Common use of INITIAL SALARY STEP PLACEMENT Clause in Contracts

INITIAL SALARY STEP PLACEMENT. Initial salary placement of newly employed faculty shall be on the first step of the class. Faculty with advanced course work and/or other creditable experience shall be moved to the appropriate class and step, effective the first of the month following receipt of official transcripts, the required verifications, and acceptance by Human Resources. Verifications from tenure-track, or newly hired restricted contract faculty submitted no later than 120 (one hundred twenty) calendar days from the date of employment will be eligible for retroactive salary placement. All other verifications will be effective the first of the month following submission to Human Resources. Credit for teaching experience for all faculty shall be calculated from Step A. Verification of experience is the responsibility of the faculty member if it is to be used for determination of placement on the salary schedule.