Common use of Eligibility Statement Clause in Contracts

Eligibility Statement. Only teachers who are rated highly effective or effective in the prior school year are eligible for a salary increase. Teachers who are evaluated as Needs Improvement or Ineffective (bottom 2 categories in the NCSC Teacher Performance Evaluation System) are not eligible to receive any salary increase. Compensation money for increases that otherwise would have been given to a teacher whose performance is rated Ineffective or Needs Improvement will be redistributed according to the Teacher Compensation System among teachers whose performance is rated Effective or Highly Effective. Factors for salary increase: Teachers will receive a 2% increase to their base salary for an evaluation rating of highly effective or effective and for satisfying the INPRS requirement for a year of experience in the prior school year. Category Definitions