Common use of Salary Schedule Mobility Clause in Contracts

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 change salary lanes in September each year. All paperwork must be received in Human Resources by the third Thursday of August for the current school year. Any lane change beyond a Master can only be made for credits received after the Master was obtained. Additionally, any additional advanced degrees received by certified staff members shall be eligible for a change in salary lane in February each year. All paperwork must be received in Human Resources by the third Thursday of January for the current school year. 5) A certified staff member not in an advanced degree program will be reimbursed for a maximum of nine (9) credit hours per contract year. A certified staff member within an advanced degree program will be reimbursed a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours per contract year. When combining non-advanced degree programs with degree programs, a certified staff member will be reimbursed for a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours per contract year. 6) First year certified staff members will be excluded from being approved for coursework. Eligibility begins July 1st after your first year of full-time employment.

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. c) Licensed employees receiving Master’s degrees in counseling, speech therapy, social work, or school psychology which require more credit hours than the typical Master degree program will be placed in the Master’s column according to the following calculation. Thirty- six hours will be subtracted from the credit hours required by the particular program. The difference shall constitute hours post Master’s that the employee will be credited with following completion of the program. The employee must provide verification of the number of hours that are required for the degree. d) If the parties both agree, on a case by case basis, to provide teachers hired in difficult to fill positions with signing bonuses or additional years of service credit for purposes of initial salary schedule placement. Difficult to fill positions, set forth in this contract shall include the following positions: speech language therapists, psychologists and any other specialized non-teaching positions. 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 change salary lanes in September each year. All paperwork must be received in Human Resources by the third Thursday of August for the current school year. Any lane change beyond a Master can only be made for credits received after the Master was obtained. Additionally, any additional advanced degrees received by certified staff members shall be eligible for a change in salary lane in February each year. All paperwork must be received in Human Resources by the third Thursday of January for the current school year. 5) A certified staff member not in an advanced degree program will be reimbursed for a maximum of nine (9) credit hours per contract year. A certified staff member within an advanced degree program will be reimbursed a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours per contract year. When combining non-advanced degree programs with degree programs, a certified staff member will be reimbursed for a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours per contract year. 6) First year certified staff members will be excluded from being approved for coursework. Eligibility begins July 1st after your first year of full-time employment. 7) Successful completion of the course, a grade of “B” or better, is required. 8) Individuals will be required to share their enhanced educational experience as directed by the building principal / designee. 9) Deadlines for application for reimbursement: a) First semester: August 30th b) Second semester: January 21st c) Summer: May 1st 10) Coursework must be completed within one year of the original application date.