Common use of Movement Clause in Contracts

Movement. Withholding of increments shall be non-grievable. Since experience cannot be separated from performance, the movement from one salary step to another implies not only an added year of experience, but also “proficient” or above based on the PERA Professional Appraisal Plan. The Board reserves the right, based on the recommendations of the administration, to stop a teacher’s progress on the salary schedule until such time as evidence of “proficient” performance is determined by evaluation. The procedure, criteria and standards of evaluation have been mutually approved by the Board and the AEEA. Any teacher who receives such a rating may, before being placed on a Professional Development Plan or remediation, request that an academic member of the Cabinet observe and evaluate their performance. Such evaluations will then be provided along with the original evaluation to the Superintendent or designee.