Column Placement/Movement Sample Clauses
Column Placement/Movement. 1. Employees may move one column only each contract year, with the exception of attainment of a qualifying degree.
a. Attainment of a qualifying master’s degree or doctorate degree will result in placement in the appropriate degree column regardless of the number of columns the employee changes in that year.
b. When the professional employee earns an educational specialist degree without previously earning the Master’s degree, the employee will be placed in the MS + 36 column. This will be treated as a degree movement.
c. Anyone earning an Ed Specialist degree after earning a master’s degree that was not credited by the district for salary schedule placement will be placed based on the following criteria: • Hours must be graduate education hours earned after receiving a valid license or applicable certification. • Placement will occur only upon completion of the degree. • The minimum placement will be the MS column. • The MS column will be counted as 30 graduate hours and graduate hours beyond 30 will count toward additional column moves. • Hours that are between those needed for specific columns will be reserved and count toward future column movement based on the five year recency requirement for professional development points and graduate education hours.
2. Employees will be placed on the MS column of the salary schedule only after the completion of a Master’s Degree in Education or another job-related field has been verified per Policy GBZE (Negotiated Agreement). Placement in the Doctorate column requires completion of the doctorate degree.
3. Movement to columns beyond the MS column may be requested using any combination of college credits, professional development hours/points, and/or CEUs that qualify for salary movement (see guidelines below). Requests for movement to BS+12 and BS+24 columns require at least half (6) college credits, plus any combination of additional college credits, professional development hours/points and/or CEUs that qualify for salary movement to total the number required for movement.
Column Placement/Movement. Unit members will annually be placed on the appropriate column of the salary schedule in accordance with the degrees and advanced preparation they have completed.
a) Unit members shall receive credit for relevant semester units or equivalent quarter hours earned at an accredited college or university after the completion of a Bachelor’s Degree or Vocational Teaching Credential.
b) When units are unavailable for purchase through an accredited college or university, credit may be granted for District-sponsored or District-approved courses which are completed outside the school day for which the unit member is not compensated by the District.
c) Credit for such courses will be given on the basis of fifteen (15) hours of course time being equivalent to one (1) semester unit of college credit. All courses must be reviewed in advance and pre-approved by the Superintendent or their designee in writing.
d) Units completed prior to September 1, with official transcripts or adequate proof of course completion, submitted to the District and received by September 10, shall be credited for that year’s salary retroactive to July 1.
e) For the purpose of proper placement on the salary schedule, each unit member shall submit written verification of training and experience, including advanced degrees, to the Superintendent (typically college transcripts or grade reports).
f) All academic study and/or experiences used for salary advancement must have a definite relationship to the teacher’s professional growth.
i) It should clearly relate to improved performance in the classroom.
ii) The Superintendent shall determine the appropriateness and acceptance of the experience submitted for step advancement.
iii) Application forms for unit approval can be obtained in the school office.
g) The District shall provide each unit member, upon request, a statement of the number of units that the District has on file for him/her.
h) Teachers enrolling for more than three (3) semester units, or five (5) quarter units, during the school district semester must have prior approval to exceed this unit limitation if credit on the salary schedule is to be granted.