Salary and Additional Compensation. A. SALARY SCHEDULE PROVISIONS The USD #305 salary schedule is an index schedule that includes salary based on experience and training, additional compensation and longevity pay. Personnel shall be placed on the salary schedule using the following criteria: 1. Vertical placement shall be determined as follows: a. Upon entering the system, each teacher shall be given full credit for all complete years of teaching in any school accredited by a state department of education or a college or university provided that the teacher held a valid teaching certificate from a state department of education. Teachers given full credit for all complete years of teaching, as described above, shall not be eligible to receive credit for prior work experience provided by section (f) below, regardless of whether the teacher is teaching a course in a CTE pathway. b. Partial years of teaching outside USD #305 shall not be considered as years for vertical credit on the salary schedule. c. Partial years of USD #305 employment, either full or part-time, shall be counted as a full year for vertical credit if the total days under contract are 80 or more. Part-time contracts for the total school year within USD #305 shall be counted for vertical movement for each year of service. d. A teacher who obtains the maximum step for any column may move only one step vertically in any one year after qualifying for the next column of advanced degree status. e. Upon entering the school system, each non-teaching employee licensed to practice independently shall be given credit on the salary schedule for all professional experience in his/her field. f. Upon entering the system, teachers hired to teach courses in USD-305-approved CTE pathways must maintain enrollment in an accredited college with a Transition to Teaching program or as required by the CTE specialized certificate program as outlined by the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE). Such teachers may be given credit for work experience in their field that directly relates to their teaching duties. Written verification of qualifying employment experience shall be provided before credit will be given. Degreed CTE teachers or those with occupational licenses or those with industry recognized credentials (as established for CTE licensure by KSDE) who have accumulated “relevant” work experience, defined as experience that directly relates to their teaching duties and which is aligned with the job description and course content in the CTE pathway taught, shall be granted one (1) year of credit for each full-time year of such prior related experience up to step “E”. To establish credit for relevant work experience based on self-employed experience, the applicant must provide letters from three individuals who regularly engaged in doing business with the applicant and the school district will cross- reference the CTE teacher’s name and any known business names with the Better Business Bureau. Written references from the three individuals must attest to the nature of the applicant’s business, the length of time of their association, and the quality of the work provided. Contact information for those giving references must be provided. Attestations from the applicant’s employees or family members are not acceptable. 2. Horizontal placement on the scale shall be determined as follows: a. Initial placement will be based on the teacher’s highest degree and graduate hours earned following the awarding of the degree. b. Occupational and physical therapists will be placed on the MS+60 Column. SLPs and School Psychologists will be placed on the MS+30 Column. c. Advancement to an intermediate column higher than a degree column is contingent upon the teacher having earned the additional number of graduate credit hours or PDP points. Graduate hours must be earned following the awarding of the graduate degree. PDP points or graduate hours may be used solely or in combination for horizontal advancement. d. Credit hours earned from the accumulation of points for application and impact may be used for horizontal movement on the salary schedule. Professional development points shall be awarded as defined in the USD #305 Professional Development Handbook. Upon the teacher’s successful completion of application, one-fourth of the knowledge points earned will be awarded for salary movement; at the impact level, three-fourths of the knowledge points will be awarded. e. The Executive Director of Human Resources may approve selected undergraduate credits beyond the BA degree for horizontal advancement if such hours are deemed relevant to a teacher's assignment and the courses are not available for graduate credit. f. Teachers who earn master's degrees which require a minimum of sixty (60) graduate semester hours (or their equivalent in quarter or third hours) shall qualify for placement on the MS+30 column of the salary schedule. This provision is applicable only when the teacher is working in the area of this MS degree. g. Social workers who are required to earn continuing education units to maintain their license and when such units cannot be part of an individual development plan may count the hours worked outside regular contract hours in lieu of board credit hours for the purpose of horizontal salary advancement. Twenty hours of continuing education work completed on off-contract hours will be equal to one board credit. h. Not later than April 1 of the school year preceding the anticipated move, teaching staff shall notify the Executive Director of Human Resources of their intent to move horizontally on the salary schedule. A form will be provided by the Executive Director of Human Resources for intent to move horizontally. Any teacher who fails to so notify the Executive Director of Human Resources shall be ineligible to move horizontally during the next contract year. i. Official notification of additional hours must be reported to the Executive Director of Human Resources no later than October 1 if the teacher is to gain horizontal movement for the year. 3. Longevity: Credit for longevity steps will be given on the basis of one year credit for each full year of teaching in any non 305 school accredited by a state department of education, and one year credit for each full or partial year (80 or more days) of teaching in USD #305. 4. Employer Paid Health Benefit: $500 for single or family per month toward district health insurance for those who qualify. 5. Substitute Teacher Pay: USD #305 teachers under contract will be paid $20 an hour for substituting. B. Extended Contract 1. Contracts which extend a certified employee’s work days beyond the base teaching contract, i.e. extended-day contracts, are subject to the provisions of KSA 72-5412a, Supplemental Contracts of Employment: Authority, and shall be reviewed annually by the Board of Education. The BOE shall have the discretion to grant or discontinue extended days. The discretion to accept or refuse any or all of the extended days rests with the teacher. 2. A teacher will be compensated at his or her daily rate of pay for each extended contract day. 3. By March 15, the Human Resources Office shall mail notification to teachers whose contracts will be modified for the ensuing school term, and a complete listing shall be sent to the NEA-Salina President. 4. The BOE shall, by September 1 of each year, provide the NEA-Salina President with a list of bargaining unit members who have extended contracts for the current school year. The list shall include the name, position, building assignment(s), and length of the extension for each extended contract recipient.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Salary and Additional Compensation. A. SALARY SCHEDULE PROVISIONS The USD #305 salary schedule is an index schedule that includes salary based on experience and training, additional compensation and longevity pay. Personnel shall be placed on the salary schedule using the following criteria:
1. Vertical placement shall be determined as follows:
a. Upon entering the system, each teacher professional employee shall be given full credit for all complete years of teaching in any school accredited by a state department of education or a college or university provided that the teacher professional employee held a valid teaching certificate from a state department of education. Teachers Professional employees given full credit for all complete years of teaching, as described above, shall not be eligible to receive credit for prior work experience provided by section (f) below, regardless of whether the teacher professional employee is teaching a course in a CTE pathway.
