Hiring Guide. (Appendix A) Level 4 (B.A.) Step O for a 174-day contact will be increased by 75% of salary settlement. Appendix A will be used by the Board of Trustees in the initial salary determination of new unit members using the definition of terms contained in Appendix B with the following guidelines: A. Location on Level 1. Unit members without related work experience shall be located on the proper level according to their education. 2. Unit members without educational credit shall be located on the proper level according to their related work experience. 3. Unit members with both education and related work experience shall be located on the level which is the sum of their education level and their related work experience level. B. Location on Step 1. Credit for previous teaching, counseling or library experience in the field for which the unit member is hired shall be given for up to ten (10) years preceding full-time employment at Kirkwood Community College on the following basis: One year equals one step on the hiring guide. 2. For the purpose of location on the hiring guide, one year of professional experience shall be defined as nine months or more of teaching or counseling or library experience in one academic year. 3. When hiring new employees, the Board retains the right to offer salaries which are competitive with those of industry and which are higher than those on the hiring guide. The Board will make every effort not to hire new employees at a rate higher than current employees in that discipline with similar educational credentials and work experience. The Board will notify the Association of such hiring’s. 4. The Board may hire new employees below the hiring guide only where it can show that Federal funding does not meet the hiring guide and where it has not solicited any restrictions on salaries.
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