Common use of Qualification Credits and Experience Clause in Contracts

Qualification Credits and Experience. Employee placement on the District salary schedule shall be based on a combination of post bachelor’s degree college/university academic credits, continuing education clock hours, and previous experience. The intent of credit/experience definitions is to duplicate Washington State's definition regarding placement on the state salary allocation model. 6.9.1 Eligible academic credits must meet the following requirements: 6.9.1.1 Earned on or before October 1 of the school year. 6.9.1.2 Earned after the employee's first bachelor's degree. 6.9.1.3 Earned from an accredited college or university. Community college credits must be applicable to a bachelor's or more advanced degree program. 6.9.1.4 Verification of credits is an employee responsibility and must be submitted to the district personnel office on or before October 1 of the applicable school year. Verification must be by official transcript or letter from the institution. Grade cards are not acceptable as permanent verification. Grade cards will be accepted between September 24 and September 30 in order to extend the October 1 deadline to October 15. 6.9.1.5 College and clock hour credits applicable for advancement to the Bachelors+135 column in Appendix 2 must be earned prior to January 1, 1992. 6.9.1.6 Employees hired after September 1 of the school year will have thirty (30) calendar days to submit verification of credits. 6.9.2 Eligible continuing education clock-hour credits must qualify as such and are defined in WAC 308-124A-600 and are further defined as follows: 6.9.2.1 Credits earned after August 31, 1987. 6.9.2.2 Credits earned on or before October 1 of that school year. 6.9.2.3 Credits are not counted as eligible college/university academic credits. 6.9.2.4 Verification is the employee responsibility and must be documented in writing via a continuing education clock-hour form signed by the training provider or transcript from the training provider. Verification must be submitted to the District’s Human Resources Office by October 1 of that school year. 6.9.2.5 Clock-hour credits are applicable when earned after a member earns his or her highest degree. 6.9.3 Previous experience credit shall qualify when work experience is in an educational institution. Educational institutions are defined as public and private schools requiring certification, colleges and universities, educational service districts, and federal and state offices of education. Educational institutions are not cities, counties, states, or departments of social and health services. Experience is also defined as follows or must meet the following: 6.9.3.1 Experience includes contracted and/or substitute employment. 6.9.3.2 Experience in Peace Corps, VISTA, Sabbatical Leave which interrupted professional employment. 6.9.3.3 Part-time experience (substituting, partial-year employment) will be calculated by counting hours and/or days and converting to full-time equivalency based on a 182 day work year. Fractional years will be calculated to the tenth and rounded up or down to the nearest whole year. 6.9.3.4 Credit will not be granted for such experience until verified in writing by the previous employer. It is the employee's responsibility to verify such experience. 6.9.3.5 Verified experience must be received by October 1 of that school year to be applicable for credit that school year. New staff hired after August 1 for the ensuing school year will be given sixty (60) days from date of district commitment to hire to furnish verification of experience.