b. Partial years of teaching outside USD #305 shall not be considered as years for vertical credit on the salary schedule.
c. Partial years of USD #305 employment, either full or part-time, shall be counted as a full year for vertical credit if the total days under contract are 80 or more. Part-time contracts for the total school year within USD #305 shall be counted for vertical movement for each year of service.
d. A teacher professional employee who obtains the maximum step for any column may move only one step vertically in any one year after qualifying for the next column of advanced degree status.
e. Upon entering the school system, each non-teaching employee licensed to practice independently shall be given credit on the salary schedule for all professional experience in his/her field.
f. Upon entering the system, teachers professional employees hired to teach courses in USD-305-approved CTE pathways must maintain enrollment in an accredited college with a Transition to Teaching program or as required by the CTE specialized certificate program as outlined by the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE). Such teachers professional employees may be given credit for work experience in their field that directly relates to their teaching duties. Written verification of qualifying employment experience shall be provided before credit will be given. Degreed CTE teachers professional employees or those with occupational licenses or those with industry recognized credentials (as established for CTE licensure by KSDE) who have accumulated “relevant” work experience, defined as experience that directly relates to their teaching duties and which is aligned with the job description and course content in the CTE pathway taught, shall be granted one (1) year of credit for each full-time year of such prior related experience up to step “E”. To establish credit for relevant work experience based on self-employed experience, the applicant must provide letters from three individuals who regularly engaged in doing business with the applicant and the school district will cross- reference the CTE teacherprofessional employee’s name and any known business names with the Better Business Bureau. Written references from the three individuals must attest to the nature of the applicant’s business, the length of time of their association, and the quality of the work provided. Contact information for those giving references must be provided. Attestations from the applicant’s employees or family members are not acceptable.
2. Horizontal placement on the scale shall be determined as follows:
a. Initial placement will be based on the teacher’s highest degree and graduate hours earned following the awarding of the degree.
b. Occupational and physical therapists will be placed on the MS+60 Column. SLPs and School Psychologists will be placed on the MS+30 Column.
c. Advancement to an intermediate column higher than a degree column is contingent upon the teacher having earned the additional number of graduate credit hours or PDP points. Graduate hours must be earned following the awarding of the graduate degree. PDP points or graduate hours may be used solely or in combination for horizontal advancement.
d. Credit hours earned from the accumulation of points for application and impact may be used for horizontal movement on the salary schedule. Professional development points shall be awarded as defined in the USD #305 Professional Development Handbook. Upon the teacher’s successful completion of application, one-fourth of the knowledge points earned will be awarded for salary movement; at the impact level, three-fourths of the knowledge points will be awarded.
e. The Executive Director of Human Resources may approve selected undergraduate credits beyond the BA degree for horizontal advancement if such hours are deemed relevant to a teacher's assignment and the courses are not available for graduate credit.
f. Teachers who earn master's degrees which require a minimum of sixty (60) graduate semester hours (or their equivalent in quarter or third hours) shall qualify for placement on the MS+30 column of the salary schedule. This provision is applicable only when the teacher is working in the area of this MS degree.
g. Social workers who are required to earn continuing education units to maintain their license and when such units cannot be part of an individual development plan may count the hours worked outside regular contract hours in lieu of board credit hours for the purpose of horizontal salary advancement. Twenty hours of continuing education work completed on off-contract hours will be equal to one board credit.
h. Not later than April 1 of the school year preceding the anticipated move, teaching staff shall notify the Executive Director of Human Resources of their intent to move horizontally on the salary schedule. A form will be provided by the Executive Director of Human Resources for intent to move horizontally. Any teacher who fails to so notify the Executive Director of Human Resources shall be ineligible to move horizontally during the next contract year.
i. Official notification of additional hours must be reported to the Executive Director of Human Resources no later than October 1 if the teacher is to gain horizontal movement for the year.
3. Longevity: Credit for longevity steps will be given on the basis of one year credit for each full year of teaching in any non 305 school accredited by a state department of education, and one year credit for each full or partial year (80 or more days) of teaching in USD #305.
4. Employer Paid Health Benefit: $500 for single or family per month toward district health insurance for those who qualify.
5. Substitute Teacher Pay: USD #305 teachers under contract will be paid $20 an hour for substituting.
B. Extended Contract
1. Contracts which extend a certified employee’s work days beyond the base teaching contract, i.e. extended-day contracts, are subject to the provisions of KSA 72-5412a, Supplemental Contracts of Employment: Authority, and shall be reviewed annually by the Board of Education. The BOE shall have the discretion to grant or discontinue extended days. The discretion to accept or refuse any or all of the extended days rests with the teacher.
2. A teacher will be compensated at his or her daily rate of pay for each extended contract day.
3. By March 15, the Human Resources Office shall mail notification to teachers whose contracts will be modified for the ensuing school term, and a complete listing shall be sent to the NEA-Salina President.
4. The BOE shall, by September 1 of each year, provide the NEA-Salina President with a list of bargaining unit members who have extended contracts for the current school year. The list shall include the name, position, building assignment(s), and length of the extension for each extended contract recipient.be
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement