Qualifications for Additional Education Salary Levels. [a] Deadlines (i) All completed Salary Level Change Forms must be received in the Human Resources Department on or before the 1st of the month to allow the appropriate salary adjustments for any earnings subsequent to that date. If proper documentation is submitted with the form, salary adjustments will normally be reflected in the following month's check. In the event that proper documentation cannot be provided at the time of form submission, but all course work is completed, a thirty (30) calendar day period will be allowed to provide proper documentation, with the salary adjustment retroactive to the time it would have taken effect had proper documentation been provided at the time the form was submitted. In order to qualify for the retroactive salary adjustment, the employee must submit with the form a letter clearly identifying all documentation that is omitted; and the form, except for the missing documentation, must be complete. Any salary adjustments for salary level change requests submitted after the first of the month of the last full month worked will not be included in any payments on the current contract year but instead will be reflected on payments beginning the next contract year. (ii) Forms (including proper documentation) received by the 1st of the month deadline, but taking longer to approve, will be processed retroactive to the 1st of the month following the month of the original submission. [b] Provisions (i) Educators may qualify for salary level advancement for additional education. The salary level changes possible are: (1) Bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits advance 2 salary levels; (2) Bachelor’s degree + 40 semester credits advance 2 salary levels; (3) Master’s degree (after initial hire) or BS + 50 credits advance one (1) salary level; (4) Master’s degree + 30 semester credits advance 2 salary levels; (5) Doctorate degree (after initial hire) advance 2 salary levels. (ii) A Bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits is required for educators to advance beyond Salary Level L. (iii) Courses which carry college credit must be granted from accredited institutions of higher education, and the accreditation must be recognized and accepted by the Utah State Office of Education. (iv) In order to be eligible for salary level credit, courses must be taken after award of initial educator license. Courses taken as part of an alternative route to licensure program are ineligible for consideration. (v) Educators who receive salary credit for a master’s degree may thereafter submit any eligible course credits towards subsequent salary level changes, as long as the courses were not applied to or required for completion of the master’s degree and have not previously been counted towards a salary level change. (vi) Educators who received credit for BS+40 semester or 60 quarter credits, or BS+50 semester or 75 quarter credits prior to receiving salary level credit for a master’s degree may also thereafter receive salary level credit for courses applied to or required as part of their master’s program provided that the individual courses have not been previously counted for a salary level change. (vii) Credits which are not acceptable to the District Education Salary Level Committee will be rejected, the reasons therefore stated and communicated to the educator. Salary Level Change Forms (including proper documentation) that are approved will be maintained in the employee's District personnel file. (viii) Upon approval, all requests shall be endorsed by a representative of the committee and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review and implementation according to procedures agreed to by the Board and the Association. [c] Courses Considered for Salary Level Change Credit
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement, Educators' Agreement, Davis Educators’ Agreement
Qualifications for Additional Education Salary Levels. [a] Deadlines
(i) All completed Salary Level Change Forms must be received in the Human Resources Department on or before the 1st of the month to allow the appropriate salary adjustments for any earnings subsequent to that date. If proper documentation is submitted with the form, salary adjustments will normally be reflected in the following month's check. In the event that proper documentation cannot be provided at the time of form submission, but all course work is completed, a thirty (30) calendar day period will be allowed to provide proper documentation, with the salary adjustment retroactive to the time it would have taken effect had proper documentation been provided at the time the form was submitted. In order to qualify for the retroactive salary adjustment, the employee must submit with the form a letter clearly identifying all documentation that is omitted; and the form, except for the missing documentation, must be complete. Any salary adjustments for salary level change requests submitted after the first of the month of the last full month worked will not be included in any payments on the current contract year but instead will be reflected on payments beginning the next contract year.
(ii) Forms (including proper documentation) received by the 1st of the month deadline, but taking longer to approve, will be processed retroactive to the 1st of the month following the month of the original submission. [b] Provisions
(i) Educators may qualify for salary level advancement for additional education. The salary level changes possible are:
(1) Bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(2) Bachelor’s degree + 40 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(3) Master’s degree (after initial hire) or BS + 50 credits advance one (1) salary level;
(4) Master’s degree + 30 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(5) Doctorate degree (after initial hire) advance 2 salary levels.
(ii) A Bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits is required for educators to advance beyond Salary Level L.
