Certified and Administrative employees are eligible for educational salary credit through University coursework, approved workshops, and district classes at the beginning of their contract or at the beginning of the second semester or both. It is the employee’s responsibility to:

Step 1 – Submit Notice of Intent for educational salary credit by yearly deadline of February 15 for the next contract year.

Step 2 – Submit Pre-Approval for every educational salary credit course, workshop, and project:
                Step 2A – University/District/Other Course

                Step 2B – District or Non-District Workshop/Project
                Step 2C – District or Non-District Workshop/Project Performance Assessment Completion

Step 3 – Submit transcripts, grade slips, or other acceptable documentation for final approval by yearly deadlines of October 15 and February 15.  Human Resources will begin processing completed Step 3 applications no sooner than August 1 of each school year.  All applicants who submitted the Step 1 Notice of Intent form by the February 15 deadline of the prior school year and:
     » meet the October 15 deadline for submission of the Step 3 Application form and supporting documents will
        receive amended contracts retroactive to the beginning of the contract date
                       and/or
     » meet the mid-year February 15 deadline for submission of the Step 3 Application form and supporting
        documents will receive amended contracts for half the school year no sooner than January 15.

The amended contract will be issued in the amount agreed upon during the Meet & Confer process and is based upon full-time employment (less than full-time employment is pro-rated based upon FTE). The amended contract will be issued in the amount agreed upon during the Meet & Confer process and is based upon full-time employment

District salary credit may also be earned by attending Kyrene School District sponsored classes that are offered by Human Resources Services, Instructional Services, and Technology Services.  Retroactive to May 31, 2005, classes taken through these divisions are pre-approved and may be credited, without the need to cluster, or be pre-approved, toward the 15-hour requirement for future salary credit movement.  These classes are labeled in the PGO as “available for salary credit” and will continue to be credited under the standards outlined in the Meet and Confer document. The District transcript of completed classes should be submitted for salary credit as indicated in the Meet and Confer document. There is a time limit of 10 years on classes eligible for credit. Classes taken before May 31, 2005 are not eligible for retroactive credit except the following: CUR 450/451/452 The New Scott Forseman Math Series, CUR 461/462 Holt Middle School Series and the Kyrene Math Curriculum/Connected Math.

 Beginning February 6, 2006, to support the cost of instructors and materials for district sponsored classes, there will be a $5.00 fee for each hour of instruction (i.e., a 15-hour course will cost $25.00).  This fee should be paid by check at the first meeting of a course.  Some classes, when necessary, may be offered at a higher rate to cover the required cost of speakers and materials.  Some classes will be offered at no cost when costs have been paid by alternative funding sources such as grants.  

Please review the Administrative Terms and Conditions , Administration of Salary section 2, or the Certified Meet and Confer Document, Professional Growth section, for complete details of Educational Salary Credit.