Common use of Doctorate Clause in Contracts

Doctorate. An additional $750 will be added to the annual contract rate for those employees who hold earned doctorate degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D.) from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an equivalent accrediting association. SALARY COMPUTATION The District adopts the school calendar that determines the number of days an employee is required to be in attendance. Computation of the daily rate, in accordance with Education Code §45041, will be the basis for payroll deductions or for a work period less than the normal full year. PLACEMENT ON SCHEDULE At the date of hire, each employee is required to submit to the Department of Personnel Office a complete set of transcripts to support placement on the salary schedule. Such placement will not be effective until these transcripts have been accepted and approved. Paychecks will be subject to withholding by the District if transcripts are not received within thirty (30 days) of employment. Employees hired for the full second semester shall receive a contract for not less than 50% of their annual rate of pay as determined by proper step and column placement. Employees hired at any time during the school year other than the semester break will have their salary computed on a workday basis. CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE Initial Step Placement for Teachers: New employees who have been employed in positions requiring certification in other school districts prior to employment in Riverside Unified are entitled to one (1) step on the salary schedule for every full year of such outside experience. The maximum allowance is fourteen (14) steps of such prior experience. Employees whose initial work year commences on or after July 1, 1986, and hold an appropriate California credential shall be given full credit for previous experience. A full year of credit will be given for a partial year of employment if it involves a full semester or more. Two (2) part time years would not count for more than one (1) year of credit. Initial Step Placement for Nurses: Effective July 1, 2002, School Nurses shall be granted up to nine

Doctorate. An additional $750 will be added to the annual contract rate for those employees who hold earned doctorate degrees (Ph.D., Ed.D.) from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an equivalent accrediting association. SALARY COMPUTATION The District adopts the school calendar that determines the number of days an employee is required to be in attendance. Computation of the daily rate, in accordance with Education Code §45041, will be the basis for payroll deductions or for a work period less than the normal full year. PLACEMENT ON SCHEDULE At the date of hire, each employee is required to submit to the Department of Personnel Office a complete set of transcripts to support placement on the salary schedule. Such placement will not be effective until these transcripts have been accepted and approved. Paychecks will be subject to withholding by the District if transcripts are not received within thirty (30 days30) days of employment. Employees hired for the full second semester shall receive a contract for not less than 50% of their annual rate of pay as determined by proper step and column placement. Employees hired at any time during the school year other than the semester break will have their salary computed on a workday work day basis. CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE Initial Step Placement for Teachers: New employees who have been employed in positions requiring certification in other school districts prior to employment in Riverside Unified are entitled to one (1) step on the salary schedule for every full year of such outside experience. The maximum allowance is fourteen five (145) steps for five (5) or more years of such prior experience. Employees whose initial work year commences on or after July 1, 1986, and hold an appropriate California credential shall be given full credit for previous experience. A full year of credit will be given for a partial year of employment if it involves a full semester or more. Two (2) part time years would not count for more than one (1) year of credit. Initial Step Placement for Nurses: Effective July 1, 2002, School Nurses shall be granted up to ninefourteen (14) years salary schedule credit as follows: One (1) year of credit for at least 75% of a full year of previous full-time experience within the last sixteen (16) years as a School Nurse, a public health nurse or as a licensed Registered Nurse in a hospital/clinic. In no case, however, will previous experience be credited unless the School Nurse held a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and if said experience was rendered in a setting comparable to a school district as determined by the District. Initial Step Placement for Speech Language Pathologists: Effective July 1, 2002, Speech Language Pathologists shall be granted up to fourteen (14) years salary schedule credit as follows: One (1) year of credit for at least 75% of a full year of previous full time experience within the last sixteen (16) years as a Speech Language Pathologist in a public school district, or as a licensed Speech Therapist/Pathologist in a hospital/clinic. In no case, however, will previous experience be credited unless the Speech Language Pathologist held a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Speech, and if said experience was rendered in a setting comparable to a school district as determined by the District. Service is recognized if it is determined by the District to be equivalent to public school service experience in private schools, parochial schools or Peace Corps. Only as stated subsequently will credit be given for military service: