Experience Increments Clause Samples
The Experience Increments clause defines how increases in experience, skill, or proficiency are recognized and accounted for within the context of an agreement or policy. Typically, this clause outlines the criteria or milestones that must be met for an individual or entity to be considered as having achieved a higher level of experience, such as years of service, completed projects, or demonstrated competencies. Its core practical function is to ensure that advancements in experience are measured consistently and transparently, which can impact compensation, responsibilities, or eligibility for certain benefits.
Experience Increments. A3.01 A teacher is granted one Experience Increment for each year of teaching experience in Canada or comparable experience elsewhere.
(1) A year of teaching experience consists of:
(a) any combination of teaching experience totalling 195 sessional days; or
(b) a minimum of 150 teaching days in a single academic year; or
(c) an accumulation, subject to A3.03, of pro-rated part-time days which total to the equivalent of 195 full days; or
(d) a year of teaching experience as certified by a previous employer.
(2) A teacher may not claim more than one Experience Increment on the basis of A3.01(1)(b).
(3) A teacher is entitled to an Experience Increment earned under A3.01(1)(a) as soon as it is earned, provided it has not already been claimed in A3.01(1)(b).
A3.02 Before appointment to the teaching staff of the Government of the Northwest Territories, the teacher submits proof of previous teaching experience to the Registrar of the TQS appointed under Section 49 of the Education Act.
A3.03 Teaching experience is experience of at least 15 consecutive teaching days as a teacher, contract/term teacher or substitute teacher.
A3.04 A teacher who is on loan to another agency for teaching duties will be given experience credit equal to the period of each stay for the purpose of calculating annual increments.
A3.05 A teacher will not be granted more than one Experience Increment for credit granted for educational leave.
(1) Teachers in the following positions are granted Experience Increments for service directly related to the subject area in which the teacher is employed:
(a) Industrial Arts - experience gained as a Journeyperson in a trade directly related to the teaching assignment.
(b) Library – experience gained as a librarian in a public library of a comparable position will be evaluated by the Employer. If the experience is considered appropriate to the teaching situation, the Librarian is granted appropriate experience increments.
(c) High school courses – experience gained in a college or a university setting delivering high school course materials; or as an instructor in a Teacher Education Program. Experience increments are calculated by pro-rating the teaching time for high school courses to a full course load.
(2) Each year of related experience, attained after qualification of Journeyperson or Librarian, is regarded as a year teaching experience up to a maximum of five years’ Experience Increments.
(3) Notwithstanding A3.06
Experience Increments. A teacher is granted one Experience Increment for each year of teaching experience in Canada or comparable experience elsewhere.
Experience Increments. Full and part-time employees shall receive for experience increments, on an annual basis, up to the maximum of their salary scale as follows:
i) If their hire date or date of promotion is the 15th of the month or prior to the 15th of the month, the experience increment date shall be the 1st of that month.
ii) If their hire date or date of promotion is after the 15th of the month, the experience increment date shall be the 1st of the next month.
Experience Increments. In recognition of service in the Concord and Concord-Carlisle School Districts including authorized leaves of absence, teachers shall receive yearly increments as follows: Years of Service % of Bachelor’s Maximum 10-14 2% 15-19 3% 20-24 4% 25-29 5% 30+ 6%
Experience Increments. Administrators are to be advanced one (1) experience increment on the salary range, subject to the provisions of Article 4.023, based on the number of continuous full duty years completed with the Employer until the maximum is reached.
Experience Increments. Article 3.4.1 Experience Increments shall be calculated as follows: Teaching Experience (Modified Calendar School) = 140 days* ODCF For example: 140 * 0.84 = 117.6
Experience Increments. 6.1 A year of teaching experience shall be earned by teachers performing required duties for at least 140 full-time equivalent teaching days in the school term with the Board. Teaching experience earned by part-time teachers or by a teacher under temporary contract, may be accumulated within three consecutive year intervals. When a year of teaching experience has been accumulated by part- time teachers or by a teacher under temporary contract, the teacher shall not begin to earn additional teaching experience until an increment has been granted at the beginning of another school year or February 1, whichever is applicable.
6.2 No teacher shall earn more than one experience increment in any one school year.
6.3 The adjustment date for changes in the number of increments allowed for teaching experience shall be at the beginning of the school year or February 1.
6.4 The Board shall only recognize complete years of previous teaching experience for salary purposes provided such previous teaching experience was earned while employed by a board of trustees of a district or division board of education as defined in the School Act or by an early childhood services board operated under the guidelines of Alberta Education.
6.4.1 Experience gained in any publicly funded schools in Canada, the United States of America, the Republic of Ireland and British Commonwealth countries, plus any Catholic schools recognized by the local ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or operated by a Catholic religious order in full communion with the Church, will be recognized as if it were earned while in the employ of the Board. The Superintendent may also recognize experience from a well recognized international school.
6.4.2 The Board may, in its discretion, recognize additional experience.
6.5 The onus of substantiating previous teaching experience rests with the teacher.
6.5.1 Proof of previous experience or proof of having applied for same must be submitted to the
6.5.2 If such evidence or proof of having applied for same, is submitted within 45 calendar days, salary shall be paid according to this experience retroactive to the date of commencement of the school year or the date of commencement of employment or February 1, whichever is applicable, upon submission of the actual evidence of previous experience.
6.5.3 If such evidence is not submitted within the aforementioned 45 days, the teacher shall be placed on the salary schedule according to the most recent acceptable statement of experience and salary shal...
Experience Increments. A year of teaching experience shall be earned by teachers performing required duties for at least 130 school days in the school term with the Board. Teaching experience earned by part-time teachers or by a teacher under temporary contract, may be accumulated within three consecutive year intervals. When a year of teaching experience has been accumulated by part-time teachers or by a teacher under temporary contract, the teacher shall not begin to earn additional teaching experience until an increment has been granted at the beginning of another school year or February 1, whichever is applicable.
Experience Increments. 1. All experience increments will be granted on the September payroll. To count toward salary placement for the current school year, all credits and clock hours must be earned by October 1. All documentation including official transcripts or approved clock hour forms verifying credits or clock hours for educational increments must be submitted to the District by October 5th. An exception will be made for credits earned in the month of September, which may be submitted by the District until November 5 to allow time for official documentation. (2018)
2. Any official documentation received after these deadlines will not be reflected in an educational increment adjustment until the following September payroll and will not be retroactive for the prior year. (2018)
Experience Increments. 7.1 A year of teaching experience shall be any one school year during which a teacher has taught for not less than 125 full days.
7.2 A full increment will be given if 110 full days are earned during two consecutive school years prior to November 1, 1996. A full increment will be given if 125 full days are earned during two consecutive school years, starting November 1, 1996.
7.7 Effective September 1, 2005, substitute teachers will be granted credit for an experience increment for salary purposes, when the accumulated total or equivalent full days taught with this Board in a single school year is 125 days or more. Teaching days cannot be transferred from one school year to the next.