(iii) Courses which carry college credit must be granted from accredited institutions of higher education, and the accreditation must be recognized and accepted by the Utah State Office of Education.
(iv) In order to be eligible for salary level credit, courses must be taken after award of initial educator license. Courses taken as part of an alternative route to licensure program are ineligible for consideration.
(v) Educators who receive salary credit for a master’s degree may thereafter submit any eligible course credits towards subsequent salary level changes, as long as the courses were not applied to or required for completion of the master’s degree and have not previously been counted towards a salary level change.
(vi) Educators who received credit for BS+40 semester or 60 quarter credits, or BS+50 semester or 75 quarter credits prior to receiving salary level credit for a master’s degree may also thereafter receive salary level credit for courses applied to or required as part of their master’s program provided that the individual courses have not been previously counted for a salary level change.
(vii) Credits which are not acceptable to the District Education Salary Level Committee will be rejected, the reasons therefore stated and communicated to the educator. Salary Level Change Forms (including proper documentation) that are approved will be maintained in the employee's District personnel file.
(viii) Upon approval, all requests shall be endorsed by a representative of the committee and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review and implementation according to procedures agreed to by the Board and the Association. [c] Courses Considered for Salary Level Change Creditof
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement, Davis Educators’ Agreement, Davis Educators’ Agreement
Qualifications for Additional Education Salary Levels. [a] Deadlines
(i) All completed Salary Level Change Forms must be received in the Human Resources Department on or before the 1st of the month to allow the appropriate salary adjustments for any earnings subsequent to that date. If proper documentation is submitted with the form, salary adjustments will normally be reflected in the following month's check. In the event that proper documentation cannot be provided at the time of form submission, but all course work is completed, a thirty (30) calendar day period an extension until the 15th of the month following the deadline will be allowed to provide proper documentation, with the salary adjustment retroactive to the time it would have taken effect had effective as though proper documentation had been provided at the time the form was submitted. In order to qualify for the retroactive salary adjustment, the employee must submit with the form a letter clearly identifying all documentation that is omitted; and the form, except for the missing documentation, must be complete. Any salary adjustments for salary level change requests submitted after the first of the month of the last full month worked will not be included in any payments on the current contract year but instead will be reflected on payments beginning the next contract year.
(ii) Forms (including proper documentation) received by the 1st of the month deadline, but taking longer to approve, will be processed retroactive to the 1st of the month following the month of the original submission. [b] bl Provisions
(i) Educators may qualify for salary level advancement for additional educationxxxxxxxxx.xx qualify for additional education salary levels as outlined in the Educators’ Agreement, employees must be in an educator position compensated on the educator salary table (Table 1) and reported to USBE for finding purposes. ‘The salary level changes possible are:
(ii) Effective July 1, 2023, a bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits will not be required for educators to advance beyond salary level L. Educators held at salary level L under the previous provision will be permitted to advance levels on the salary table based on service. Level advancement will not be granted retroactively for years of service ineligible for salary advancement based on the previous provision.
(iii) Critical endorsements as identified in 3.2.2 [c] earned by current educators who are unable to benefit from the credits earned (i.e. BS+50, MS+60) for the critical endorsement may elect to receive one salary level increase in lieu of applying the credits for future salary adjustments. Critical endorsement credits must be identified with the request for critical endorsement salary adjustment and shall not be eligible for future salary adjustment purposes of any type.
(1) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(2) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 40 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(3) Master’s 's degree (after initial hire) or BS + BS+ 50 credits advance one (1) salary level;
(4) Master’s degree + 's degree+ 30 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(5) Master's degree +60 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(6) Doctorate degree (after initial hire) advance 2 salary levels.
(ii) A Bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits is required for educators to advance beyond Salary Level L.
(iiiiv) Courses which carry college credit must be granted from accredited institutions of higher education, and the accreditation must be recognized and accepted by the Utah State Office Board of Education. College courses completed at institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated and certified for U.S. equivalency by an agency recognized by USBE.
(ivv) In order to be eligible for salary level credit, courses must be taken after the established eligibility the which is determined as follows:
(1) For educators hired without a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of initial hire into a licensed educator position in Xxxxx School District.
(2) For educators hired with a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of award of initial professional level educator license. Courses taken as part of an alternative route to licensure program are ineligible for consideration.
