ARTICLE 3

TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULES

A. With the adoption of Appendix A, all previous employees' schedules are hereby rescinded and replaced by the provisions of Appendix A.

B. The salaries of all employees shall be determined in accordance with Appendix A, as approved by the Board. There shall be no restriction on salary increases granted to employees as they may qualify pursuant to Appendix A.

C. The effective date of any and all salaries and/or increases appended to this Agreement shall be as stated thereon.

D. All newly employed or re-employed members shall be granted proper salary credit according to their experience and education. Equivalent full-time credit, up to the maximum provided, will be given for prior teaching experience provided, however, that any teacher who has a break in continuous teaching service in excess of five (5) years shall be subject to having that service reviewed by the Director of Personnel. In the event full transfer credit is not awarded at the time of employment or reemployment, it shall subsequently be granted if and when tenure is achieved. In such cases, full transfer credit shall commence at the time tenure is awarded, and shall not be retroactive. Experience is interpreted to mean actual teaching and/or related experience. The Director of Personnel is authorized to grant experience credit for work experience other than teaching which, in his/her judgment, may be applied for salary purposes. Upon initial employment, a teacher shall be given salary credit(s) as deemed appropriate by the Director of Personnel, one (1) experience credit unit for each year of credited service. The salary of the teacher shall be set at the highest level for which the teacher is qualified.

E. Each year the District shall provide each Unit member with an employee data profile two weeks prior to the November deadline for requests for salary adjustment.

F. Salary credit shall be awarded in accordance with present recruiting policy for related service. In the case of vocational and technical teachers, credit shall be given for work experience acquired prior to initial employment in the District. Maximum credit for previous United States military service shall be four (4) calendar years, and not to exceed two (2) calendar years for Peace Corps, V.I.S.T.A., and National Teacher Corps.

G. Teachers who are on an unpaid leave of absence in excess of sixty (60) working days during any school year shall have their anniversary dates recalculated to reflect actual years of credited service.

H. Annual terms of service of certificated employees in the Unit are organized on a ten (10) month basis. Any teacher appointed on a regular ten (10) month basis, whose service is extended by the Board to include service during the summer months or other summer part-time daily service, shall receive a prorated portion of the ten (10) month salary for the additional period of service.

I. A deduction of 1/200 of the annual salary will be made for each duty day a teacher is absent which is not covered by any leave or other excused absence, or otherwise covered by the terms of this Agreement.

J. Regular substitute teachers will be paid at the same rate and on the same basis for education and/or training, and for teaching and/or related work experience, as regularly appointed teachers. Such pay shall commence following fifteen (15) days of consecutive service in the same position and be retroactive to the first day of assignment. Appointment of regular substitute teachers shall be in accordance with the New York State Education Law.

K. Part-time employees shall receive prorated salary increases in accordance with applicable step movement on the basis of the accumulation of a full ten (10) months of service.

L. With the exceptions noted in Article 4 (Salary Administration) teachers' salary adjustments shall be increased effective at the beginning of the payroll period next following submission and approval of evidence of approved additional education. Salary adjustment increases shall be only as provided in Appendix A hereinafter contained.

M. Technical, vocational and occupational education teachers shall be placed on salary as follows:

1. Technical, vocational and occupational provisional certificate: Base Salary.

2. Technical, vocational and occupational permanent certificate: Base Salary plus salary credit equivalent to thirty (30) hours.

3. Technical, vocational and/or occupational education teachers who have attained the technical, vocational and occupational permanent certificate shall be entitled to salary credit for undergraduate or graduate level course work, provided that:

a. Such work is required in attaining a degree; or

b. Is directly connected with the specific assignment.

4. Technical, vocational and occupational education teachers who do not hold a degree shall be appointed at the base salary and shall not be granted credit for course work until the provisional certificate is issued and a degree obtained. All work taken beyond the provisional certificate requirements shall be credited in six (6) hour blocks as provided in Appendix A.

N. All full-time School Counselors, Special Education Liaisons and School Psychologists will be employed on a ten (10) month basis with an additional extension of twenty (20) days to be worked beyond the negotiated Unit 1 calendar.
Part-time psychologists may work, at the request of the District, the additional extension of twenty (20) days. The twenty (20) day extension is to be used for professional activities in order to provide continuity of such service to pupils. It is further understood that duties which by their nature must take place beyond the normal work day, but are part of the normal duties of School Counselors, Special Education Liaisons or School Psychologists, will not warrant compensatory time. All School Counselors and School Psychologists working ten (10) months, plus a twenty (20) day extension, will be entitled to the following:

1. Salary credit for graduate hours earned, as set forth in Article 4.B, prior to July 1st of any school year shall be applied as of that date.

2. One (1) additional sick day.

3. The right to use any accumulated paid leaves during the eleventh (11th) month of service.

Additionally, Vocational Instructors, Counselors, Job Developers, Remedial Instructors, Case Managers, Nurse Assistant Instructors, and Adult Education Teachers may be required to work a twenty (20) day or thirty(30) day extension depending on the program requirements. If the District requires them to work for an extension, they will also be compensated for such services by prorated salary and entitled to the above with the exception of salary credit and sick days or additional adjustment for the above item.

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1. All employees shall have the option of being paid on one of the schedules listed below:

Ten (10) Month Employees:

Schedule A: Annual salary distributed over ten (10) month period, payable in twenty-one (21) biweekly paychecks.

Schedule B: Twenty-five (25) equal paychecks paid biweekly with the 21st through the 25th paychecks to be paid on the last work day of June.

2. A teacher who is currently employed by the District must advise the District in writing on or before July 1 of the school year regarding the Schedule desired. Such Schedule shall continue from year to year until such time as the teacher notifies the District in writing of the wish to terminate. After such request, termination shall be effective only after the end of the school year in which notice is given.

3. A teacher employed any time subsequent to July 1 of the school year must make a choice of pay schedules prior to commencing work.

4. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3015 of the Education Law, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize payment in advance of rendering service to the District.