Common use of Guidelines for College or University Courses Clause in Contracts

Guidelines for College or University Courses. (1) Teachers completing the necessary number of eligible semester hours for advancement to the next higher schedule may make application for such consideration when official grades, transcripts, etc. have been received. It is required that the Application for Advanced Schedule Credit form be completed and submitted to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services within ten (10) days of the teacher receiving the grades, transcripts, etc. Advancement on the salary schedule will take effect immediately and be retroactive to the date the course was completed. Failure to submit application form and grades/transcripts within ten (10) days of receipt will result in advancement on salary schedule being effective on date of application rather than the date the course was completed. (2) AB + 18: (i) Only those courses taken after full provisional certification are applicable for advanced schedule credit. (ii) Graduate credit courses may be counted if they have been approved by the college or university in which the teacher is enrolled. (iii) Undergraduate credit courses must have the written approval of the Superintendent before enrollment. Such requests will generally be allowed only when the undergraduate course is directly related to the person's teaching assignment or planned future assignment. To secure this, an application for prior approval must be submitted. (3) MA + 25: (i) All hours beyond the MA must be on the graduate level and should be related to one's own area of teaching assignment in or preparation for a specific future assignment in the District. (ii) Any course not included in a degree program (i.e., second master's program) must be approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services. In order to secure approval, a written application must be submitted as in paragraph 2(a)(2)(iii). (4) With respect to the AB + 18 and MA + 25 salary schedules, only such courses as are completed after receipt of the underlying degree may be considered in determining eligibility for advancement. For example, only courses completed after receipt of the MA degree may be considered in determining eligibility for the MA + 25 schedule.

Guidelines for College or University Courses. (1) Teachers completing the necessary number of eligible semester hours for advancement to the next higher schedule may make application for such consideration when official grades, transcripts, etc. have been received. It is required that the Application for Advanced Schedule Credit form be completed and submitted to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services within ten (10) days of the teacher receiving the grades, transcripts, etc. Advancement on the salary schedule will take effect immediately and be retroactive to the date the course was completed. Failure to submit application form and grades/transcripts within ten (10) days of receipt will result in advancement on salary schedule being effective on date of application rather than the date the course was completed. (2) AB BA + 18: (i) Only those courses taken after full provisional certification are applicable for advanced schedule credit. (ii) Graduate credit courses may be counted if they have been approved by the college or university in which the teacher is enrolled. (iii) Undergraduate credit courses must have the written approval of the Superintendent before enrollment. Such requests will generally be allowed only when the undergraduate course is directly related to the person's teaching assignment or planned future assignment. To secure this, an application for prior approval must be submitted. (3) MA + 25: (i) All hours beyond the MA must be on the graduate level and should be related to one's own area of teaching assignment in or preparation for a specific future assignment in the District. (ii) Any course not included in a degree program (i.e., second master's program) must be approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services. In order to secure approval, a written application must be submitted as in paragraph 2(a)(2)(iii). (4) With respect to the AB + 18 and MA + 25 salary schedules, only such courses as are completed after receipt of the underlying degree may be considered in determining eligibility for advancement. For example, only courses completed after receipt of the MA degree may be considered in determining eligibility for the MA + 25 schedule.

Guidelines for College or University Courses. (1) Teachers completing the necessary number of eligible semester hours for advancement to the next higher schedule may make application for such consideration when official grades, transcripts, etc. have been received. It is required that the Application for Advanced Schedule Credit form be completed and submitted to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services within ten (10) days of the teacher receiving the grades, transcripts, etc. Advancement on the salary schedule will take effect immediately and be retroactive to the date the course was completed. Failure to submit application form and grades/transcripts within ten (10) days of receipt will result in advancement on salary schedule being effective on date of application rather than the date the course was completed. (2) AB BA + 18: (i) Only those courses taken after full provisional standard certification are applicable for advanced schedule credit. (ii) Graduate credit courses may be counted if they have been approved by the college or university in which the teacher is enrolled. (iii) Undergraduate credit courses must have the written approval of the Superintendent before enrollment. Such requests will generally be allowed only when the undergraduate course is directly related to the person's teaching assignment or planned future assignment. To secure this, an application for prior approval must be submitted. (3) MA + 25: (i) All hours beyond the MA must be on the graduate level and should be related to one's own area of teaching assignment in or preparation for a specific future assignment in the District. (ii) Any course not included in a degree program (i.e., second master's program) must be approved by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services. In order to secure approval, a written application must be submitted as in paragraph 2(a)(2)(iii). (iii) Column MA+25 - Employee possesses a Masters of Arts or Masters of Science degree and at least 25 graduate level credits beyond a Master’s degree as a minimum and these 25 credit hours were obtained after the Master’s degree was conferred. A master’s degree that is earned concurrently with credits that exceed twenty-five (25) credits will be counted toward credits toward the plus twenty-five (25), provided that all such credits are related to the teacher’s current or future anticipated teaching assignment, including classes in school administration. For example, placement of MA+ 25 will occur if a master’s of social work requires 60 college credits. (4) With respect to the AB + 18 and MA + 25 salary schedules, only such courses as are completed after receipt of the underlying degree may be considered in determining eligibility for advancement. For example, only courses completed after receipt of the MA degree may be considered in determining eligibility for the MA + 25 schedule.