Qualification Credits and Experience. Employee placement on the District salary schedule shall be based on a combination of post bachelor’s bachelors degree college/university academic credits, continuing education clock hours, and previous experience. The intent of credit/experience definitions is to duplicate Washington State's definition regarding placement on the state salary allocation model. 6.9.1 Eligible academic credits must meet the following requirements: 6.9.1.1 Earned on or before October 1 of the school year. 6.9.1.2 Earned after the employee's first bachelor's degree. 6.9.1.3 Earned from an accredited college or university. Community college credits must be applicable to a bachelor's or more advanced degree program. 6.9.1.4 Verification of credits is an employee responsibility and must be submitted to the district personnel office on or before October 1 of the applicable school year. Verification must be by official transcript or letter from the institution. Grade cards are not acceptable as permanent verification. Grade cards will be accepted between September 24 and September 30 in order to extend the October 1 deadline to October 15. 6.9.1.5 College and clock hour credits applicable for advancement to the Bachelors+135 column in Appendix 2 must be earned prior to January 1, 1992. 6.9.1.6 Employees hired after September 1 of the school year will have thirty (30) calendar days to submit verification of credits. 6.9.2 Eligible continuing education clock-hour credits must qualify as such and are defined in WAC 308-124A-600 and are further defined as follows:in 6.9.2.1 Credits earned after August 31, 1987. 6.9.2.2 Credits earned on or before October 1 of that school year. 6.9.2.3 Credits are not counted as eligible college/university academic credits. 6.9.2.4 Verification is the employee responsibility and must be documented in writing via a continuing education clock-hour form signed by the training provider or transcript from the training provider. Verification must be submitted to the District’s Human Resources Office by October 1 of that school year. 6.9.2.5 Clock-hour credits are applicable when earned after a member earns his or her highest degree. 6.9.3 Previous experience credit shall qualify when work experience is in an educational institution. Educational institutions are defined as public and private schools requiring certification, colleges and universities, educational service districts, and federal and state offices of education. Educational institutions are not cities, counties, states, or departments of social and health services. Experience is also defined as follows or must meet the following: 6.9.3.1 Experience includes contracted and/or substitute employment. 6.9.3.2 Experience in Peace Corps, VISTA, Sabbatical Leave which interrupted professional employment. 6.9.3.3 Part-time experience (substituting, partial-year employment) will be calculated by counting hours and/or days and converting to full-time equivalency based on a 182 day work year. Fractional years will be calculated to the tenth and rounded up or down to the nearest whole year. 6.9.3.4 Credit will not be granted for such experience until verified in writing by the previous employer. It is the employee's responsibility to verify such experience. 6.9.3.5 Verified experience must be received by October 1 of that school year to be applicable for credit that school year. New staff hired after August 1 for the ensuing school year will be given sixty (60) days from date of district commitment to hire to furnish verification of experience.

Qualification Credits and Experience. Employee placement on the District salary schedule shall be based on a combination of post bachelor’s degree college/university academic credits, continuing education clock hours, and previous experience. The intent of credit/experience definitions is to duplicate Washington State's definition regarding placement on the state salary allocation model. 6.9.1 Eligible academic credits must meet the following requirements: 6.9.1.1 Earned on or before October 1 of the school year. 6.9.1.2 Earned after the employee's first bachelor's degree. 6.9.1.3 Earned from an accredited college or university. Community college credits must be applicable to a bachelor's or more advanced degree program. 6.9.1.4 Verification of credits is an employee responsibility and must be submitted to the district personnel office on or before October 1 of the applicable school year. Verification must be by official transcript or letter from the institution. Grade cards are not acceptable as permanent verification. Grade cards will be accepted between September 24 and September 30 in order to extend the October 1 deadline to October 15. 6.9.1.5 College and clock hour credits applicable for advancement to the Bachelors+135 column in Appendix 2 must be earned prior to January 1, 1992. 6.9.1.6 Employees hired after September 1 of the school year will have thirty (30) calendar days to submit verification of credits. 6.9.2 Eligible continuing education clock-hour credits must qualify as such and are defined in WAC 308392-124A-600 121 and are further defined as follows: 6.9.2.1 Credits earned after August 31, 1987. 6.9.2.2 Credits earned on or before October 1 of that school year. 6.9.2.3 Credits are not counted as eligible college/university academic credits. 6.9.2.4 Verification is the employee responsibility and must be documented in writing via a continuing education clock-hour form signed by the training provider or transcript from the training provider. Verification must be submitted to the District’s Human Resources Office by October 1 of that school year. 6.9.2.5 Clock-hour credits are applicable when earned after a member earns his or her highest degree. 6.9.3 Previous experience credit shall qualify when work experience is in an educational institution. Educational institutions are defined as public and private schools requiring certification, colleges and universities, educational service districts, and federal and state offices of education. Educational institutions are not cities, counties, states, or departments of social and health services. Experience is also defined as follows or must meet the following: 6.9.3.1 Experience includes contracted and/or substitute employment. 6.9.3.2 Experience in Military, Peace Corps, VISTA, Sabbatical Leave which interrupted professional employment. 6.9.3.3 Part-time experience (substituting, partial-year employment) will be calculated by counting hours and/or days and converting to full-time equivalency based on a 182 180 day work year. Fractional years will be calculated to the tenth and rounded up or down to the nearest whole year. 6.9.3.4 Credit will not be granted for such experience until verified in writing by the previous employer. It is the employee's responsibility to verify such experience. 6.9.3.5 Verified experience must be received by October 1 of that school year to be applicable for credit that school year. New staff hired after August 1 for the ensuing school year will be given sixty (60) days from date of district commitment to hire to furnish verification of experience.