Common use of Work Experience Clause in Contracts

Work Experience. a. All years of work related experience, excluding those years required for certification, shall be granted for salary purposes to those positions requiring work experience for certification and to school psychologists, social workers, audiologists, and speech therapists. Experience credit shall be reviewed and pay shall be based on what similar teachers with the same amount of experience credit are compensated. b. Upon initial employment, teachers who fill positions for which work experience may be used or is required for certification, shall be granted either work experience credit (above that used toward certification) or teaching credit, for salary purposes. c. Work experience may be combined for salary credit in the same manner as such combinations apply to certification based on work experience. d. If a teacher transfers into a position for which work experience may be used or is required for certification, the teacher may apply work experience (above that which would have been used for certification) in lieu of teaching experience for salary purposes. Such adjustment shall be retroactive to the first day of employment of the fiscal year in which the teacher applies for the adjustment. e. In no case shall both work experience and teaching experience, as used in conjunction with one another above, be granted for salary purposes if earned during the same calendar year. f. Teachers who are certifiable in the critical needs areas of mathematics, science and exceptional education may be granted, upon initial employment, work experience credit for all years of work related experience. Work experience must be directly related to the position for which the teacher is hired, and documentation must be provided by the teacher for review and approval by Employment Services.

Work Experience. a. Up to a maximum of 15 All years of work related experience, excluding those years required for certification, shall be granted for salary purposes to those positions requiring work experience for certification and to school psychologists, social workers, audiologists, and speech therapists. Experience credit shall be reviewed and pay shall be based on what similar teachers with the same amount of experience credit are compensated. b. Upon initial employment, teachers who fill positions for which work experience may be used or is required for certification, shall be granted either work experience credit (above that used toward certification) or teaching credit, for salary purposes. c. Work experience may be combined for salary credit in the same manner as such combinations apply to certification based on work experience. d. If a teacher transfers into a position for which work experience may be used or is required for certification, the teacher may apply work experience (above that which would have been used for certification) in lieu of teaching experience for salary purposes. Such adjustment shall be retroactive to the first day of employment of the fiscal year in which the teacher applies for the adjustment. e. In no case shall both work experience and teaching experience, as used in conjunction with one another above, be granted for salary purposes if earned during the same calendar year. f. Teachers who are certifiable in the critical needs areas of mathematics, science and exceptional education may be granted, upon initial employment, work experience credit up to fifteen (15) for all years of work related experience. Work experience must be directly related to the position for which the teacher is hired, and documentation must be provided by the teacher for review and approval by Employment Services.