Common use of Salary and Salary Schedule Clause in Contracts

Salary and Salary Schedule. The teacher salary schedule is part of this agreement and incorporated herein. A teacher, who leaves the District, if rehired by the District, will be placed on the next step of the salary schedule as if there had been no interruption in that teacher’s employment. Placement on the salary schedule must be verified by official transcripts and verification of previous employment. Contracts are issued for ten months according to placement on the salary schedule; contracts will approximate, but not exceed, 186 days. Teachers new to the District are issued contracts for ten months that approximate, but do not exceed,186 days, but are paid according to the Hourly Payment Schedule for New Teacher Orientation. For any teacher new to the District, placement on the salary schedule shall be contingent upon the following: 1. Effective with employees hired beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, one step on the schedule for one-year active experience, up to 10 years (1 to 1 ratio) with placement on step 11. 2. The employee must have been compensated for 75% of an annual contract (not including summer school). 3. Credit will be allowed only for state and/or regionally accredited public or private schools. The employee must have been under contract as a state certified teacher to receive credit. 4. No credit will be granted for experience earned more than fifteen (15) years prior to being hired in the Wentzville School District. 5. The first paycheck of a new school year will be issued on August 25th. Both parties recognize that this provision may require higher fund balances to avoid short-term borrowing. Provisions of this section are not retroactive. Partial year contracts shall be prorated. No teacher, regardless of placement on the salary schedule, shall receive an amount that is less than the amount they were entitled to receive for the performance of regular contractual duties during the previous year. Retired Wentzville certified employees working up to 550 hours will be compensated at an hourly rate in proportion to the pay if that employee was not retired. There will be no benefits for retired employees. Teachers who obtain National Board Certification shall receive an annual compensation of $2000, commencing the school year following certification. This stipend will be added to the teachers salary and paid with the biweekly salary payments. Teachers must maintain certification in order for continued eligibility for the annual stipend. Speech and Language Pathologists who hold and maintain their DESE teaching certification and maintain their Certificate of Clinical Competence will receive an annual compensation of $1000. This stipend will be added to the teacher’s salary and paid with the biweekly salary payments. SLPs must maintain this certification in order for continued eligibility for the annual stipend. SLPs who do not pay into PSRS are not included in this Agreement.

Salary and Salary Schedule. The teacher salary schedule is part of this agreement and incorporated herein. A teacher, who leaves the District, if rehired by the District, will be placed on the next step of the salary schedule as if there had been no interruption in that teacher’s employment. Any teacher who was on Step 23 during the 2002-2003 school year shall receive an additional $750 for each year they remain at that step. Any teacher frozen on Step 23 for the 2015-2016 school year will receive an additional $750 for each year they remain at that step. Any teacher on Step 23 during the 2016-2017 school year will receive an additional $750 for each year they remain at that step. Placement on the salary schedule must be verified by official transcripts and verification of previous employment. Contracts are issued for ten months 187 days according to placement on the salary schedule; contracts will approximate, but not exceed, 186 days. Teachers new to the District are issued contracts for ten months that approximate, but do not exceed,186 187 days, but are paid according to the Hourly Payment Schedule for New Teacher Orientation. For any teacher new to the District, placement on the salary schedule shall be contingent upon the following: 1. Effective with employees hired beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, one step on the schedule for one-year active experience, up to 10 years (1 to 1 ratio) with placement on step 11. 2. The employee must have been compensated for 75% of an annual contract (not including summer school). 3. Credit will be allowed only for state and/or regionally accredited public or private schools. The employee must have been under contract as a state certified teacher to receive credit. 4. No credit will be granted for experience earned more than fifteen (15) years prior to being hired in the Wentzville School District. 5. The first paycheck of a new school year will be issued on August 25th. Both parties recognize that this provision may require higher fund balances to avoid short-term borrowing. Provisions of this section are not retroactive. Partial year contracts shall be prorated. No teacher, regardless of placement on the salary schedule, shall receive an amount that is less than the amount they were entitled to receive for the performance of regular contractual duties during the previous year. Retired Wentzville certified employees working up to 550 hours will be compensated at an hourly rate in proportion to the pay if that employee was not retired. There will be no benefits for retired employees. Graduate hours taken will be eligible for lateral movement or tuition reimbursement on the teacher salary schedule only if the university offers a program to acquire a teaching certificate. Exceptions may be made by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Universities that do not offer classes necessary for teacher certification or require outside classes from other institutions will not be recognized for tuition reimbursement or lateral movement. Teachers who obtain National Board Certification shall receive an annual compensation of $2000, commencing the school year following certification. This stipend will be added to the teachers salary and paid with the biweekly salary payments. Teachers must maintain certification in order for continued eligibility for the annual stipend. Speech and Language Pathologists who hold and maintain their DESE teaching certification and maintain their Certificate of Clinical Competence will receive an annual compensation of $1000. This stipend will be added to the teacher’s salary and paid with the biweekly salary payments. SLPs must maintain this certification in order for continued eligibility for the annual stipend. SLPs who do not pay into PSRS are not included in this Agreement.

