Salary Schedule Placement 1. Credit hours for the purpose of placement on the salary schedule shall be defined as those semester hour credits earned for graduate courses that are within the teacher’s present certification or a planned program leading to additional areas of teacher certification, guidance or administration. Upon approval of the Superintendent, any other courses, graduate or undergraduate may be certified for proper placement on the salary schedule.
2. Credits must be earned in those institutions approved by the State Department of Education and the State Board of Regents in order to be considered for placement on the salary schedule. All steps indicated above the Bachelor’s Degree level signify that the teacher has earned that number of additional credits after receiving the bachelor’s or master’s degree.
3. Semester hours used for advanced salary schedule placement must be earned after completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree. This applies to certified staff members asking for advanced placement after Jan 1, 1998.
4. Each teacher who has completed training which qualifies that teacher for a higher salary bracket pursuant to O.R.C. Section §3317.14 shall file, either by the fifteenth (15th) day of September or the fifteenth (15th) day of January of any given school year with the Treasurer of the Board of Education, satisfactory evidence of the completion of such additional training. If the teacher files satisfactory evidence by the fifteenth day of September, the Treasurer shall place that teacher at that salary level for the entire school year. If the teacher provides satisfactory evidence by the fifteenth (15th) day of January, the Treasurer shall place that teacher at the appropriate salary level from January 1 until the end of the school year. Adjustment shall be made on either date, not to exceed one (1) adjustment per school year.