Common use of Earned Credits Clause in Contracts

Earned Credits. 1. Teachers who earn credits or degrees shall move to the appropriate salary as indicated by the educational attainment track in Section A-3 of this Article. 2. Teachers must submit a written request for track changes no longer than August 1 of the year they are eligible for the increase. Supporting evidence for track changes must be submitted to the Personnel Office on or before October 1st of each year. Any teacher who fails to submit evidence for a track change on or before October 1st of the given year, shall be obligated to repay the amount of the pay increase collected in paychecks distributed prior to October 1st by a negative adjustment in the paychecks after October 1st. 3. The hours of credit in each track of the Salary Schedule A are full semester hours and must be courses approved by the State for Continuing of Professional Certification, and must be as follows: (a) Hours beyond the Bachelor’s must be in the field of education and/or area of specialty and must be earned after the issuance of the teaching certificate. Teachers who earned a non-teaching degree prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in education and teaching certificate, may be placed at the BA+20 or BA+50 at the discretion of the Superintendent upon initial employment. (b) Hours beyond the Masters must be in the field of education and/or area of specialty and must be earned after the issuance of the master’s degree.

Earned Credits. 1. Teachers who earn credits or degrees shall move to the appropriate salary as indicated by the educational attainment track in Section A-3 of this Article. 2. Teachers must submit a written request for track changes no longer later than August 1 of the year they are eligible for the increase. Supporting evidence for track changes must be submitted to the Personnel Office on or before October 1st of each year. Any teacher who fails to submit evidence for a track change on or before October 1st of the given year, shall be obligated to repay the amount of the pay increase collected in paychecks distributed prior to October 1st by a negative adjustment in the paychecks after October 1st. 3. The hours of credit in each track of the Salary Schedule A are full semester hours and must be courses approved by the State for Continuing of or Professional Certification, and must be as follows: (a) a. Hours beyond the Bachelorbachelor’s must be in the field of education and/or area of specialty and must be earned after the issuance of the teaching certificate. Teachers who earned a non-teaching degree prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in education and teaching certificate, may be placed at the BA+20 BA +20 or BA+50 BA +50 at the discretion of the Superintendent upon initial employment. (b) b. Hours beyond the Masters masters must be in the field of education and/or area of specialty and must be earned after the issuance of the master’s degree.

Earned Credits. 1. Teachers who earn credits or degrees shall move to the appropriate salary as indicated by the educational attainment track in Section A-3 of this Article. 2. Teachers must submit a written request for track changes no longer later than August 1 of the year they are eligible for the increase. Supporting evidence for track changes must be submitted to the Personnel Office on or before October 1st of each year. Any teacher who fails to submit evidence for a track change on or before October 1st of the given year, shall be obligated to repay the amount of the pay increase collected in paychecks distributed prior to October 1st by a negative adjustment in the paychecks after October 1st. 3. The hours of credit in each track of the Salary Schedule A are full semester hours and must be courses approved by the State for Continuing of or Professional Certification, and must be as follows: (a) Hours beyond the Bachelorbachelor’s must be in the field of education and/or area of specialty and must be earned after the issuance of the teaching certificate. Teachers who earned a non-teaching degree prior to earning a bachelor’s degree in education and teaching certificate, may be placed at the BA+20 BA +20 or BA+50 BA +50 at the discretion of the Superintendent upon initial employment. (b) Hours beyond the Masters masters must be in the field of education and/or area of specialty and must be earned after the issuance of the master’s degree.