Academic Need definition

Academic Need. (teacher retention catch-up) The need to retain returning teachers to Greensburg Community Schools whose current salary is less than the starting salary placement in Appendix B, 2021- 2022 Starting Salary Placement. The teacher shall receive a flat dollar increase after accounting for the base salary increase under the Evaluation factor equivalent to the difference from the salary placement that corresponds with the teacher’s experience and education level in Appendix C, 2021-2022 Starting Salary Placement. The salary increase for academic needs is a teacher retention catch-up which is exempt from the 50% calculation despite including an education and experience component. The current salary placement for a teacher with a MS with 19 years of experience is $62,000.00. A returning teacher with a MS with 19 years of experience whose current base salary is $57,421.00 will receive the $1,000 base increase under the Evaluation factor plus a $3,579.00 base increase under the Academic Needs factor, for a total base salary increase of $4,579.00.
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Examples of Academic Need in a sentence

  • Academic Need is defined as the need to retain teachers by placing them to help relieve some compression in the salary schedule.

  • The Academic Need credits will be paid out as a stipend in years one and two.

  • Academic Need The Academic Needs of students requires the district to retain teachers with experience and advanced education.

  • Academic Need - The importance of retaining teachers in the Corporation based on their current salary level.

  • Neither party has made or shall be bound by any agreement or representation to the other party which is not expressly set forth herein.

  • For the 2020-2021 school year, the scale will be increased by $500 at each step of the salary scale based on the Academic Need of students to attract and retain educators.

  • For the 2019-2020 school year, the scale will be increased by $2000 at each step of the salary scale based on the Academic Need of students to attract and retain educators.

  • If an itinerant teacher spends 50% or more of the school day working in Priority Status School(s) the teacher would be eligible to receive Academic Need credits provided that all other criteria is met.

  • Academic Need - Two (2) credits (Academic needs are defined as Priority Status Schools): A Priority Status School is defined as a school that has been designated by IDOE as a Priority School for four (4) consecutive years or more and/or a school that has a free and reduced lunch percentage of 80% or more.

  • Teaching areas that have been determined to be of Academic Need may have salary levels set at any point within the salary range.