Degree Status Sample Clauses
Degree Status. A member who previously attained or who attains an associate or higher degree from an Accredited College or University and administration determines the degree is relevant or helpful for the member’s job description, shall be paid forty-five (45) cents per hour in addition to his hourly rate. The Member who acquires the degree that will provide the premium wage must provide documentation in the form of official transcripts by Sept 30 to the Superintendent in order to effect the change in pay for that fiscal year. In making this determination, the administration shall not act arbitrarily or capriciously.
Degree Status. When an associate or bachelor’s degree is attained from a Board of Regents School, an official transcript should be forwarded to the Office of Support Staff. It shall be the responsibility of the employee to notify the Employer of educational achievement. July 1, or the first day of the first payroll period in the second semester, will be the effective date of the adjustment to the employee’s hourly rate. See salary schedule.
Degree Status. (a) All members of the professional staff employed in positions requiring teaching or special services certificate shall be paid in accordance with the schedules noted below. In each of the following categories, additional study in order to be credited for advancement on the salary schedule must be completed in a planned program at a regionally accredited institution of higher learning. The program must have been approved by the proper authorities of that institution or the Board, acting through the Superintendent.
(1) Those who possess a Baccalaureate Degree shall be paid in accordance with the "Bachelors" schedule.
(2) All those who have completed at least thirty (30) semester hours of graduate study beyond the Baccalaureate Degree or possess a Master's Degree shall be paid in accordance with the "Bachelor's +30 or Master's” schedule. Effective July 1, 2012, no teacher shall be placed on the “Bachelor’s + 30 or Master’s” schedule unless he or she has a Master’s Degree from a regionally-accredited institution of higher learning. The requirement for a Master’s Degree shall be waived for up to five (5) years for persons who have commenced an approved planned program prior to July 1, 2012. Such work must be in a field in which the individual is teaching or in an area relevant to the needs of the Meriden Public Schools.
(3) All those who have completed at least thirty (30) semester hours of approved study beyond the Master's Degree, or who have a sixth year certificate, or two (2) Master's Degrees shall be paid in accordance with the "Sixth Year" schedule. Effective July 1, 2012, no teacher shall be placed on the “Sixth Year” schedule unless he or she has a sixth year certificate or a second Master’s Degree from a regionally-accredited institution of higher learning. The requirement for a sixth year certificate or a second Master’s Degree shall be waived for up to five (5) years for persons who have commenced an approved planned program prior to July 1, 2012. The teacher must receive credit for the thirty (30) semester hours of approved study after the earning of a Master's Degree to be placed on the "Sixth Year" schedule. Such work must be in a field in which the individual is teaching or in an area relevant to the needs of the Meriden Public Schools.
(4) All those who have completed the requirements for a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) shall be paid in accordance with the "Doctoral" schedule. The degree must be in the field in which the individual is teac...
Degree Status. Total teaching experience (in North Branford and elsewhere)