Common use of Salary Schedule Placement Clause in Contracts

Salary Schedule Placement. College Training A. Unit members qualifying for the “Entry Level Salary” shall remain at this level until they met the minimum requirements for placement on any other salary column (1-4). Upon verification of documentation qualifying unit members for placement upon any other salary column (1-4), the unit member shall then be placed upon the appropriate step on that salary column in accordance with his/her length of service. B. School Nurses who have a Bachelor’s degree, qualify for crediting of previous experience, but have not completed 30 semester units after the Bachelor’s degree or the appropriate clear credential, shall be exempt from placement at “Entry Level Salary”; shall instead, be placed on Column 1; and shall advance on the salary schedule in accordance with the Agreement for unit members. C. Unit members placed on “COLUMN 1” of the Salary Schedules by the agreement (Appendix C1) between the Association and the District shall advance on the schedule in accordance with that agreement (Appendix C1). D. All college or university credits which will qualify a unit member for a new salary placement must be verified by official college or university transcripts in order to justify a contract revision. Such college or university credits must be obtained from an institution of higher learning which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or other recognized accreditation organization. Salary revision shall be effective following District approval (as stipulated by this Article) of the necessary credits for column advancement. E. The unit requirement for each salary column is stated in semester hours of credit; quarter hour credits can be converted into semester hours by multiplying 2/3. F. For salary schedule purposes, only semester units earned after the completion of the Bachelor’s Degree shall be considered. G. Credit will not be granted for any course for which less than a "C" grade is earned. H. Unit members shall not enroll in courses which conflict with the work day. I. A major teaching field is considered to be 36 semester hours (12 of which must be upper division or graduate), a minor teaching field is considered to be 20 semester hours (8 of which must be upper division or graduate). J. Repeat credit may be granted for a course taken at an accredited institution in which the content field has recently undergone substantial change or, in the case of a course originally taken many years ago, an updating of study is desirable. K. Course work, for salary credit must be upper division, graduate level, or transferable* lower division courses, taken at an accredited college or university, and must conform to one or more of the following guidelines: 1. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to the teaching/work assignment. 2. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to a person’s major or minor. For unit members in a self-contained classroom program; a subject commonly taught in the elementary school. For unit members in a departmentalized classroom program; courses in an additional major or minor. 3. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to an advanced degree in professional education or in a subject related to the teaching/work assignment. 4. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to a credential or certificate authorized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 5. Units may be taken in a Board authorized, District sponsored, professional activity. Credit equivalent will be adopted at the time of such Board action. *A transferable lower division course is a lower division course taken at an accredited college or university that is acceptable for baccalaureate graduation credit at another accredited college or university. L. The submission of transcripts for columnar advancement of the salary schedule is limited to two (2) submission dates per school year. Additional units may be banked for future salary schedule advancement. M. Transcripts for completed units must be submitted to the Human Resources Division no later than the first of September or February for salary adjustment. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of September will be retroactively made effective on the first work day of the school year. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of February will be retroactively made effective on the first work day of the calendar year.

