Common use of Placement and Advancement Clause in Contracts

Placement and Advancement. 16.2.1 Employees shall be placed and shall advance on the steps of the salary schedule as follows: 16.2.1.1 Employees new to the District shall be placed on the salary schedule allowing full credit for each year (135 consecutive work days or more) regardless of prior professionally or academically licensed experience service in the public schools, K-12. 16.2.1.2 Prior experience in private or parochial schools, District approved experience in colleges or universities, or other situations will be given year for year (135 consecutive work days or more) if the institution where the prior experience was obtained, required a professional license in order to be employed. 16.2.1.3 Substitute experience shall not count unless it was done on a full-time contract basis. Continuous service of 135 consecutive work days or more, or one (1) or two (2) assignments of no less than 135 consecutive work days of substitute teaching shall qualify as a year of experience in accordance with ORS 342.840. Credit for a part of a year will not be given unless two (2) segments or less total a school year. 16.2.1.4 Non-degree professionals with a restricted Career and Technical Education (CTE) teaching license shall be placed on the salary schedule at the appropriate experience step, equating to two (2) years (minimum 16 months) of work experience relevant to the area of teaching assignment with one (1) year of teaching experience up to a maximum Step 10. Determination of approved work experience is at the discretion of the Human Resources Director. 16.2.2 Employees shall receive advancement (increments) on the salary schedule for each year (135 consecutive work days or more including paid leave) of work completed in the District. 16.2.3 Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, a salary step (Step 15 + 5 years) was added to the salary schedule for employees at a range of BA 60 or higher, which reflects an additional step increase of the same dollar amount as other step increases in each range. This new “Step 15 range max + 5 years” step will be available to employees who have been at Step 15 the maximum step of their respective range for five (5) years in the Centennial School District. 16.2.4 The following positions will receive stipends of $2,000 annually: Speech-Language Pathologist, School Psychologist, Learning Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist.