Occupational Experience. Since occupational experience may be very valuable to classroom instruction, salary points for occupational experience shall be available to all faculty who do not have a doctorate. If a doctorate is earned subsequent to a faculty member being awarded points for occupational experience, the faculty member will be moved to Group A, and points awarded for occupational experience will be retained. Points for occupational experience will be given only for full-time employment, and excess occupational experience may be counted as other related experience at the rate of one (1) point per year. Self-employment will not be counted unless it is on a full-time basis, i.e., an electronics technician operating his/her own shop. A year for occupational experience will be the normal work year of twelve (12) months.
Occupational Experience. Up to 5 years of Occupational Experience may be granted at the sole discretion of the superintendent or his/her designee, if such experience is deemed appropriate and assists with the recruitment of the most qualified candidate. Catch-up provision: If such occupational experience is granted to a newly hired candidate by Superintendent’s sole discretion, teachers who have been hired into a teaching position in that specific content area within the last 5 years, and who possess relevant occupational experience in their teaching area, but did not receive credit for such relevant occupational experience shall have the opportunity to petition the superintendent for revised placement on the salary schedule to recognize up to 5 years of relevant occupational experience. The teacher shall be responsible for initiating this review and providing documentation regarding the occupational experience to be considered no later than February 15 of the contract year in which such occupational credit was granted to the newly hired teacher in that specific content area. If the petition is granted, the teacher shall be advanced on the salary schedule to the appropriate step effective with the first contract day of the current year and shall proceed from that newly placed step forward. No retroactive pay for previous contract years shall be made for this advanced placement. This Catch-up provision shall be in effect through June 30, 2020 at which time this Catch-up provision shall be discontinued.
Occupational Experience. The following procedure shall be followed to obtain advancement credit for additional occupational experience or an occupational workshop:
Occupational Experience. A sabbatical leave may be granted to engage in renewal of occupational skills or to establish occupational experience in an area approved by the College President or designee. The experience shall approximate a full-time position.
