Non-school ESA Experience. In addition to experience as defined above, experience for ESA certified staff hired for the 2018 – 2019 school year and beyond shall include experience in other non-school professional positions as speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers. For such non-school experience, one (1) year of service in a non-school position shall be counted as one (1) year of service.
Non-school ESA Experience. In addition to experience as defined above, effective 2005-06, experience for speech-language pathologists shall include experience in other non-school positions as speech-language pathologists. For such non-school experience one (1) year of service in a non-school position shall be counted as one (1) year of service. Should the Legislature pass legislation that recognizes such non-school service for salary funding purposes for other ESA certified staff (OTs, PTs, counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers), such non-school staff experience shall also be recognized for salary placement on the local schedule, but only to the same extent as recognized by the State.
