Placement and Movement on the Salary Schedule. 1. The Superintendent with the approval of the Board will determine initial placement.
2. Those with an RN classification will be placed on the BS schedule and those with a BSN will be placed on the MS schedule.
3. PSSLPT column tied to MS + 45 step D. Current and new PSSLPT in this column will be placed according to specialty experience in both education and clinical worK.
4. Not later than April 1 of the school year preceding the anticipated move, teaching staff shall notify the Executive Director of Human Resources of their intent to move horizontally on the salary schedule. A form will be provided by the Executive Director of Human Resources for intent to move horizontally. Any teacher who fails to notify the Executive Director of Human Resources shall be ineligible to move horizontally during the next contract year.
5. For the Bachelor’s schedule (plus classifications), additional hours of 15 or 30, may be earned in any field, either graduate or undergraduate, but must be earned after date of eligibility for a teaching certificate. The hours for nurses may be earned in any field, either graduate or undergraduate, that applies towards re-licensure as a nurse, or towards their employment in the school environment. However, any credits for nurses must be approved by the Professional Development Council.
6. For the MS + 15, MS+ 30, MS+ 45, or Doctorate (PhD/EdD) classification, credits must be earned after the date of the highest earned degree and must be specifically approved by the Superintendent/designee.
7. Horizontal salary tier classification adjustments will be made in September of each year, with the horizontal tier salary classification position for each teacher to be determined by the Personnel Office based upon the information that has been submitted to the office by September 1st. Horizontal tier salary classification advancements will be based upon the following, to-wit:
(1) official transcripts of college hours from the college or university issuing the college hours; or (2) state approved professional development hours/plan, with the stipulation that if college hours are a component of the professional development plan/hours, then an official transcript from the college or university issuing the college hours must be submitted to the personnel office by September 1 of each year.
8. Subject to the provisions of paragraph one above, as a general rule teachers newly employed in Xxxxx County Unified Schools will be placed on the salary schedule...
Placement and Movement on the Salary Schedule a. All new employees shall be placed on the Salary Schedule according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
b. The Executive Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations or designee is authorized to credit for placement on the Salary Schedule past service of an applicant for employment in this District. In a position requiring specialized training, or one found to be difficult to recruit for, or when an applicant has highly desirable qualifications in excess of the minimum required, credit for experience may be given to the extent of placing the employee on a higher step, not to exceed step 3.
c. An employee temporarily or permanently promoted to a position on a range higher on the Salary Schedule shall receive the salary of the newly assigned position. Credit will be granted for all time served in a temporary position when an employee is returned to his or her permanent position. An employee who is promoted or reclassified shall be placed on a step within the new range that is at least but not limited to 5% above the previous step of the lower range, but if the highest step on the range is less than 5%, the employee will receive the highest step. An employee who is demoted for cause, or accepts a voluntary demotion, or is otherwise transferred to a position having a lower range on the Salary Schedule shall receive the salary on the lower range to which the employee would be entitled if credited for experience and service in the employ of the District.
d. On recommendation of the supervisor, an employee shall advance one (1) step within his/her salary range effective as follows:
i. Employees shall be eligible for a step increase on their anniversary date. Their anniversary date is on the first day of the month following twelve (12) months of service in the position and this day and month, yearly, thereafter.
ii. Unless the employee receives or their supervisor indicates that they will receive an unsatisfactory performance evaluation, the employee will move to the next step.
e. If an unpaid leave exceeds ninety (90) calendar days in a fiscal year, the entire leave is added to the waiting period for the next step. The date for subsequent step increases for Steps 1 through 5 is then changed to the new extended date.
