Certificated Movement on the salary Schedule
Timeline for Horizontal movement on the Salary Scale due to units earned:
| For Movement Effective: | Applies to Units Earned by: | Official, Sealed Transcripts Due by: |
| FIRST SEMESTER (September 1st) | September 1st | November 1st — (If all transcripts are received by September 1st, Movement will be reflected on September's end of the month pay warrant. Otherwise, movement will be reflected on November's end of the month pay warrant, with a retro to September 1st.) |
| SECOND SEMESTER (February 1st) | February 1st | March 1st — (All Movement will be reflected on March's end of the month pay warrant, with a retro to February 1st. |
NOTE: Intent To Move Forms are no longer required.
To be credited for salary purposes, all units must be in the unit member's current credential field, enhance classroom instruction, be applicable to the unit member’s current assignment, or apply towards a new credential field. Approval should be obtained prior to the beginning of the course to ensure they will be counted as credit on the Salary Schedule.
| Type of Course | Approval Needed | Total Unit Limit (lifetime) |
| Degree-eligible, graduate level, university-granted units, following award of a bachelor’s level degree. | No | Unlimited |
| Units awarded for courses, programs, or workshops taken in a predesignated “District Sponsored (see chart below)” course, as may be offered by the District, County, or other organizations. | No | Unlimited |
| Undergraduate lower and upper division degree-eligible units, following award of a bachelor’s level degree | Yes | Unlimited |
| Course work that provides Continuing Education Units or professional growth/ development hours, that are not degree eligible but nonetheless contribute to improved practice, skills, and knowledge. (No more than two units will be credited for any single conference course, attendance must be verified by a log sheet showing time, dates, and titles of all sessions attended, and the unit member must submit a one-paragraph summary of each session describing its value.) | Yes | 15 |
| District Sponsored Courses As of 05/2008 (The following must be verified by Transcript): |
| Courses leading towards EL Authorization |
| Course work for the NTP BTSA program |
| Q: | When do I turn in Course Approval forms? |
| A: | Course Approval forms should filled out prior to signing up for your courses. You may get them approved after the course is in session, but there is no guarantee that the class will be approved for Salary Schedule movement. |
| Q: | Where can I find the forms I need? |
| A: | On this website, click on the forms button. You will find all necessary forms there. You may click on the underlined links to the forms on this page as well. |
| Q: | Can I print out Transcripts online? |
| A: | No. Transcripts must be official and sealed. Grade Reports will not be accepted. You will receive your original transcripts back once they have been completely processed. |
| Q: | What about conferences? |
| A: | Course work that provides Continuing Education Units or professional growth/development hours, that are not degree eligible but nonetheless contribute to improved practice, skills, and knowledge, provided that such units must be pre-approved, that no more than two units will be credited for any single conference course, that attendance must be verified by a log sheet showing time, dates, and titles of all sessions attended, that the unit member submits a one-paragraph summary of each session describing its value, and subject to a limit of no more than 15 such units total for any unit member. MUST BE PRE-APPROVED. |
Actual CBA Language (as of 05/01/2008):
5. Intent to move horizontally on the salary schedule must be filed in writing by the unit member no later than July 1 for first semester and December 1 for second semester. For fall semester this shall include units to be earned prior to September 1 and verified by November 1 of the same year. For second semester it will include units earned prior to February 1 and verified by March 1. Proper placement on the salary schedule shall be made once verification of training and experience has been filed with the district office and shall be retroactive to September 1 for first semester and February 1 for second semester.
6. Horizontal placement and movement on the salary schedule shall be based upon academic semester units earned (quarter units taken shall be multiplied by two-thirds to arrive at the equivalent number of semester units, and fractions shall be rounded off to the nearest whole number). To be credited for salary purposes, all units must be in the unit member's current credential field, enhance classroom
instruction, be applicable to the unit member’s current assignment, or apply towards a new credential field. Credit will not be granted for duplication of prior course work unless specifically approved in advance. In addition, units must qualify under one of the following categories:
a. Degree-eligible, graduate level, university-granted units, following award of a bachelor’s level degree. A unit member need not be applying for a graduate degree to count units toward salary schedule movement, but the units must be of a type that could be counted toward such a degree. No pre-approval shall be required and no limit shall apply to such units.
b. Undergraduate lower and upper division degree-eligible units, following award of a bachelor’s level degree, but only as may be pre approved by the District for the particular unit member in question.
c. Units awarded for courses, programs, or workshops taken in a predesignated “District Sponsored” course, as may be offered by the District, County, or other organizations, without limitation and without pre-approval. The District shall maintain a list of such courses within Human Resources.
d. Course work that provides Continuing Education Units or professional growth/development hours, that are not degree eligible but nonetheless contribute to improved practice, skills, and knowledge, provided that such units must be pre-approved, that no more than two units will be credited for any single conference course, that attendance must be verified by a log sheet showing time, dates, and titles of all sessions attended, that the unit member submits a one-paragraph summary of each session describing its value, and subject to a limit of no more than 15 such units total for any unit member.
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