Vertical Movement on the Salary Schedule. 1. Upon the Mental Health employee’s completion of each successful year of service in the District, the District will grant one (1) step of vertical movement on the salary schedule. Vertical increases are not automatic, but are awarded on the basis of successful experience only for each school year as interpreted, evaluated, and administered by the Office of the Superintendent. 2. A Mental health employee will advance on the salary schedule one (1) vertical step provided the Mental Health employee meets the following conditions: a) Worked at least a fifty percent (50%) contract, and b) Worked four (4) or more hours per day for ninety (90) days or more, or c) Worked fifty percent (50%) or more, of the hours (360 hours or more) required of a full time alternative schedule. 3. Paid leave, sick leave or general leave, will be considered as time worked for the provisions of this policy. Unpaid leave will not count towards meeting the time requirements outlined above. 4. Vertical movement on the salary schedule is contingent upon the Mental Health employee earning at least six (6) semester hours or equivalent every five (5) years. (Cross reference - Policy 4880, Professional Growth)
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