Each certified educator shall be placed on his/her respective step at such time as their contract begins. Any certified educator hired prior to November 30 of any school year and employed continuously for the remaining part of the school year shall be given credit for one year of service. Credit on the salary schedule may be given for previous outside experience as a certified educator at a duly accredited school upon initial employment up to but not exceeding the actual number of years of said teaching experience. The amount of credit, if any, shall be within the sole discretion of the board.
Course work which is intended to apply toward movement from one educational lane to another must be approved in writing by the superintendent/designee. Distance learning and correspondence courses must be approved in advance. Courses from an accredited college or university in the teacher's major field of study shall be acceptable. To receive master's degree credit on the salary schedule, said degree must have prior approval from the superintendent/designee, if it is in a field not recognized by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners as a licensed, approved, or endorsement area. Only graduate credit from an accredited college or staff development program courses from the Area Education Agency shall be considered for horizontal movement on the salary schedule. If the district pays for the time to take the course work, either as part of the regular workday or extra pay, credit will not be granted for salary schedule movement. If the district pays for part or all of the expenses for the course work, e.g., transportation, registration, meals, lodging, etc., said courses will be eligible for salary schedule movement only if the teacher takes the course for graduate credit and pays the extra cost for the graduate credit. A committee shall be formed consisting of five members (two appointed by the board, two appointed by the teachers, and one agreed to by both parties). In the event of differing opinions by a teacher and the superintendent/designee, this committee will meet, discuss the course(s) in question, and make the final decision on acceptability for movement.
Date of Adoption/Revision:
August 1983
December 1986
August 10, 1987
August 1992
August 1995
August 1997
June 1998
June 1999
June 2001
June 2004
July 2007
August 2013
October 2016
September 2018
CARROLL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR COURSE APPROVAL FOR MOVEMENT FROM ONE EDUCATION LANE TO ANOTHER
I. COURSE APPROVAL
TITLE OF COURSE (LIST UP TO 4 COURSES) NO. OF SEMESTER HOURS
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Teacher’s Signature Date
II. SUPERINTENDENT’S TENTATIVE APPROVAL:
The above coursework is tentatively approved, contingent upon #4 below.
Superintendent’s Signature Date
III. SUPERINTENDENT’S FINAL APPROVAL:
I have received “Proof of Completion” and hereby give final approval to the above coursework as partial credit toward movement to the next education lane on the salary schedule.
Superintendent’s Signature
Date
PROCEDURE NOTES:
- Sections I and II of the above form must be completed before starting a course.
- Complete Section III after the course has been completed. Attach a grade slip or transcript and return to the superintendent. If transcript does not indicate “GRADUATE” hours, please provide documentation that the course was taken for graduate credit.
- When enough hours have been accumulated to qualify for a salary adjustment, send a letter to the superintendent requesting the appropriate contract modification. This must be done by September 1 to qualify for a salary adjustment for the current contract year.
- Only graduate credit courses from an accredited college or Staff Development Program courses from Heartland AEA will be considered for an Education Lane change on the salary schedule.
Approval/Revision:
August 2013
October 2016
September 2018
