Common use of Springfield Academic Units Clause in Contracts

Springfield Academic Units. 1. Teachers may earn Springfield Academic Growth Units (SAGUs). 2. Each SAGU is the equivalent of Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours. 3. A SAGU may only be earned for professional development offered by the District that is aligned with the District goals and/or State and Federal mandates. DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 4. Each SAGU offering must be approved by the LPDC and the Superintendent. 5. Teachers are not eligible to earn SAGU credit for time for which the District is already compensating the teachers through either salary, stipend and/or reimbursement. However, if there is an overlap between the end of a teacher’s contractual day and the beginning time of the course, the teacher is not considered to be on salary for the overlap time. 6. Each group of Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours will add Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) to the teacher’s salary and, once earned, the sums shall continue to be part of the teacher’s annual salary. 7. A teacher may not earn more than two (2) SAGUs between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023. 8. Any course or subject desired to be offered for SAGU credit may be initiated by any teacher, any administrator, and/or the Academic Services Department, as follows: a. Application of course consideration must be sent to the LPDC. b. Such matters outlining the subject to be studied, securing a competent instructor, materials, credits to be earned, and financial considerations are to be reviewed by the LPDC. If the LPDC believes that a course should be offered, its recommendation shall be sent to the Superintendent or his/her designee, for approval. c. Said recommendation must be approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee before it is announced that such course will be sponsored by the District for SAGU credit. d. If the course is approved by the Superintendent and/or his her designee, and the LPDC, the course work shall count toward the hours necessary for license renewal. 9. When a teacher has completed Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours of approved SAGU coursework, the teacher has qualified for SAGU salary adjustment. To qualify for SAGU salary adjustment effective at the beginning of a school year, by October 1st the teacher shall have submitted Exhibit E to the Human Resources department certifying his/her completion of Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hour. To qualify for salary adjustment effective at the beginning of the second semester, by March 1st the teacher must submit to the Human Resources Department Exhibit E certifying his/her completion of Sixty- Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours. If Exhibit E is not submitted on a timely basis, the SAGU salary adjustment shall be retroactive to the date of eligibility. DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 10. SAGU salary adjustment shall be paid in essentially equal installments with each paycheck. This salary adjustment shall not be paid as a lump sum. 11. When an SEA bargaining unit member teaches a course that has been approved for Springfield Academic Growth Units (SAGUs) (even if that SEA bargaining unit member has taught that course for SAGU credit before), that SEA bargaining unit member shall, at his/her election, receive the amount of Springfield Academic Growth Units that other participants in the course receive for taking the course or shall receive compensation for teaching the course at the teacher’s hourly rate. 12. A single course could be either for college/university credit for Salary Adjustment Growth (above item 7) or could be used for Salary Adjustment for Springfield Academic Growth Units (Item 8, above), but cannot be used for both. Before the District-offered course actually begins, the teacher shall declare if the course is to be used for Salary Adjustment for Academic Growth or for Salary Adjustment for Springfield Academic Growth Units. 13. Nothing herein shall prohibit the LPDC from accepting a combination of SAGUs and Academic Credit for Salary Adjustment for purposes of licensure renewal.

Springfield Academic Units. 1. Teachers may earn Springfield Academic Growth Units (SAGUs). 2. Each SAGU is the equivalent of Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours. 3. A SAGU may only be earned for professional development offered by the District that is aligned with the District goals and/or State and Federal mandates. DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 4. Each SAGU offering must be approved by the LPDC and the Superintendent. 5. Teachers are not eligible to earn SAGU credit for time for which the District is already compensating the teachers through either salary, stipend and/or reimbursement. However, if there is an overlap between the end of a teacher’s contractual day and the beginning time of the course, the teacher is not considered to be on salary for the overlap time. 6. Each group of Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours will add Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) to the teacher’s salary and, once earned, the sums shall continue to be part of the teacher’s annual salary. 7. A teacher may not earn more than two (2) SAGUs between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023. 8. Any course or subject desired to be offered for SAGU credit may be initiated by any teacher, any administrator, and/or the Academic Services Department, as follows: a. Application of course consideration must be sent to the LPDC. b. Such matters outlining the subject to be studied, securing a competent instructor, materials, credits to be earned, and financial considerations are to be reviewed by the LPDC. If the LPDC believes that a course should be offered, its recommendation shall be sent to the Superintendent or his/her designee, for approval. c. Said x. Xxxx recommendation must be approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee before it is announced that such course will be sponsored by the District for SAGU credit. d. If the course is approved by the Superintendent and/or his her designee, and the LPDC, the course work shall count toward the hours necessary for license renewal. 9. When a teacher has completed Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours of approved SAGU coursework, the teacher has qualified for SAGU salary adjustment. To qualify for SAGU salary adjustment effective at the beginning of a school year, by October 1st the teacher shall have submitted Exhibit E to the Human Resources department certifying his/her completion of Sixty-Two and One Half (62.5) contact hour. To qualify for salary adjustment effective at the beginning of the second semester, by March 1st the teacher must submit to the Human Resources Department Exhibit E certifying his/her completion of Sixty- Two and One Half (62.5) contact hours. If Exhibit E is not submitted on a timely basis, the SAGU salary adjustment shall be retroactive to the date of eligibility. DocuSign Envelope ID: 22C4B649-47B2-43A6-94B5-1EF2E9B1A864 10. SAGU salary adjustment shall be paid in essentially equal installments with each paycheck. This salary adjustment shall not be paid as a lump sum. 11. When an SEA bargaining unit member teaches a course that has been approved for Springfield Academic Growth Units (SAGUs) (even if that SEA bargaining unit member has taught that course for SAGU credit before), that SEA bargaining unit member shall, at his/her election, receive the amount of Springfield Academic Growth Units that other participants in the course receive for taking the course or shall receive compensation for teaching the course at the teacher’s hourly rate. 12. A single course could be either for college/university credit for Salary Adjustment Growth (above item 7) or could be used for Salary Adjustment for Springfield Academic Growth Units (Item 8, above), but cannot be used for both. Before the District-offered course actually begins, the teacher shall declare if the course is to be used for Salary Adjustment for Academic Growth or for Salary Adjustment for Springfield Academic Growth Units. 13. Nothing herein shall prohibit the LPDC from accepting a combination of SAGUs and Academic Credit for Salary Adjustment for purposes of licensure renewal.