Movement on Salary Schedule. A. Education Movement. Only 300 level college credit classes, or higher, obtained by a teacher from an accredited institution shall apply towards horizontal advancement on the salary schedule, provided said teacher has received prior approval in writing from the Board that said course or courses are of value both to the teacher and to the District, including on-line courses (distance learning). Approved technology courses of any college level shall apply to horizontal advancement on the salary schedule. Six (6) credit hours of junior college level courses shall equate to three (3) hours for horizontal advancement purposes on the salary schedule. There shall be no tuition reimbursement for junior college level courses. The maximum number of credit hours at the junior college level which a teacher may have, for purposes of this section, while an employee of this district, is six (6). Course approval decisions by the Board shall be nonprecedential. Horizontal advancement on the salary schedule shall only take place at the beginning of the school year. Said teacher shall be responsible for providing the Superintendent with a properly certified transcript evidencing that such course work has been successfully completed and such transcript must be presented prior to the 10th day of September for the new school year. No teacher shall be allowed more than one (1) column movement across on the Salary Schedule as described in this Section 3.5 A.
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