Common use of CREDIT FLEXIBILITY Clause in Contracts

CREDIT FLEXIBILITY. The purpose of Credit Flexibility is to offer students a variety of learning opportunities either within or outside of the traditional classroom. If a student is enrolled in Option C and the unit member’s job duties are required to be completed outside of the teacher’s regular contract day and are in addition to a regular, full-time teaching assignment, the teacher shall be compensated as follows: Step BA 0 not to exceed twenty (20) hours The teacher of record shall determine final credit, except for students utilizing Option B, the test out provision. Credit Flexibility courses are for credits. Credit Flexibility is not a means to eliminate existing courses offered in the regular classrooms. Teaching experience in the desired content area is preferred, and for core academic subjects, a teacher must be highly qualified (HQT). The two exceptions are if a student is enrolled in online coursework for Option C, or if a student is enrolled in an interactive distance learning course, the teacher need not be HQT. Core academic subjects as outlined by ODE include the following: English language arts, science, mathematics, fine arts (dance, music, drama, visual arts), foreign language, government, history, economics, and geography.

CREDIT FLEXIBILITY. The purpose of Credit Flexibility is to offer students a variety of learning opportunities either within or outside of the traditional classroom. If a student is enrolled in Option C and the unit member’s job duties are required to be completed outside of the teacher’s regular contract day and are in addition to a regular, full-time teaching assignment, the teacher shall be compensated as follows: Step BA 0 BA-0 not to exceed twenty (20) hours The teacher of record shall determine final credit, except for students utilizing Option B, the test out provision. Credit Flexibility courses are for credits. Credit Flexibility is not a means to eliminate existing courses offered in the regular classrooms. Teaching experience in the desired content area is preferred, and for core academic subjects, a teacher must be highly qualified (HQT). The two exceptions are if a student is enrolled in online coursework for Option C, or if a student is enrolled in an interactive distance learning course, the teacher need not be HQT. Core academic subjects as outlined by ODE include the following: English language arts, science, mathematics, fine arts (dance, music, drama, visual arts), foreign language, government, history, economics, and geography.