Common use of Salary Schedule Advancement Clause in Contracts

Salary Schedule Advancement. Only coursework for post Bachelor’s Degrees and Post Master’s Degrees completed through a regionally accredited college or university, as listed by the Illinois State Board of Education, will be approved. For the appropriate placement on the District Salary Schedule, an official transcript must be on file by the first day of October in the school year in which payment will be made. In addition, district documentation showing that the hours have been approved in advance as hours relating either to the teaching position or to the professional development of the certified employee seeking the salary placement must be included. A certified employee shall be able to move across the salary schedule beyond the Masters level by meeting the extra hour requirements, provided the hours are at the graduate level and are hours in courses in one or more of the following: 1. The area in which he/she is teaching 2. In an area in which he/she is currently qualified to teach 3. In professional development areas to maintain and/or to improve skills as a certified employee (i.e., technology, drug abuse, violence prevention, curriculum standards, and assessments, etc.) 4. Additional coursework to obtain a teaching endorsement for certification in another ISBE approved area. 5. Certified employees who successfully achieve National Board Certification will be eligible for additional hours of educational credit for advancement on the salary schedule.