Master teachers are exceptional educators who serve as district-wide models of excellence. Master teachers have at least five years of experience, possess deep expertise in their craft, and are capable of elevating the practice of already-gifted educators. Master teachers will assume additional roles and responsibilities to support the district’s improvement. The career ladder schedule will be: Career Level Compensation Novice $54,000 Developing Level I $59,000 Developing II $64,000 Career Level I $70,000 Career Level II $74,000 Career Level III $78,000 Career IV $82,000 Career Level V $86,000 Career Level VI $90,000 Advanced $97,000 Master $104,000 Transition to the Career Ladder Effective July 1, 2015, teachers who are selected to remain at the Dever Elementary School will be assigned to one of the career ladder levels based on the teacher’s salary (step) placement on the previous salary schedule as of June 30, 2015, without regard to the teacher’s rating on the evaluation, as described below. No returning teacher will receive less compensation than they received in 2014-15 (BTU salary plus career awards plus ELT stipend). In SY 2015-2016, a returning teacher shall receive an increase from his/her SY 2014-2015 compensation (defined as BTU salary plus career awards plus ELT stipends) depending on the applicable description below: The teacher will receive compensation on the new career ladder scale (see below table) if that amount would result in an increase of at least $5,000 but not more than $6,300 when compared to his/her SY 2014-2015 compensation; or The teacher will receive his/her SY 2014-2015 compensation plus $6,300, if the career ladder salary would result in an increase in compensation from SY 2014-2015 to SY 2015-2016 of more than $6,300; or, The teacher will receive his/her SY2014-2015 compensation plus $5,000 if the career ladder salary result in an increase in compensation from SY 2014-2015 to SY of less than $5,000. In SY 2016-17, a teacher who teaches at the school in both SY 2014-2015 and SY 2015-2016 and advances to a new level on the new career ladder shall receive an increase from his/her SY compensation depending on the applicable description below:
Master teachers are exceptional educators who serve as district-wide models of excellence. Master teachers have at least five years of experience, possess deep expertise in their craft, and are capable of elevating the practice of already-gifted educators. Master teachers will assume additional roles and responsibilities to support the district’s improvement. The career ladder schedule will be: Career Level Compensation Novice $54,000 Developing Level I $59,000 Developing II $64,000 Career Level I $70,000 Career Level II $74,000 Career Level III $78,000 Career IV $82,000 Career Level V $86,000 Career Level VI $90,000 Advanced $97,000 Master $104,000 Transition to the Career Ladder Effective July 1, 2015, teachers who are selected to remain at the Dever Elementary School will be assigned to one of the career ladder levels based on the teacher’s salary (step) placement on the previous salary schedule as of June 30, 2015, without regard to the teacher’s rating on the evaluation, as described below. No returning teacher will receive less compensation than they received in 2014-15 (BTU salary plus career awards plus ELT stipend). In SY 2015-2016, a returning teacher shall receive an increase from his/her SY 2014-2015 compensation (defined as BTU salary plus career awards plus ELT stipends) depending on the applicable description below: The teacher will receive compensation on the new career ladder scale (see below table) if that amount would result in an increase of at least $5,000 but not more than $6,300 when compared to his/her SY 2014-2015 compensation; or The teacher will receive his/her SY 2014-2015 compensation plus $6,300, if the career ladder salary would result in an increase in compensation from SY 2014-2015 to SY 2015-2016 of more than $6,300; or, The teacher will receive his/her SY2014-2015 compensation plus $5,000 if the career ladder salary result in an increase in compensation from SY 2014-2015 to SY of less than $5,000. In SY 2016-17, a teacher who teaches at the school in both SY 2014-2015 and SY 2015-2016 and advances to a new level on the new career ladder shall receive an increase from his/her SY compensation depending on the applicable description below:
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