Common use of Placement on Step Clause in Contracts

Placement on Step. At the time of initial employment, a teacher with prior teaching experience shall be placed on the step corresponding to the number of years of teaching experience in state accredited public and private schools for which state teacher certification is required. (2008) All teachers who teach at least one-half of the duty day as defined in Article 6 shall move vertically on the salary schedule, one step for each year in which they teach half time or more. Teachers who have taught for a full day as defined in Article 5 for one-half or more of the duty year as defined in Article 6 and teachers on extended contract who have taught for one-half or more of the appropriate individual contract shall be advanced one-half step on the appropriate column on the salary schedule. It is understood that teachers who have taught five (5) or fewer days less than the appropriate half year shall be considered to have taught for one-half year or more.