MA Placement. Teachers who possess a Master’s Degree shall be subject to the following:
a) If the Master’s Degree was achieved subsequent to the conferral of a valid teaching
b) If the Master’s Degree was achieved prior to conferral of a valid teaching certificate, such degree shall not be considered In salary plan placement unless it is applicable to the teacher’s teaching licensure. If the MA is directly relevant to the teacher’s subject area licensure, the employee shall be placed on the MA column. In addition, such employee shall be credited with all relevant upper division hours taken subsequent to conferral of a valid teaching certificate for advancement beyond the MA column.
