Salary Schedule Mobility. With the following provisions, the salary schedule will be followed:
Salary Schedule Mobility. With the following provisions, the salary schedule will be followed:
1) Previous certified credit:
a) One year-credit is equal to one lettered step on the salary schedule with the first year-credit coinciding with Step A. Credit for initial placement on the salary schedule may be counted for each full time year employed, or the equivalent thereof, up to a maximum of ten (10) years. Thereafter, one half-year credit shall be given for each fulltime year employed, or the equivalent thereof.
b) Certified Staff, hired after July 1, 2011, will be recognized and placed in the lane of pay in accordance with all educational credits earned in the course of attaining their specific designation or certifications which are required for the position in which they were hired.
2) Certified staff members will be reimbursed per credit hour or the cost of the class (whichever is less), at $130.00 per credit hour. The Board offers incentives to certified staff to continue their education by earning graduate credits related to degree programs and/or courses that directly apply to assigned teaching responsibilities. Any coursework must be approved by the Superintendent or designee. No program will be approved unless there is a demonstrable link to the improvement of teaching and learning. Those teachers who are currently (August 2015) in a master’s or certificate program may apply for tuition reimbursement until the program is completed.
3) In order for coursework to be applicable for salary advancement said coursework must fulfill the following requirements:
a) Master’s or Post graduate degrees, or endorsements/certificate in designated high need areas by the district, or post master’s graduate coursework that is in the staff member’s content area or literacy
b) Courses must be from an accredited college/university
c) Must be pre-approved by Superintendent or designee prior to enrollment in the course
d) Credit will not be given for courses taken to remove deficiencies for Illinois licensure, or to remove provisional certification.
e) If a certified staff member feels that a course is germane to their assigned teaching responsibility and does not meet the above criteria the staff member can request approval and may need to provide a rationale as to the demonstrable link to the improvement of teaching and learning in their current teaching assignment. These requests will be reviewed by a committee of HEA members and administration.
4) Certified staff members are eligible to cha...