Salary and Salary Schedule. The teacher salary schedule is part of this agreement and incorporated herein. A teacher, who leaves the District, if rehired by the District, will be placed on the next step of the salary schedule as if there had been no interruption in that teacher’s employment. Any teacher who was on Step 23 during the 2002-2003 school year shall receive an additional $750 for each year they remain at that step. Any teacher frozen on Step 23 for the 2015-2016 school year will receive an additional $750 for each year they remain at that step. Any teacher on Step 23 during the 2016-2017 school year will receive an additional $750 for each year they remain at that step. Placement on the salary schedule must be verified by official transcripts and verification of previous employment. Contracts are issued for ten months according to placement on the salary schedule; contracts will approximate, but not exceed, 186 days. Teachers new to the District are issued contracts for ten months that approximate, but do not exceed,186 days, but are paid according to the Hourly Payment Schedule for New Teacher Orientation. For any teacher new to the District, placement on the salary schedule shall be contingent upon the following: 1. Effective with employees hired beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, one step on the schedule for one-year active experience, up to 10 years (1 to 1 ratio) with placement on step 11. 2. The employee must have been compensated for 75% of an annual contract (not including summer school). 3. Credit will be allowed only for state and/or regionally accredited public or private schools. The employee must have been under contract as a state certified teacher to receive credit. 4. No credit will be granted for experience earned more than fifteen (15) years prior to being hired in the Wentzville School District. 5. The first paycheck of a new school year will be issued on August 25th. Both parties recognize that this provision may require higher fund balances to avoid short-term borrowing. Provisions of this section are not retroactive. Partial year contracts shall be prorated. No teacher, regardless of placement on the salary schedule, shall receive an amount that is less than the amount they were entitled to receive for the performance of regular contractual duties during the previous year. Retired Wentzville certified employees working up to 550 hours will be compensated at an hourly rate in proportion to the pay if that employee was not retired. There will be no benefits for retired employees. Graduate hours taken will be eligible for lateral movement or tuition reimbursement on the teacher salary schedule only if the university offers a program to acquire a teaching certificate. Exceptions may be made by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Universities that do not offer classes necessary for teacher certification or require outside classes from other institutions will not be recognized for tuition reimbursement or lateral movement. Teachers who obtain National Board Certification shall receive an annual compensation of $2000, commencing the school year following certification. This stipend will be added to the teachers salary and paid with the biweekly salary payments. Teachers must maintain certification in order for continued eligibility for the annual stipend. Speech and Language Pathologists who hold and maintain their DESE teaching certification and maintain their Certificate of Clinical Competence will receive an annual compensation of $1000. This stipend will be added to the teacher’s salary and paid with the biweekly salary payments. SLPs must maintain this certification in order for continued eligibility for the annual stipend. SLPs who do not pay into PSRS are not included in this Agreement.