| 25.0 BEGINNING TEACHER INCENTIVE FUNDING |
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| 25.1 |
Fully credentialed teacher employed on December 31, 2000, and serving in the following hard-to-fill positions shall receive an annual stipend of $800 beginning with the 2000 -2001 school year. |
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| 25.1.1 |
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Special Education including speech and language specialists and adapted P.E. teachers providing service pursuant to IEPs. |
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| 25.1.2 |
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Secondary math and science |
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| 25.2 |
Proration of the $800 shall be as follows: |
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Intermediate
| 4 or more qualifying periods |
100% |
| 3 qualifying periods |
75% |
| 2 qualifying periods |
50% |
| 1 qualifying period |
25% |
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HIgh School
| 3 qualifying periods |
100% |
| 2 qualifying periods |
67% |
| 1 qualifying period |
33% |
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Elementary Special Education
| 75% of the instructional day |
100% |
| 50% of the instructional day |
67% |
| Less than 50% of the instructional day |
50% |
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| 25.3 |
Proration shall also be based upon the portion of the school year worked. If a teacher works more than one semester, $800 shall be paid. If a teacher works less than a semester, $400 shall be provided. Current employees without a credential and current fully-credentialed employees who agree to obtain a credential qualifying them for a hard-to-fill position shall receive upon completion of the credential the $800 stipend if assigned to a hard-to-fill position. |
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| 25.4 |
Current employees who possess a credential qualifying them for a hard-to-fill position but are not assigned to a hard-to-fill position shall receive the stipend in item 5 below if they transfer to a hard-to-fill position.
25.5 Beginning July 1, 2001 and subject to passage of beginning teacher salary incentive legislation comparable to 2000-2001 legislation, the above stipend shall increase to 3% of Class IV, Step 7. |
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