Salary Schedule Placement. College Training A. Unit members qualifying for the “Entry Level Salary” shall remain at this level until they met the minimum requirements for 1. Original placement on any other salary column (1-4). Upon verification of documentation qualifying unit members for placement upon any other salary column (1-4), the unit member shall then be placed upon the appropriate step on that salary column in accordance with his/her length of service. B. School Nurses who have a Bachelor’s degree, qualify for crediting of previous experience, but have not completed 30 semester units after the Bachelor’s degree or the appropriate clear credential, shall be exempt from placement at “Entry Level Salary”; shall instead, be placed on Column 1; and shall advance on the salary schedule in accordance with the Agreement for unit members. C. Unit members placed on “COLUMN 1” of the Salary Schedules (EXHIBIT "B") shall be made by the agreement (Appendix C1) between the Association and the District shall advance on the schedule in accordance with that agreement (Appendix C1). D. All college or university credits which will qualify a unit member for a new salary placement must be verified by official college or university transcripts in order to justify a contract revision. Such college or university credits must be obtained from an institution basis of higher learning which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or other recognized accreditation organization. Salary revision shall be effective following District approval (as stipulated by this Article) of the necessary credits for column advancement. E. The unit requirement for each salary column is stated in semester hours of credit; quarter hour credits can be converted into semester hours by multiplying 2/3. F. For salary schedule purposes, only semester units earned after the completion of the date a Bachelor’s Degree shall be considered. G. Credit will not be granted has been conferred, documented by official transcripts verifying semester graduate units (or quarter unit equivalent) from accredited colleges or universities and certification of experience for any course for which less than a "C" grade is earned. H. Unit members shall not enroll in courses which conflict with the work day. I. A major teaching field is considered to be 36 semester hours (12 purposes of which must be upper division or graduate), a minor teaching field is considered to be 20 semester hours (8 of which must be upper division or graduate). J. Repeat credit may be granted for a course taken at an accredited institution in which the content field has recently undergone substantial change or, in the case of a course originally taken many years ago, an updating of study is desirable. K. Course work, for salary credit must be upper division, graduate level, or transferable* lower division courses, taken at an accredited college or university, and must conform to one or more of the following guidelines: 1. Units may be taken in a subject directly related evaluation submitted to the teaching/work assignmentDistrict at the time of employment. 2. Units A CTE teacher may be taken a non-degree teacher who holds a valid Designated Subjects Career Technical Education Credential, and who is employed to teach CTE under this credential. Salary schedule placement for teachers with a Designated Subjects Career Technical Education (CTE) Credential without a Bachelor’s Degree, shall use the same salary schedule (EXHIBIT “B”) as classroom teachers, and shall be placed as having a Bachelor’s Degree for purposes of original placement on the salary schedule. A CTE teacher who possesses or obtains a Clear Designated Subjects CTE Credential will be placed in column II, at the appropriate step based on years of experience, of the salary schedule. If a subject directly related to teacher has both a person’s major or minor. For unit members in Designated Subjects CTE Credential and a self-contained classroom program; a subject commonly taught Teaching Credential, then placement on the salary schedule shall be in the elementary school. For unit members in a departmentalized classroom program; courses in an additional major or minorstep and column that is highest based on each respective credential type. 3. Units may Credit on the salary schedule for experience in other districts shall be taken given on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of ten (10) years. Experience in a subject directly related to an advanced degree in professional education or in a subject related to the teaching/work assignmentprivate sector shall be accepted for the positions of School Nurse, School Psychologist, Speech and Language therapist and Career Technical Education teacher. 4. Units The Board of Education may be taken in a subject directly related to a credential amend, suspend, or certificate authorized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialingadjust any individual salary of an employee, or provisions therein if an error has been made. 5. Units The Board of Education may be taken in a Board authorized, District sponsored, professional activity. Credit equivalent will be adopted increase salaries of employees at the any time of such Board action. *A transferable lower division course is a lower division course taken at an accredited college or university that is acceptable for baccalaureate graduation credit at another accredited college or universityas per Education Code 45032. L. The submission of transcripts for columnar advancement of the salary schedule is limited to two (2) submission dates per school year. Additional units may be banked for future salary schedule advancement. M. Transcripts for completed units must be submitted to the Human Resources Division no later than the first of September or February for salary adjustment. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of September will be retroactively made effective on the first work day of the school year. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of February will be retroactively made effective on the first work day of the calendar year.

