Lateral Adjustments Clause Samples

Lateral Adjustments. When a teacher becomes qualified for placement in a higher salary bracket, the Committee will grant the established differential in rate of pay for each higher bracket obtained, observing the following rules: a. To move from Bracket A (Bachelor’s to Bracket B (B+15), a member of the bargaining unit must have fifteen (15) credits beyond a Bachelor’s Degree; then to move from Bracket C (Master’s) to Bracket D (M+15), a bargaining unit member must have an additional fifteen (15) credits beyond a Master’s Degree; and to move to Bracket E (M+30), thirty (30) credits beyond a Master’s Degree. b. Only academic credits granted by a degree-granting institution which is approved by a professional accrediting agency or through PCEA courses (Article XIV, Section 7) or courses designed to improve professional competence as determined in advance by the Superintendent shall be considered in transferring a teacher from a lower to a higher salary bracket.