(vvi) Educators who receive salary credit for a master’s 's degree may thereafter submit any eligible course credits towards subsequent salary level changes, as long as the courses were not applied to or required for completion of the master’s 's degree and have not previously been counted towards a salary level change.
(vivii) Educators who received credit for BS+40 semester or 60 quarter credits, or BS+50 semester or 75 quarter credits prior to receiving salary level credit for a master’s 's degree may also thereafter receive salary level credit for courses applied to or required as part of their master’s 's program provided that the individual courses have not been previously counted for a salary level change.
(viiviii) Credits which are not acceptable to the District Education Salary Level Committee will be rejected, the reasons therefore stated and communicated to the educator. Salary Level Change Forms (including proper documentation) that are approved will be maintained in the employee's District personnel file.
(viii) Upon approval, all requests shall be endorsed by a representative of the committee and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review and implementation according to procedures agreed to by the Board and the Association. [c] Courses Considered for Salary Level Change Credit
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Samples: Educators' Agreement
Qualifications for Additional Education Salary Levels. [a] Deadlines
(i) All completed Salary Level Change Forms must be received in the Human Resources Department on or before the 1st of the month to allow the appropriate salary adjustments for any earnings subsequent to that date. If proper documentation is submitted with the form, salary adjustments will normally be reflected in the following month's check. In the event that proper documentation cannot be provided at the time of form submission, but all course work is completed, a thirty (30) calendar day period will be allowed to provide proper documentation, with the salary adjustment retroactive to the time it would have taken effect had proper documentation been provided at the time the form was submitted. In order to qualify for the retroactive salary adjustment, the employee must submit with the form a letter clearly identifying all documentation that is omitted; and the form, except for the missing documentation, must be complete. Any salary adjustments for salary level change requests submitted after the first of the month of the last full month worked will not be included in any payments on the current contract year but instead will be reflected on payments beginning the next contract year.
(ii) Forms (including proper documentation) received by the 1st of the month deadline, but taking longer to approve, will be processed retroactive to the 1st of the month following the month of the original submission. [b] bl Provisions
(i) Educators may qualify for salary level advancement for additional education. The salary level changes possible are:
(1) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(2) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 40 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(3) Master’s 's degree (after initial hire) or BS + BS+ 50 credits advance one (1) salary level;
(4) Master’s degree + 's degree+ 30 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(5) Master's degree +60 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(6) Doctorate degree (after initial hire) advance 2 salary levels.
(ii) A Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits is required for educators to advance beyond Salary Level L.
(iii) Courses which carry college credit must be granted from accredited institutions of higher education, and the accreditation must be recognized and accepted by the Utah State Office Board of Education. College courses completed at institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated and certified for U.S. equivalency by an agency recognized by USBE.
(iv) In order to be eligible for salary level credit, courses must be taken after the established eligibility the which is determined as follows:
(1) For educators hired without a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of initial hire into a licensed educator position in Xxxxx School District.
(2) For educators hired with a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of award of initial professional level educator license. Courses taken as part of an alternative route to licensure program are ineligible for consideration.
(v) Educators who receive salary credit for a master’s 's degree may thereafter submit any eligible course credits towards subsequent salary level changes, as long as the courses were not applied to or required for completion of the master’s 's degree and have not previously been counted towards a salary level change.
(vi) Educators who received credit for BS+40 semester or 60 quarter credits, or BS+50 semester or 75 quarter credits prior to receiving salary level credit for a master’s 's degree may also thereafter receive salary level credit for courses applied to or required as part of their master’s 's program provided that the individual courses have not been previously counted for a salary level change.
(vii) Credits which are not acceptable to the District Education Salary Level Committee will be rejectedberejected, the reasons therefore stated and communicated to the educator. Salary Level Change Forms (including proper documentation) that are approved will be maintained in the employee's District personnel file.
(viii) Upon approval, all requests shall be endorsed by a representative of the committee and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review and implementation according to procedures agreed to by the Board and the Association. [c] Courses Considered for Salary Level Change Credit
(i) Graduate Credit:
(1) Graduate course work need not be related to the educator's present teaching assignment.
(2) Must be submitted with supporting documents explaining the numeration system when proof of graduate credit is not defined on the transcript.
