee retention payment above. Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, eligibility for employee retention payments shall be based on continuous years of service with Hernando County School Board. All approved leaves shall not be considered a break in service, however, the year the bargaining unit member is on leave shall not be counted as a year of experience for the purposes of employee retention pay with the exception of active military recall duty. Retirement and resignation shall be considered a break in service. Any bargaining unit member that leaves the employ of the Hernando County School System and has a break in service shall have no accumulated years toward employee retention pay. Employees must have worked for the Hernando County School Board for the required number of years in order to be eligible to received longevity payments. Previous years of experience in other school districts or counties will not count toward the total number of years required for each longevity payment.