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Salary figures are tentative from year to year based upon state program funding and the number of Career Ladder participants. When placed on a Career Ladder Module, teachers are compensated if requirements are continuously fulfilled.
Career Ladder salaries are computed on two factors:
1. A dollar amount for the successful completion of a specific Career Ladder Module.
2. A budget alignment percentage figure added to the module dollar amount.
This percentage figure may vary from year to year.
CAREER LADDER MODULE BASELINE AMOUNTS
Upon completion of requirements:
Residency = $500
Entry To Instructional Skills = $1500
Participating at:
Instructional Skills = $2000
Entry To Student Outcomes = $2500
Student Outcomes = $3000
Entry To Collaborative Action Research = $3500
Collaborative Action Research or CAR Option = $4000
CAREER LADDER TARGET SALARIES
Career Ladder target salaries represent the maximum amount of compensation at each phase of the program. The target salaries are used as a part of the formula for computing the budget alignment percentage amount.
Phase Target Salary
EXAMPLE
Phase I (1 year prior experience) $47,000
Phase II (2 years prior experience) $49,000
Phase III (3 years prior experience) $53,000
Phase IV (4-6 years prior experience) $58,000
Phase V (7 years prior experience) $68,000
CAREER LADDER BUDGET ALIGNMENT PERCENTAGE
The budget alignment percentage is a variable amount that is adjusted annually
based upon program participation, program funding, employee benefits and operational
costs.
CAREER LADDER PLACEMENT SALARY FORMULA
The formula for computing a teacher’s Career Ladder salary is as follows:
EXAMPLE
Career Ladder Target Salary $68,000
- District Salary $40,000 (hypothetical)
= Difference =$28,000
Difference $28,000
x Budget Alignment Percentage of 5.5 (hypothetical)
= Budget Alignment Amount =$1540 (rounded up)
District Salary $40,000 (hypothetical)
+ Career Ladder Module Baseline Amount $4000 (CAR Level Baseline)
+ Budget Alignment Amount $1540
= Career Ladder Placement Salary = $45,540
(cannot exceed target salary)
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