Common use of Salary Schedule Credit Clause in Contracts

Salary Schedule Credit. College/University Credit‌ Salary Schedule Credit Guidelines • Credit on the salary schedule may only be claimed for courses: • taken from an accredited college/university • which are directly related to Board goals and that meet the education needs of the school district: - teacher’s current assignment or - leadership or - coursework for an additional endorsement or certificate. • that are part of a degree or certificate program (teacher does not have to be enrolled in a degree or certification program) • that include in the class description, a format for student-teacher interaction and student-student interaction • Salary schedule credit will be given only by semester hour • Course work must be completed by August 31 of the school year in which the course work was begun. (September 1 through August 31) • Credit on the salary schedule will only be given for those courses where the teacher has earned a grade of “B” or higher. If no letter grade is issued for a particular course, the teacher must provide documentation from the college/university that the course was passed with a grade of “B” or higher. • Prior to obtaining a Master’s Degree, no more than 12 hours of transcript credit can be undergraduate credit. • After attaining the Master’s level, all undergraduate and graduate courses taken for credit that meet the criteria will be honored. • Once the Master’s Degree is conferred, any salary credit acquired in any area before the Master’s Degree is received is not credited on the salary schedule beyond the Master’s level. In other words, upon earning a Master’s Degree, the teacher would be placed on the Master’s + 0 level. All salary credit earned subsequently then advances such teacher to the Master’s Degree + levels on the salary schedule. • Credit shall not be given for courses which are essentially the same as those for which credit has previously been granted. Approval for such credit is granted only once. • All courses must have the prior written approval of the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources or his/her designee regardless of the reason(s) for taking the course(s). Written approval, using the College Course Approval form, is necessary to request salary schedule credit for each course. • If a course is not approved, a teacher may request an appeal, as it relates to the appropriateness of the course – see C3 Appeal Process. That a deadline was not met in order to satisfy the requirement to submit the course prior to beginning the course is not subject to the appeal process. • In order to obtain salary schedule credit, an official transcript for each course (with earned grade of “B” or higher – see above) must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by October 1 of the year for which coursework was completed. Failure to secure prior approval and submit official transcripts by October 1 may delay salary schedule credit for one year. These requirements are not subject to the appeal process.

Salary Schedule Credit. College/University Credit‌ Credit Salary Schedule Credit Guidelines • Credit on the salary schedule may only be claimed for courses: • taken from an accredited college/university • which are directly related to Board goals and that meet the education needs of the school district: - teacher’s current assignment or - leadership or - coursework for an additional endorsement or certificate. • that are part of a degree or certificate program (teacher does not have to be enrolled in a degree or certification program) ); if a course is not part of a degree or licensure program, the course must be taken at an institution granting an education degree. • that include in the class description, a format for student-teacher interaction and student-student interaction (synchronous) • Salary schedule credit will be given only by semester hour • Course work must be completed by August 31 of the school year in which the course work was begun. (September 1 through August 31) • Credit on the salary schedule will only be given for those courses where the teacher has earned a grade of “B” or higher. If no letter grade is issued for a particular course, the teacher must provide documentation from the college/university that the course was passed with a grade of “B” or higher. • Prior to obtaining a Master’s Degree, no more than 12 twelve (12) hours of transcript credit can be undergraduate credit. • After attaining the Master’s level, all undergraduate and graduate courses taken for credit that meet the criteria will be honored. • Once the Master’s Degree is conferred, any salary credit acquired in any area before the Master’s Degree is received is not credited on the salary schedule beyond the Master’s level. In other words, upon earning a Master’s Degree, the teacher would be placed on the Master’s + 0 level. All salary credit earned subsequently then advances such teacher to the Master’s Degree + levels on the salary schedule. • Credit shall not be given for courses which are essentially the same as those for which credit has previously been granted. Approval for such credit is granted only once. • All courses must have the prior written approval of the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources or his/her designee regardless of the reason(s) for taking the course(s). Written approval, using the College Course Approval form, is necessary to request salary schedule credit for each course. College courses not approved at least one (1) month prior to the start of the course may not be credited until the following school year. Provided: District approved cohort courses may be submitted for approval up to two (2) weeks prior to course completion. • If a course is not approved, a teacher may request an appeal, as it relates to the appropriateness of the course – see C3 Appeal Process. That a deadline was not met in order to satisfy the requirement to submit the course prior to beginning the course is not subject to the appeal process. • In order to obtain salary schedule credit, an official transcript for each course (with earned grade of “B” or higher – see above) must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by October 1 of the year for which coursework was completed. Failure to secure prior approval and submit official transcripts by October 1 may delay salary schedule credit for one until the following school year. These requirements are not subject to the appeal process.

