Common use of Guidelines for Obtaining Increment Credit Clause in Contracts

Guidelines for Obtaining Increment Credit. 9 11.6.1 Twenty (20) points of professional growth credit must be 11 earned after a unit member's employment with the District. There shall be no 12 limitation on the frequency of professional growth increments a unit member may 13 receive. No unit member may receive more than eight (8) increments during 14 his/her period of employment. Those bargaining unit members who had previously 15 submitted additional professional growth credits toward their 7th or 8th increments, 16 pursuant to 11.6.5, prior to October 10, 2002, shall receive the appropriate 17 additional professional growth increments following July 1, 2003 pursuant to 11.7. 18 11.6.1.1 The District shall continue to maintain records of all qualifying 19 professional growth courses for future use. Unit members who have already 20 received the maximum increments allowed under the contract will have six months 21 from the date of ratification to submit professional growth courses completed after 22 qualifying for their eighth increment. 23 11.6.2 A unit member desiring to participate in the Professional 24 Growth Awards Program should submit his/her form for credit to the 25 Superintendent's designee on or before June 10th of each year. All 26 recommendations for payment of award increments must be submitted to the 27 Superintendent by his/her designee no later than June 30. 28 11.6.3 Points will not be granted when the participation is during the 29 unit member's regular working hours. However, it is agreed and understood that