Salary Schedule Placement. College Training A. Unit members qualifying for (a) All newly employed or reinstated teachers commencing employment in the “Entry Level Salary” shall remain at this level until they met the minimum requirements for placement on any other salary column (1-4). Upon verification of documentation qualifying unit members for placement upon any other salary column (1-4), the unit member shall then be placed upon the appropriate step on that salary column in accordance with his/her length of service. B. Utica City School Nurses who have a Bachelor’s degree, qualify for crediting of previous experience, but have not completed 30 semester units after the Bachelor’s degree or the appropriate clear credentialDistrict, shall be exempt from placement at “Entry Level Salary”; shall instead, be placed on Column 1; and shall advance on the proper step of the salary schedule in accordance with as determined by the Agreement for unit membersmost recent terms and conditions of the appointment negotiated by the District and the Association. C. Unit members placed on “COLUMN 1” i) The proper salary step will be determined by the Director of Human Resources after a review of the Salary Schedules by the agreement (Appendix C1) between the applicant’s experience and preparation. The Association and the District had jointly prepared a reference chart which indicates the number of years of experience required to achieve each step on the salary schedule. ii) During the first three (3) years of employment in the Utica City Schools, no inexperienced teacher shall receive a salary in excess of those provided at the probationary level, i.e. an inexperienced teacher with a Bachelor’s Degree placed on the third step at the time of initial appointment shall receive no more increments until he/she moves to the fourth step of the salary schedule during the fourth year of service in the school District. iii) Upon initial employment, consideration will be given for prior teaching and the Director of Human Resources will inform the Superintendent of the correct salary placement based on prior service. Credit for prior service shall be granted in the following manner: One (1) year of credit for each year of public school teaching experience and/or certified teaching experience in a nonpublic school; one-year credit for every two years of uncertified, nonpublic school teaching experience. No teacher shall be retained on the same step for more than one calendar year unless on a discretionary step above that based on actual teaching service as provided for in 5:01 (a)ii, above and/or 5:01 (a) iv, below. A teacher may advance to a higher step for the year if employed for the previous year by the school District on a fifty percent (50%) basis. iv) The District may hire a teacher four (4) steps above or below the actual experience. Teachers hired above actual experience will not advance on the schedule in accordance with that agreement (Appendix C1). D. All college or university credits which until experience equals step placement. Teachers hired below actual teacher employment experience will qualify a unit member for a new salary placement must be verified by official college or university transcripts in order to justify a contract revision. Such college or university credits must be obtained from an institution of higher learning which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or other recognized accreditation organization. Salary revision shall be effective following District approval (as stipulated by this Article) of the necessary credits for column advancement. E. The unit requirement for each salary column is stated in semester hours of credit; quarter hour credits can be converted into semester hours by multiplying 2/3. F. For salary schedule purposes, only semester units earned after the completion of the Bachelor’s Degree shall be considered. G. Credit will not be granted for any course for which less than a "C" grade is earned. H. Unit members shall not enroll in courses which conflict with the work day. I. A major teaching field is considered to be 36 semester hours (12 of which must be upper division or graduate), a minor teaching field is considered to be 20 semester hours (8 of which must be upper division or graduate). J. Repeat credit may be granted for a course taken at an accredited institution in which the content field has recently undergone substantial change or, in the case of a course originally taken many years ago, an updating of study is desirable. K. Course work, for salary credit must be upper division, graduate level, or transferable* lower division courses, taken at an accredited college or university, and must conform to one or more of the following guidelines: 1. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to the teaching/work assignment. 2. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to a person’s major or minor. For unit members in a self-contained classroom program; a subject commonly taught in the elementary school. For unit members in a departmentalized classroom program; courses in an additional major or minor. 3. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to an advanced degree in professional education or in a subject related to the teaching/work assignment. 4. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to a credential or certificate authorized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 5. Units may be taken in a Board authorized, District sponsored, professional activity. Credit equivalent will be adopted at the time of such Board action. *A transferable lower division course is a lower division course taken at an accredited college or university that is acceptable for baccalaureate graduation credit at another accredited college or university. L. The submission of transcripts for columnar advancement of the salary schedule is limited to advance two (2) submission dates steps per school year. Additional units may be banked for future salary schedule advancementyear until experience equals Step placement. M. Transcripts for completed units must be submitted to the Human Resources Division no later than the first of September or February for salary adjustment. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of September v) Upon initial employment, limited additional credit will be retroactively made effective on the first work day granted for applicable experience in Federal Service inclusive of the school year. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of February will be retroactively made effective on the first work day of the calendar year.following services:

