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1. Is my
previous teaching experience credited automatically for step placement on the
teacher salary schedule?
No. You must send the
teaching experience verification form to your previous employer(s), who then
must complete the form and return to
Compensation Administration. In addition, if you have private school
experience, you must submit proof of state certification. Compensation
Administration will then determine your step placement on the teacher salary
schedule.
2. Is my
Master’s, Educational Specialist or Doctoral Degree credited automatically if I
am a full-time teacher?
No. You must apply for Advanced Degree payment, use
the Application for Credential Payment for Advanced Degree(s).
3. Is my
Master’s, Educational Specialist or Doctoral Degree credited automatically if I
am a part-time teacher?
No. Submit your official
transcripts to Compensation, along with a letter indicating your request for
upgrade to Master’s, Educational Specialist, or Doctorate pay.
4.
What is an accredited college or university?
Accredited colleges and
universities have received U.S. regional accreditation. Only degrees and course
work from universities or colleges which have received U.S. regional
accreditation can be considered for tuition reimbursement and the payment of
advanced degrees. These degrees and courses must also meet the other
eligibility conditions set forth in the M-DCPS UTD labor agreement to qualify
for reimbursement or payment.
5.
Are degrees issued by foreign universities and colleges recognized?
Yes, if they are evaluated
by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service as being the equivalent of
a degree issued by a regionally accredited United States college or university.
If the degree meets this standard, it can then be considered for advanced degree
pay. These degrees and courses must also meet the other eligibility conditions
set forth in the M-DCPS UTD labor agreement to qualify for reimbursement or
payment.
6.
How does time taken for a leave affect advancing to the next step or receiving a
salary increase?
Teachers, Paraprofessionals,
School Support and Office personnel employees who are full-time, must work at
least 99 days per school year as 10-month employees. Recess days (winter and spring break and the
day after Thanksgiving) do not count as part of days worked.
Bus Drivers, Custodians,
Food Service Workers and other American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employee; and Confidential Exempt Personnel must have time worked in
the school year on or before March 31 to advance a step.
Managerial Exempt Personnel
(MEP) and Dade County School Administrators’ Association (DCSAA) must have time
worked in the school year on or before March 31 to receive a salary increase.
7. What
compensation do I receive for obtaining a National Board of Professional
Teaching Standards certificate?
Qualified teachers who have
not previously received a stipend for obtaining the National Board of
Professional Teaching Standards certificate shall receive a one-time $7,500
stipend upon obtaining the NBPTS certification. In addition, qualified teachers
may also be eligible to receive compensation from the State of Florida equal to
10% of the average teachers’ wage in the state.
8. Can I
receive credit for time worked as a substitute teacher with MDCPS when hired as
a fulltime teacher?
No credit is given for time
worked as an Emergency Temporary Instructor (Job Code 3000); however, credit is
granted for each year work as a Pool Temporary Instructor (Job Code 2999) if you
have worked at least 99 days in the school year.
9. Who is
eligible to receive the Critical Staff Shortage Area stipend?
New full-time teachers hired
in a Critical Staff Shortage Area are eligible to be paid a one-time $1,200
stipend. (If the teacher worked less than the full year, he/she will be entitled
to a pro-rated share.) However, no teacher hired as an Interim Teacher (Job
code 0718, 3100, 3105, 3110, and 3111) in a critical shortage area may receive
this stipend. Click here to see the list of eligible
positions for stipend.
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