Career Ladder Program Sample Clauses

Career Ladder Program a. The Career Ladder Program is part of the Professional Growth & Educator Support system. The program is intended to recognize the importance of teacher leadership in building instructional capacity at the school and district level and promoting teacher professional growth along a continuum of practice. b. Eligibility and Hiring - School Based Career Ladder Positions 1) Career Ladder positions are stipend roles that entail additional duties beyond a certificated contract. 2) Teachers who apply for the following Career Ladder positions must have an evaluation rating of proficient or higher in all eight TPEP criteria and a state student growth impact rating that is “average” or higher on their most recent comprehensive evaluation. Teachers who are currently on a focused evaluation must still meet the above criteria. They must also have a rating of proficient or higher in their identified focused criteria and a state student growth impact rating that is “average” or higher on their most recent focused evaluation. 3) Career Ladder Positions: a) Career Ladder Teacher (Elementary and Secondary) b) Career Ladder Therapist, Psychologist, or Nurse (ESAs) c) Content Demonstration Teacher (hired at district-level) d) Master Teacher – no new Master CLT position will be hired after the 2018-2019 school year. All current Master Teachers may complete their two-year term. 4) Certificated teachers who are not classroom teachers must have a Distinguished overall rating on their most recent comprehensive evaluation. 5) A single Career Ladder stipend may not be shared amongst more than two (2) individual positions. 6) In order to support career ladder work, each school will be allotted ten (10) substitute days for the year. Content Demonstration Teachers will have eight (8) substitute days allotted each year. An additional four (4) substitute days are allotted for schools that continue to have a Master Career Ladder Teacher during school year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. 7) Eligible candidates will apply within their building for one of the positions listed above using the Site-Based Hiring Process. Additionally, the hiring team will screen applications and resumes. 8) Positions will be two (2) years and an employee who previously held the position may reapply. c. Elementary Career Ladder Teachers – Building-based Career Ladder Teachers at the elementary level may: 1) Support the implementation of the site-based CSIP/Professional Development plan through job-embedded staff devel...