Common use of National Board Certified Teachers Clause in Contracts

National Board Certified Teachers. 1. During a single school year in which a classroom teacher is completing requirements for National Board Certification, the teacher shall be eligible for two days of paid release time per month to be used for work and study in connection with fulfilling the certification requirements. 2. The LSD and the LSEA shall pursue on behalf of any participating teachers grant resources in support of the expense of a teacher’s participation in the program of activity that leads to National Board Certification. 3. Upon attaining the status of National Board Certified Teacher, the parties agree that this status shall entitle the teacher to advancement of one column on the LSEA teacher’s salary schedule (Example: if the teacher is BA, move to BA+, etc.) For teachers already in the Ph.D. column, the salary advancement shall be equal to the column increase from MA+ to Ph.D. at the teacher’s current step. 4. The Lansing School District retains the exclusive right to determine the number of teachers who will be eligible to receive the above forms of support defined in items 1-3, in any particular school year.