Common use of Experience Credit for Verified Teaching Experience Clause in Contracts

Experience Credit for Verified Teaching Experience. Experience credit on the Career Pathways Schedule, Appendix A, will be granted by the employer for prior verified teaching experience only after the employer determines such teaching experience is equivalent to teaching experience in the Elkhart Community Schools. The employer will consider the following factors: a. Certification prior to the verified teaching experience. b. Experience will be in an equivalent commissioned and/or accredited elementary or secondary institution. c. Class load of prior teaching experience substantially the same as position applied for. d. Number of hours taught per week substantially the same as position applied for. e. Length of work year substantially the same as position applied for. f. The prior experience is helpful to the teaching assignment applied for. Experience credit for verified teaching experience may be granted by the employer for a teacher who is employed after July 1, 1973. Any adjustment made shall become effective and awarded as a part of a current contract, and shall not be retroactive. Reasons for denial of such credit shall be furnished upon request, and shall not be arbitrary or capricious.

Experience Credit for Verified Teaching Experience. Experience credit on the Career Pathways Hiring Schedule, Appendix A, will be granted by the employer for prior verified teaching experience only after the employer determines such teaching experience is equivalent to teaching experience in the Elkhart Community Schools. The employer will consider the following factors: a. Certification prior to the verified teaching experience. b. Experience will be in an equivalent commissioned and/or accredited elementary or secondary institution. c. Class load of prior teaching experience substantially the same as position applied for. d. Number of hours taught per week substantially the same as position applied for. e. Length of work year substantially the same as position applied for. f. The prior experience is helpful to the teaching assignment applied for. Experience credit for verified teaching experience may be granted by the employer for a teacher who is employed after July 1, 1973. Any adjustment made shall become effective and awarded as a part of a current contract, and shall not be retroactive. Reasons for denial of such credit shall be furnished upon request, and shall not be arbitrary or capricious.