Documentation of Credits and Degrees Sample Clauses

Documentation of Credits and Degrees. Responsibility for securing prior approval when required and submitting transcripts as evidence of course completion shall rest with the employee in accordance with the following: Education credits shall be granted for advancement on the salary schedule when evidence demonstrating completion of coursework is filed with the Human Services Department. Such evidence shall be in the form of an official college transcript from an accredited college or university, or clock hour documentation issued by a State Board of Education approved clock hour provider. Documentation must be filed no later than October 10 for credits earned on or before October 1 of the year for which salary schedule placement is in question. Additionally, an employee may submit a degree at any point in the year and the degree will be posted to their salary schedule placement within thirty (30) calendar days of submission. If for some circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the college transcripts or clock hour documentation cannot be made available by said date, and the District has been advised in writing by the college registrar or clock hour provider of the credit, the employee will be granted the allowance for salary placement if official paperwork is received in the Human Services Department no later than December 1 of the same year.