Salary Schedule Credit. College/University Credit‌ Credit Salary Schedule Credit Guidelines • Credit on the salary schedule may only be claimed for courses: • taken from an accredited college/university • which are directly related to Board goals and that meet the education needs of the school district: - teacher’s current assignment or - leadership or - coursework for an additional endorsement or certificate. • that are part of a degree or certificate program (teacher does not have to be enrolled in a degree or certification program) • that include in the class description, a format for student-teacher interaction and student-student interaction • Salary schedule credit will be given only by semester hour • Course work must be completed by August 31 of the school year in which the course work was begun. (September 1 through August 31) • Credit on the salary schedule will only be given for those courses where the teacher has earned a grade of “B” or higher. If no letter grade is issued for a particular course, the teacher must provide documentation from the college/university that the course was passed with a grade of “B” or higher. • Prior to obtaining a Master’s Degree, no more than 12 twelve (12) hours of transcript credit can be undergraduate credit. • After attaining the Master’s level, all undergraduate and graduate courses taken for credit that meet the criteria will be honored. • Once the Master’s Degree is conferred, any salary credit acquired in any area before the Master’s Degree is received is not credited on the salary schedule beyond the Master’s level. In other words, upon earning a Master’s Degree, the teacher would be placed on the Master’s + 0 level. All salary credit earned subsequently then advances such teacher to the Master’s Degree + levels on the salary schedule. • Credit shall not be given for courses which are essentially the same as those for which credit has previously been granted. Approval for such credit is granted only once. • All courses must have the prior written approval of the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources or his/her designee regardless of the reason(s) for taking the course(s). Written approval, using the College Course Approval form, is necessary to request salary schedule credit for each course. • If a course is not approved, a teacher may request an appeal, as it relates to the appropriateness of the course – see C3 Appeal Process. That a deadline was not met in order to satisfy the requirement to submit the course prior to beginning the course is not subject to the appeal process. • In order to obtain salary schedule credit, an official transcript for each course (with earned grade of “B” or higher – see above) must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by October 1 of the year for which coursework was completed. Failure to secure prior approval and submit official transcripts by October 1 may delay salary schedule credit for one year. These requirements are not subject to the appeal process.

Salary Schedule Credit. College/University Credit‌ Credit Salary Schedule Credit Guidelines Guidelines‌ • Credit on the salary schedule may only be claimed for courses: • taken from an accredited college/university • which are directly related to Board goals and that meet the education needs of the school district: - teacher’s current assignment or - leadership or - coursework for an additional endorsement or certificate. • that are part of a degree or certificate program (teacher does not have to be enrolled in a degree or certification program) ); if a course is not part of a degree or licensure program, the course must be taken at an institution granting an education degree. • that include in the class description, a format for student-teacher interaction and student-student interaction • Salary schedule credit will be given only by semester hour • Course work must be completed by August 31 of the school year in which the course work was begun. (September 1 through August 31) • Credit on the salary schedule will only be given for those courses where the teacher has earned a grade of “B” or higher. If no letter grade is issued for a particular course, the teacher must provide documentation from the college/university that the course was passed with a grade of “B” or higher. • Prior to obtaining a Master’s Degree, no more than 12 twelve (12) hours of transcript credit can be undergraduate credit. • After attaining the Master’s level, all undergraduate and graduate courses taken for credit that meet the criteria will be honored. • Once the Master’s Degree is conferred, any salary credit acquired in any area before the Master’s Degree is received is not credited on the salary schedule beyond the Master’s level. In other words, upon earning a Master’s Degree, the teacher would be placed on the Master’s + 0 level. All salary credit earned subsequently then advances such teacher to the Master’s Degree + levels on the salary schedule. • Credit shall not be given for courses which are essentially the same as those for which credit has previously been granted. Approval for such credit is granted only once. • All courses must have the prior written approval of the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources or his/her designee regardless of the reason(s) for taking the course(s). Written approval, using the College Course Approval form, is necessary to request salary schedule credit for each course. College courses not approved at least one (1) month prior to the start of the course may not be credited until the following school year. Provided: District approved cohort courses may be submitted for approval up to two (2) weeks prior to course completion. • If a course is not approved, a teacher may request an appeal, as it relates to the appropriateness of the course – see C3 Appeal Process. That a deadline was not met in order to satisfy the requirement to submit the course prior to beginning the course is not subject to the appeal process. • In order to obtain salary schedule credit, an official transcript for each course (with earned grade of “B” or higher – see above) must be submitted to the Human Resources Department by October 1 of the year for which coursework was completed. Failure to secure prior approval and submit official transcripts by October 1 may delay salary schedule credit for one until the following school year. These requirements are not subject to the appeal process.