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Released Time
Any teacher who has filed a grievance in accordance with the provisions of this contract will be granted
released time as needed without loss of pay or loss of personal days for attendance at required grievance
and/or arbitration hearings. The same privilege shall be granted to one UNION representative who attends
said hearing with the teacher.
ARTICLE IV
Salary and Rates of Pay
Basic Salary Schedule
The salaries and differentials of the members of the Unit defined in Article | are set forth in Appendix A
which is attached to and made part of this Agreement. The agreed upon salary schedules shall be
implemented, including payment of all incremental increases, as follows:
- Effective September 1, 29442021, employees will be placed on the 20442021-2048-2022
Salary Schedule according to their credited years of experience (see Appendix A-1).
- On September 1, 29482022, the 20482022-2049-2023 Salary Schedule will be implemented.
All eligible employees will advance one step (see Appendix A-2).
- On September 1, 29492023, the 20492023-2020-2024 Salary Schedule will be implemented.
All eligible employees will advance one step on the schedule that reflects their credited years
of experience (see Appendix A-3).
- On September 1, 29292024, the 20202024-2024-2025 Salary Schedule will be implemented.
All eligible employees will advance one step on the schedule that reflects their credited years
of experience (see Appendix A-4).
No employee hired after the ratification of this agreement shall be placed on the salary scale above any
employee with equivalent experience who was hired after September 1, 2013.
Placement on the Salary Schedule
A. Subject to the Superintendent's salary and hiring recommendation and BOARD approval.
Teachers, other than school nurses and school psychologists, shall be granted full credit for all
prior teaching experience after the receipt of their Bachelor's Degree provided that such
experience is current and in the same or an allied field.
children ceis-currentNo-credit will be-given fo
i i -For purposes of placing new hires on
the salary schedule, the District will grant incoming school nurses full credit for satisfactorily
demonstrated prior nursing experience related to children of public-school age and up to four (4)
years’ credit for satisfactorily demonstrated prior nursing experience in a hospital/medical practice.
Further, effective September 1, 2022, the District will grant school nurses who are currently
employed by the District up to four (4) years’ additional credit on the salary schedule for
satisfactorily demonstrated prior nursing experience related to children of public school age and/or
prior nursing experience in a hospital/medical practice. In order to be eligible for this benefit,
school nurses who are currently employed by the District must submit a written request, including
an explanation and, if necessary, written proof of their relevant prior nursing experience to the
District's Human Resources Director within 30 days of this agreement being signed into effect.
The District's Human Resources Director will issue a decision on each request within 30 days of
receiving a request, and such decision may be grieved in the ordinary course. Failure to submita
written request for this benefit within 30 days of this agreement being signed into effect will be
deemed a full and final waiver of the benefit.
School psychologists shall be granted full credit for all prior teaching and/or psychologist
experience provided that such experience is current and in the same or an allied field.
