Placement by Years of Experience. Vertical salary adjustments for years of experience shall be made effective at the beginning of the school year giving credit for one-half years’ experience as has been the past practice, i.e., an employee with two and one-half (2 1/2) years credited teaching experience will be vertically placed between the 3rd and 4th step of the proper column. This is achieved by (a) subtracting step 3 from step 4, (b) divide by 2 and, (c) add this number to step 3 of the proper column, excluding step 16.5, which shall have the value as set forth in the salary schedule. Horizontal salary adjustments shall be made effective the beginning of the school year and the beginning of the second semester as has been the past practice. A year of service shall, except as the Pennsylvania School Code or this Collective Bargaining Agreement may otherwise provide, be credited as such for vertical movement if during the year the professional employee shall have been present for service 120 days or more. Teachers who have taught for only a segment of the previous year shall be granted experience credit in accordance with the following guidelines: DAYS TAUGHT EXPERIENCE GRANTED 120 days or more Full Year’s Credit 119 days to 70 days ½ year’s Credit 69 days or less No credit
