TEACHER EMPLOYMENT. 1. The Board and the Association agree that the strength of the school system is based on the employing and retaining the best teachers for all positions. 2. All new teachers or reinstated teachers will be placed on the proper step of the salary schedule according to their experience and education. 3. Any teacher will be informed of his/her current certification status upon written request. 4. Previously accumulated unused sick leave days will be restored to all returning teachers. 5. A teacher with less than five (5) months of experience will be placed on a half-step. A teacher with five (5) or more months of experience will be placed on the next full step. 6. Leave benefits and salary shall be calculated on a prorated basis for part-time teachers. Regularly employed teachers who are assigned a minimum of one-half day per school day shall be eligible for full insurance benefits. The intent of this statement will not be to reduce the number of full-time instructional staff. 7. Trades and industry teachers who are within three semester hours of completing standard professional certificate requirements shall be paid on the standard professional scale for one year to give them an opportunity to qualify for the standard professional certificate.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