Salary Schedule Placement. College Training A. Unit members qualifying The District shall recognize prior teaching experience in accredited elementary and secondary schools based upon a baccalaureate degree and certification. Full experience and credit shall be given up to and including all years of experience. To qualify, such experience must have been within the preceding fifteen years and the teacher must have been employed under contract for at least .5 full-time equivalent per day and at least 150 days during each of such years. Part-time teachers will be paid on the “Entry Level Salary” shall remain at this level until they met the minimum requirements for basis of their placement on any other the salary column (1schedule, in proportion to the actual fraction of the school day that they are on duty. Part-4)time teachers are to receive also fringe benefits proportionate to their service, with respect to criteria mandated by law. Upon verification of documentation qualifying unit members for placement upon any other salary column (1In addition, part-4)time teachers are to receive paid planning periods proportionately equal to full-time teachers with similar teaching assignments. Beginning with the 2005 – 2006 contract year, the unit member teacher shall then be placed upon the appropriate progress one experience step on that salary column in accordance with from his/her length previous placement if such step exists on the schedule. The teacher may progress to the appropriate column based upon verified completion of servicecourse work by October 1 in any of the following areas, with the exception that, effective with the 1989-90 Contract Year, hours for column movement beyond the Master’s Degree must be taken after said degree is completed. B. 1. Graduate hours from a regionally accredited college/university beyond the ▇▇▇▇▇- laureate Degree that are in the teacher’s assigned field; 2. Graduate hours from a regionally accredited college/university beyond the Master’s Degree that are part of an approved program in the teacher’s assigned field; 3. Graduate hours from a regionally accredited college/university beyond the ▇▇▇▇▇- laureate or masters, as approved by the superintendent of schools, in Curriculum Development, Instructional Techniques, Special Education, Library/Media Science, Guidance & Counseling, Educational Psychology, School Nurses who have a Bachelor’s degreeAdministration, qualify and Technology; 4. Correspondence courses will not be accepted for crediting of previous experience, but have not completed 30 semester units after the Bachelor’s degree or the appropriate clear credential, shall be exempt from placement at “Entry Level Salary”; shall instead, be placed on Column 1; and shall advance movement on the salary schedule in accordance with the Agreement for unit members. C. Unit members placed on “COLUMN 1” of the Salary Schedules by the agreement (Appendix C1) between the Association and the District shall advance on the schedule in accordance with that agreement (Appendix C1). D. All college or university credits which will qualify a unit member for a new salary placement must be verified by official college or university transcripts in order to justify a contract revision. Such college or university credits must be obtained from an institution of higher learning which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or other recognized accreditation organization. Salary revision shall be effective following District approval (as stipulated by this Article) of the necessary credits for column advancement. E. The unit requirement for each salary column is stated in semester hours of credit; quarter hour credits can be converted into semester hours by multiplying 2/3. F. For salary schedule purposes, only semester units earned after the completion of the Bachelor’s Degree shall be considered. G. Credit will not be granted for any course for which less than a "C" grade is earned. H. Unit members shall not enroll in courses which conflict with the work day. I. A major teaching field is considered to be 36 semester hours (12 of which must be upper division or graduate), a minor teaching field is considered to be 20 semester hours (8 of which must be upper division or graduate). J. Repeat credit may be granted for a course taken at an accredited institution in which the content field has recently undergone substantial change or, in the case of a course originally taken many years ago, an updating of study is desirable. K. Course work, for salary credit must be upper division, graduate level, or transferable* lower division courses, taken at an accredited college or university, and must conform to one or more of the following guidelines: 1. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to the teaching/work assignment. 2. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to a person’s major or minor. For unit members in a self-contained classroom program; a subject commonly taught in the elementary school. For unit members in a departmentalized classroom program; courses in an additional major or minor. 3. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to an advanced degree in professional education or in a subject related to the teaching/work assignment. 4. Units may be taken in a subject directly related to a credential or certificate authorized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.schedule; 5. Units may be taken in a Board authorized, District sponsored, professional activity. Credit equivalent will be adopted at the time of such Board action. *A transferable lower division course is a lower division course taken at an accredited college or university that is Distance learning courses meeting NDE requirements are acceptable for baccalaureate graduation credit at another accredited college or university. L. The submission of transcripts for columnar advancement of movement on the salary schedule is limited to two (2) submission dates per school yearschedule. Additional units may be banked for future salary schedule advancement. M. Transcripts for completed units must be submitted With respect to the Human Resources Division no later annual automatic incremental increase as set forth in the Salary Schedule, a teacher must teach at least thirty (30) days more than one semester to be entitled to the first incremental increase for the following year; thirty (30) continuous days within one semester to be entitled to a one-half step advancement. The Salary Schedule applicable during the term of September or February for salary adjustment. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of September will be retroactively this Agreement is attached hereto and made effective on the first work day of the school year. Adjustment for qualifying units submitted no later than the first of February will be retroactively made effective on the first work day of the calendar yeara part hereof as Attachment “A”, (Salary Schedule) and Attachment “B”, (Extra-Duty Schedule).