Experience Credit for Verified Teaching Experience. Experience credit on the Career Pathways Schedule, Appendix A, will be granted by the employer for prior verified teaching experience only after the employer determines such teaching experience is equivalent to teaching experience in the Elkhart Community Schools. The employer will consider the following factors: a. Certification prior to the verified teaching experience. b. Experience will be in an equivalent commissioned and/or accredited educational institution. i. Elementary or secondary school; ii. Employment as a long-term substitute teacher for Elkhart Community Schools; iii. College or university; and iv. Head Start or accredited pre-school (NECPA or NAEYC). c. Class load of prior teaching experience substantially the same as position applied for. d. Number of hours taught per week substantially the same as position applied for. e. Length of work year substantially the same as position applied for. f. The prior experience is helpful to the teaching assignment applied for. Experience credit for verified teaching experience may be granted by the employer for a teacher who is employed after December 31, 2021. Any adjustment made shall become effective and awarded as a part of a current contract, and shall not be retroactive. Reasons for denial of such credit shall be furnished upon request, and shall not be arbitrary or capricious.
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