(3) Educators whose assignments require specialist certification necessitating a master's degree of at least fifty-three (53) semester or eighty (80) quarter credits beyond a bachelor's degree are eligible for one additional salary level on the Educator Salary Schedule. Educators requesting the additional level must provide written documentation verifying that their master's degree program required at least fifty- three (53) semester or eighty (80) quarter hours beyond a bachelor's degree for Utah certification.
(4) Educators whose assignments require specialist certification and earn an education specialist (EdS) degree are eligible for two additional salary levels on the Educator Salary Schedule, or one additional salary level if previously awarded one salary level under 3.2.8[c](3). Educators requesting the additional levels must provide written documentation verifying their ED S degree.
(5) Educators hired into a position requiring an educator's license for which a master's degree is necessary to apply for licensure, and are hired prior to receiving their original educator's license, may submit earned graduate credits leading to their original educator's license for salary level change credit. This provision applies to positions compensated on the Educator Salary Schedule only.
(ii) Undergraduate Credit:
(1) Must be directly related to one's teaching assignment or lead to an additional educator license endorsement. Undergraduate courses submitted for Salary Level Change consideration must include a supplement description of course content and an explanation of relationship between course content and teaching assignment. Undergraduate credit may be preapproved by the District Education Salary Level Committee if requested.
(2) Approval will not be granted for classes taken before September 1, 1976.
(iii) Credits:
(1) Must be approved by the Utah State Board of Education. Courses taken prior to September 1987 must be verified by submitting official certificates of completion.
(2) Approval will not be granted for classes taken before September 1, 1974.
(3) Credits completed prior to 1987, may account for no more than half of the credits required for a salary level change. [d] Course Documentation
(i) Documentation of degree or credit awarded from an institution of higher education must be an original or official transcript. Electronic transcripts will be accepted provided they are sent directly to Human Resources from the institution of higher education and include an explanation of credit awarded.
(ii) Copies of transcripts from an institution of higher education located outside of the U.S. when accompanied by an original document certifying U.S. equivalency.
(iii) Credit recognized by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) must be submitted on a transcript of professional learning activities maintained by USBE.
(iv) Human Resources, at its discretion, may make a copy of an original document after examining the document for authenticity and return the original document to its owner. Human Resources will document the examination of the original document. [e] District Education Salary Level Committee
(i) The District Education Salary Level Committee of the Xxxxx School District shall be comprised of six (6) licensed staff members appointed by the Board. The chair shall be appointed by the Superintendent of Schools. Initial committee members shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years and shall serve until June 30th when new members will be appointed. Replacements will be appointed in the event a member is not able to complete his/her assigned term.
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Samples: Davis Educators' Agreement
Qualifications for Additional Education Salary Levels. [a] Deadlines
(i) All completed Salary Level Change Forms must be received in the Human Resources Department on or before the 1st of the month to allow the appropriate salary adjustments for any earnings subsequent to that date. If proper documentation is submitted with the form, salary adjustments will normally be reflected in the following month's check. In the event that proper documentation cannot be provided at the time of form submission, but all course work is completed, a thirty (30) calendar day period will be allowed to provide proper documentation, with the salary adjustment retroactive to the time it would have taken effect had proper documentation been provided at the time the form was submitted. In order to qualify for the retroactive salary adjustment, the employee must submit with the form a letter clearly identifying all documentation that is omitted; and the form, except for the missing documentation, must be complete. Any salary adjustments for salary level change requests submitted after the first of the month of the last full month worked will not be included in any payments on the current contract year but instead will be reflected on payments beginning the next contract year.
(ii) Forms (including proper documentation) received by the 1st of the month deadline, but taking longer to approve, will be processed retroactive to the 1st of the month following the month of the original submission. [b] bl Provisions
(i) Educators may qualify for salary level advancement for additional education. The salary level changes possible are:
(1) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(2) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 40 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(3) Master’s 's degree (after initial hire) or BS + BS+ 50 credits advance one (1) salary level;
(4) Master’s degree + 's degree+ 30 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(5) Master's degree +60 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(6) Doctorate degree (after initial hire) advance 2 salary levels.
(ii) A Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits is required for educators to advance beyond Salary Level L.
