Experience Step. A subdivision of a salary scale corresponding to the year of experience which a teacher is in the process of acquiring, subject to clause 6-4.01.
Experience Step. In order to receive an experience step, the employee must not have been on the top of their salary range and must have a first day of service prior to the preceding February 5.
Experience Step. For the purpose of an experience step increase, an employee will be entitled to move to an experience incremental increase on the bus driver regular hourly compensation schedule and the bus driver field trip compensation schedule on July 1 of the following year of the date of hire. All employees who currently are on a January 1 experience step increase will continue to receive an experience incremental increase on January 1.
5-1 Seniority/Definitions
Experience Step. A unit member new to the district will be placed on step "01" of the appropriate salary grade. The superintendent may authorize a higher step placement within the appropriate grade for an especially well-qualified individual in a job class for which qualified candidates are found to be in short supply. When such labor market conditions make it necessary to offer an advance step placement, and upon acceptance by a new unit member, present unit members in the same job class as the position approved for the advance step placement will be moved to the step equivalent to that accepted by the new unit member provided:
(1) the unit member has demonstrated performance that warrants advancement; (2) the unit member has skills and abilities comparable to the new unit member; (3) advance step placement is recommended by the Division Head, Human Resource Services Division, and approved by the superintendent. In such cases, a new increment due date will be established.
Experience Step. An employee new to the district will be placed on step “1” of the appropriate salary grade. The superintendent may authorize a higher step placement within the appropriate grade for an especially well-qualified individual in a job class for which there is an insufficient number of qualified and available candidates. When such labor market conditions make it necessary to offer an advanced step placement, and upon acceptance by a new employee, present employees in the same job class as the position approved for the advanced step placement may be moved to the step equivalent to that accepted by the new employee provided: (1) the employee has demonstrated performance that warrants advancement; (2) the employee has job-related skills and abilities comparable to the new employee: (3) advanced step placement is recommended by the Executive Director, Human Resources and approved by the superintendent. In such cases, a new increment due date will be established.
