Common use of CLASS ADVANCEMENT Clause in Contracts

CLASS ADVANCEMENT. 4.3.1 As a condition of class advancement, the authorized District Form 11 must be filed prior to April 15th by the unit member intending to advance. Should April 15th fall on a non-work day, the deadline will be the next working day. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in no class advancement for that year. All unit members will be informed between March 15th and April 1st of the April 15th deadline. 4.3.2 A unit full time member who continues his/her professional growth through enrollment in graduate courses related to his/her professional responsibilities may be granted class advancement on the salary schedule in fifteen (15) semester unit blocks. The units must be taken after the Bachelor's Degree has been awarded. 4.3.3 The Professional Standards Committee, as overseen by the District and the Association, will establish procedures to be followed for the review and advance approval of those scholastic units to be undertaken by unit members for class advancement, improved learning on the part of his/her students and the professional growth of the unit member. 4.3.4 Unit members on leave of absence for study or on a part time assignment who are in approved credential or advanced degree programs may apply all units achieved in such a program. The unit member requesting a salary advancement must submit all relevant degrees and transcripts for examination and approval by the Department of Human Resources. All units and degrees shall only be approved by the District when they have been achieved at an accredited college or university.