(iii) Courses which carry college credit must be granted from accredited institutions of higher education, and the accreditation must be recognized and accepted by the Utah State Office Board of Education. College courses completed at institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated and certified for U.S. equivalency by an agency recognized by USBE.
(iv) In order to be eligible for salary level credit, courses must be taken after the established eligibility the which is determined as follows:
(1) For educators hired without a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of initial hire into a licensed educator position in Xxxxx School District.
(2) For educators hired with a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of award of initial professional level educator license. Courses taken as part of an alternative route to licensure program are ineligible for consideration.
(v) Educators who receive salary credit for a master’s 's degree may thereafter submit any eligible course credits towards subsequent salary level changes, as long as the courses were not applied to or required for completion of the master’s 's degree and have not previously been counted towards a salary level change.
(vi) Educators who received credit for BS+40 semester or 60 quarter credits, or BS+50 semester or 75 quarter credits prior to receiving salary level credit for a master’s 's degree may also thereafter receive salary level credit for courses applied to or required as part of their master’s 's program provided that the individual courses have not been previously counted for a salary level change.
(vii) Credits which are not acceptable to the District Education Salary Level Committee will be rejected, the reasons therefore stated and communicated to the educator. Salary Level Change Forms (including proper documentation) that are approved will be maintained in the employee's District personnel file.
(viii) Upon approval, all requests shall be endorsed by a representative of the committee and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review and implementation according to procedures agreed to by the Board and the Association. [c] Courses Considered for Salary Level Change Credit
(i) Graduate Credit:
(1) Graduate course work need not be related to the educator's present teaching assignment.
(2) Must be submitted with supporting documents explaining the numeration system when proof of graduate credit is not defined on the transcript.
(3) Educators whose assignments require specialist certification necessitating a master's degree of at least fifty-three (53) semester or eighty (80) quarter credits beyond a bachelor's degree are eligible for one additional salary level on the Educator Salary Schedule. Educators requesting the additional level must provide written documentation verifying that their master's degree program required at least fifty- three (53) semester or eighty (80) quarter hours beyond a bachelor's degree for Utah certification.
(4) Educators whose assignments require specialist certification and earn an education specialist (EdS) degree are eligible for two additional salary levels on the Educator Salary Schedule, or one additional salary level if previously awarded one salary level under 3.2.8[c](3). Educators requesting the additional levels must provide written documentation verifying their ED S degree.
(5) Educators hired into a position requiring an educator's license for which a master's degree is necessary to apply for licensure, and are hired prior to receiving their original educator's license, may submit earned graduate credits leading to their original educator's license for salary level change credit. This provision applies to positions compensated on the Educator Salary Schedule only.
(ii) Undergraduate Credit:
(1) Must be directly related to one's teaching assignment or lead to an additional educator license endorsement. Undergraduate courses submitted for Salary Level Change consideration must include a supplement description of course content and an explanation of relationship between course content and teaching assignment. Undergraduate credit may be preapproved by the District Education Salary Level Committee if requested.
(2) Approval will not be granted for classes taken before September 1, 1976.
(iii) Credits:
(1) Must be approved by the Utah State Board of Education. Courses taken prior to September 1987 must be verified by submitting official certificates of completion.
(2) Approval will not be granted for classes taken before September 1, 1974.
(3) Credits completed prior to 1987, may account for no more than half of the credits required for a salary level change. [d] Course Documentation
(i) Documentation of degree or credit awarded from an institution of higher education must be an original or official transcript. Electronic transcripts will be accepted provided they are sent directly to Human Resources from the institution of higher education and include an explanation of credit awarded.
(ii) Copies of transcripts from an institution of higher education located outside of the U.S. when accompanied by an original document certifying U.S. equivalency.
(iii) Credit recognized by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) must be submitted on a transcript of professional learning activities maintained by USBE.
(iv) Human Resources, at its discretion, may make a copy of an original document after examining the document for authenticity and return the original document to its owner. Human Resources will document the examination of the original document. [e] District Education Salary Level Committee
(i) The District Education Salary Level Committee of the Xxxxx School District shall be comprised of six (6) licensed staff members appointed by the Board. The chair shall be appointed by the Superintendent of Schools. Initial committee members shall be appointed for terms of five (5) years and shall serve until June 30th when new members will be appointed. Replacements will be appointed in the event a member is not able to complete his/her assigned term.
