Salary Schedules

Teachers

When employed, teachers will be placed on the appropriate salary step on the teachers' salary schedule that corresponds to the number of years of experience credited by the State Department of Education. Retired teachers will be placed on Step 20 of the district's Teacher Salary Schedule.

Administrators

All administrators, when employed, will be placed on the appropriate step ofthe administrators' salary schedule. Upon recommendation of the superintendent and approval by the board, newly hired administrators may be placed on a salary schedule based upon individual building criteria such as enrollment, supervision of extracurricular activities, number of teachers, and length of school year contract.

Documentation

Certified employees who begin their employment prior to providing all official documentation required of their position shall be compensated at a daily rate of pay equal to that of a substitute teacher. Official documentation provided within the first 35 teaching days of employment establishing retroactive qualification for the position shall result in a salary adjustment retroactive to the first of the semester. Official documentation provided after the above dates will result in salary adjustment on the date of receipt of such documentation.

Advancement

School district employees shall advance on the salary schedule at the rate of one year for each year of creditable service after initial employment. For salary advancement purposes only, a year of creditable service must be at least 120 days.

Out-of-State Experience

Credit will be received for a minimum of 5 (five) years of out-of-state experience. The superintendent may give credit for additional experience based on the needs of the position.

All employee compensation shall be addressed in the employment and/or extra duty contract. Employee compensation shall be reasonable for the services rendered.

Legal Citations

The qualifications and procedures outlined in this policy are based upon the following:

• 2 C.F.R. §430(a)(1).