Vocational Certification. Vocational trades teachers shall be required to obtain industry certification as well as Florida professional certification by the beginning of 2002 - 03. A committee appointed by the DTU and the administration shall determine the specific certification required for each teaching area.
Vocational Certification. The Xxxxx Township Board of Education agrees to pay an additional $450 for those teachers who attain vocational certification which requires work experience beyond the regular academic requirements and who uses such certification to the advantage of the Xxxxx Township School District during the regular school day.
Vocational Certification. New employees who do not have a BA but who can be vocationally certified will be placed on the existing salary schedule using the following criteria:
1. Vocationally certified employees will be placed on the salary schedule based on their education and experience;
2. no less than one (1) step on the schedule will be given for every two (2) years of work experience in the trade for which they are certified beyond the apprenticeship level. No step will be granted past the maximum incoming experience allowed in the current salary schedule. The District may exceed this limit if there are documented recruitment difficulties in filling a teaching position only if the discipline has been designated on the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) shortage list; (See Appendix A.)
Vocational Certification. Faculty holding a three-year certification will receive an additional $100 per year. Faculty holding a five-year certification will receive an additional $250 per year.
Vocational Certification. New employees who do not have a BA but who can be vocationally certified will be placed on the existing salary schedule using the following criteria:
1. Vocationally certified employees will be placed on the salary schedule based on their education and experience;
2. no less than one (1) step on the schedule will be given for every two (2) years of work experience in the trade for which they are certified beyond the apprenticeship level. No step will be granted past the maximum incoming experience allowed in the current salary schedule. The District may exceed this limit if there are documented recruitment difficulties in filling a teaching position only if the discipline has been designated on the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) shortage list; (See Appendix A.)
3. horizontal steps will be given for college credits earned after the date of initial employment and/or if deemed equivalent by the Superintendent. Horizontal steps may be given for summer work experience necessary to keep the instructor qualified and current in the trade if deemed equivalent by the Superintendent.
Vocational Certification. A teacher may advance lanes of the salary schedule through the development of a portfolio required for vocational CTE certification. For purposes of the lane advancement, completion of 1 portfolio shall be the equivalent of 5 semester credits. All portfolio work must be pre- approved by the superintendent or designee prior to the portfolio being completed to count for lane advancement. If a teacher takes any classes in order to earn vocational CTE credit, those credits shall count toward lane advancement provided written pre-approval by the superintendent or designee.
Vocational Certification
