Common use of Initial Placement on Scale Clause in Contracts

Initial Placement on Scale. 1. Placement on the salary grid shall be determined in accordance with the category assigned by the Teacher Qualification Service subject to this Article and in accordance with years of experience as determined by Article B.22 (Experience Recognition for Salary Purposes). 2. Associated Professionals shall be placed in the appropriate salary category which is most nearly equivalent to the category of teachers based on years of university training in the discipline. Their placement within that category shall be determined in accordance with Article B.22 (Experience Recognition for Salary Purposes). 3. Each employee shall submit all documentation required by the Board to establish salary placement. Such documentation shall be submitted within three (3) months of commencement of employment. The employee shall be responsible for advising the Board, in writing, if delays which occur in obtaining the documentation necessitate an extension of the time limits. 4. In the letter of appointment the Board shall advise the teacher of the member's initial scale placement. The Board shall advise the teacher of any additional documentation required to finalize the scale placement. a. In the event that an employee wishes to appeal their placement on the salary scale, the member must apply in writing to the Superintendent of Schools. In the event the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the employee, the employee may apply in writing to the Salary Grid Placement Committee for adjustment which shall make the appropriate placement decision. In the event that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved and the employee wishes to appeal further, the grievance procedures, as outlined in Article A.6 (Grievance) of this Agreement shall apply. Where such an appeal is upheld the salary shall be adjusted retroactively to September 1 of the year in which the appeal is filed or to the date of appointment in the year in which the appeal is filed, whichever is the lesser. b. Notwithstanding Article B.21.5.a, upon receipt of documentation which establishes a salary category different from that in which the employee was initially placed, a salary adjustment shall be effective retroactive to the time of initial placement.

Initial Placement on Scale. 1. Placement on the salary grid shall be determined in accordance with the category assigned by the Teacher Qualification Service subject to this Article and in accordance with years of experience as determined by Article B.22 (Experience Recognition for Salary Purposes). 2. Associated Professionals shall be placed in the appropriate salary category which is most nearly equivalent to the category of teachers based on years of university training in the discipline. Their placement within that category shall be determined in accordance with Article B.22 (Experience Recognition for Salary Purposes). 3. Each employee shall submit all documentation required by the Board to establish salary placement. Such documentation shall be submitted within three (3) months of commencement of employment. The employee shall be responsible for advising the Board, in writing, if delays which occur in obtaining the documentation necessitate an extension of the time limits. 4. In the letter of appointment the Board shall advise the teacher of the member's initial scale placement. The Board shall advise the teacher of any additional documentation required to finalize the scale placement. a. In the event that an employee wishes to appeal their his/her placement on the salary scale, the member must apply in writing to the Superintendent of Schools. In the event the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the employee, the employee may apply in writing to the Salary Grid Placement Committee for adjustment which shall make the appropriate placement decision. In the event that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved and the employee wishes to appeal further, the grievance procedures, as outlined in Article A.6 (Grievance) of this Agreement shall apply. Where such an appeal is upheld the salary shall be adjusted retroactively to September 1 of the year in which the appeal is filed or to the date of appointment in the year in which the appeal is filed, whichever is the lesser. b. Notwithstanding Article B.21.5.a, upon receipt of documentation which establishes a salary category different from that in which the employee was initially placed, a salary adjustment shall be effective retroactive to the time of initial placement.