Common use of Supplementary Policies Clause in Contracts

Supplementary Policies. 1. Teacher salary schedules shall be included in this agreement. 2. New teachers hired will be granted a full year of experience on the salary schedule provided their previous experience was full-time contracted service and consisted of 120 school days of employment of the school year in question (or a period of time equivalent to 120 school days). 3. Additional training which advances the teacher another step on the salary schedule shall be allowed effective for the full year, provided the teacher notifies the Personnel Department in writing by August 1st of all the coursework completed or to be completed which would qualify the teacher for a lane change. Coursework that is completed following the start of the new school year for teachers will not advance those teachers on the salary schedule in the fall semester but may be utilized to qualify for mid-year salary adjustments. All coursework must be graduate level coursework that could be used for a new endorsement from ISBE or would qualify as credit hours towards a graduate degree in Education from institutions of higher learning that are accredited, with the accrediting body recognized by the Accreditation and Eligibility Determination Department of the U.S. Office of Education (i.e. NCATE, North Central Association, etc.). Official transcripts showing all the necessary coursework that is required for a lane change must be submitted no later than November 1st. Teachers who fail to submit the required transcripts will have their salary retroactively adjusted to the previously approved lane for the entire first semester. Additional training which advances the teacher another lane on the salary schedule shall be allowed effective for the second semester, provided the teacher notifies the Personnel Department in writing by January 15th of all coursework completed or to be completed which would qualify the teacher for a lane change. Coursework that is completed following February 15th will not advance teachers on the salary schedule in the spring semester but may be utilized to qualify for salary adjustments in the fall. All coursework must be graduate level coursework that could be used for a new endorsement from ISBE or would qualify as credit hours towards a graduate degree in Education from institutions of higher learning that are accredited, with the accrediting body recognized by the Accreditation and Eligibility Determination Department of the U.S. Office of Education (i.e. NCATE, North Central Association, etc.). Exceptions may be made with the pre-approval of graduate coursework from the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Planning. Official transcripts showing all the necessary coursework that is required for a lane change must be submitted no later than March 30th. Teachers who fail to submit the required transcripts will have their salary retroactively adjusted to the previously approved lane for the entire second semester. Effective as of the 2018-19 contract year, lanes BA24 and MA24 are closed to any movement into these lanes. Teachers who are paid based on lane BA24 as of the end of 2017-18 will be grandfathered into lane BA24. Teachers who are paid based on lane MA24 as of the end of 2017-18 will be grandfathered into lane MA24. Teachers grandfathered into lanes BA24 or MA24 will continue to progress down those lanes unless additional coursework moves them into a new lane.