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Samples: Davis Educators' Agreement
Qualifications for Additional Education Salary Levels. [a] Deadlines
(i) All completed Salary Level Change Forms must be received in the Human Resources Department on or before the 1st of the month to allow the appropriate salary adjustments for any earnings subsequent to that date. If proper documentation is submitted with the form, salary adjustments will normally be reflected in the following month's check. In the event that proper documentation cannot be provided at the time of form submission, but all course work is completed, a thirty (30) calendar day period an extension until the 15th of the month following the deadline will be allowed to provide proper documentation, with the salary adjustment retroactive to the time it would have taken effect had effective as though proper documentation had been provided at the time the form was submitted. In order to qualify for the retroactive salary adjustment, the employee must submit with the form a letter clearly identifying all documentation that is omitted; and the form, except for the missing documentation, must be complete. Any salary adjustments for salary level change requests submitted after the first of the month of the last full month worked will not be included in any payments on the current contract year but instead will be reflected on payments beginning the next contract year.
(ii) Forms (including proper documentation) received by the 1st of the month deadline, but taking longer to approve, will be processed retroactive to the 1st of the month following the month of the original submission. [b] bl Provisions
(i) Educators may qualify for salary level advancement for additional educationxxxxxxxxx.xx qualify for additional education salary levels as outlined in the Educators’ Agreement, employees must be in an educator position compensated on the educator salary table (Table 1) and reported to USBE for finding purposes. ‘The salary level changes possible are:
(ii) Effective July 1, 2023, a bachelor’s degree + 20 semester credits will not be required for educators to advance beyond salary level L. Educators held at salary level L under the previous provision will be permitted to advance levels on the salary table based on service. Level advancement will not be granted retroactively for years of service ineligible for salary advancement based on the previous provision.
(iii) Critical endorsements as identified in 3.2.2 [c] earned by current educators who are unable to benefit from the credits earned (i.e. BS+50, MS+60) for the critical endorsement may elect to receive one salary level increase in lieu of applying the credits for future salary adjustments. Critical endorsement credits must be identified with the request for critical endorsement salary adjustment and shall not be eligible for future salary adjustment purposes of any type.
(1) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(2) Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 40 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(3) Master’s 's degree (after initial hire) or BS + BS+ 50 credits advance one (1) salary level;
(4) Master’s degree + 's degree+ 30 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(5) Master's degree +60 semester credits advance 2 salary levels;
(6) Doctorate degree (after initial hire) advance 2 salary levels.
(iiiv) A Bachelor’s degree + 's degree+ 20 semester credits is required for educators to advance beyond Salary Level L.
(iiiv) Courses which carry college credit must be granted from accredited institutions of higher education, and the accreditation must be recognized and accepted by the Utah State Office Board of Education. College courses completed at institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated and certified for U.S. equivalency by an agency recognized by USBE.
(ivvi) In order to be eligible for salary level credit, courses must be taken after the established eligibility the which is determined as follows:
(1) For educators hired without a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of initial hire into a licensed educator position in Xxxxx School District.
(2) For educators hired with a professional level educator license, the eligibility date is the date of award of initial professional level educator license. Courses taken as part of an alternative route to licensure program are ineligible for consideration.
(vvii) Educators who receive salary credit for a master’s 's degree may thereafter submit any eligible course credits towards subsequent salary level changes, as long as the courses were not applied to or required for completion of the master’s 's degree and have not previously been counted towards a salary level change.
(viviii) Educators who received credit for BS+40 semester or 60 quarter credits, or BS+50 semester or 75 quarter credits prior to receiving salary level credit for a master’s 's degree may also thereafter receive salary level credit for courses applied to or required as part of their master’s 's program provided that the individual courses have not been previously counted for a salary level change.
(viiix) Credits which are not acceptable to the District Education Salary Level Committee will be rejected, the reasons therefore stated and communicated to the educator. Salary Level Change Forms (including proper documentation) that are approved will be maintained in the employee's District personnel file.
(viii) Upon approval, all requests shall be endorsed by a representative of the committee and forwarded to the Superintendent's Office for review and implementation according to procedures agreed to by the Board and the Association. [c] Courses Considered for Salary Level Change Credit
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Samples: Educators' Agreement
