The School Board will provide automatic deposit of paychecks for bargaining unit members.
Article XII Compensation
XII.1 Travel compensation
Employees who are required to split their work assignment between two (2) or more work locations during the same work day shall receive compensation for travel at the established mileage rate as authorized by the principal and approved by the Board.
XII.2 Reimbursement
The Board will reimburse teachers for approved expenses within three (3) weeks of their Finance Office "received date". After notification of payment problems, the Board shall have two additional weeks to investigate the circumstances involved.
XII.3 Postings
All openings for extra compensation positions, as listed in Appendix "B", shall be posted in the school for at least five (5) days before appointment with a brief description of the duties involved
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XII.4 Increase effective date
The effective date for an employee‘s salary increase because of a new academic degree shall be the receipt date of the new certificate by the Human Resources Department.
XII.5 Advanced Degree Supplements
A. Advanced degrees will not be used in setting salary for instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011, unless the advanced degree is held in the individual‘s area of certification and is only a salary supplement.
B. Instructional personnel with a district start date of July 1, 2011, or after must have a degree major posted on their transcripts which matches a subject listed on their Florida certificate in order to qualify for an advanced degree supplement at the master, specialist or doctorate levels.
C. A yearly salary supplement for an advanced degree will be offered for an advanced degree that:
1. Is in the same subject area as one already shown on the teacher‘s current Florida Temporary
or Professional Educator‘s Certificate;
2. Is in a subject area which has been added to the teacher‘s Florida Temporary or Professional Educator‘s Certificate as a result of earning the advanced degree; or
3. Is in a college/university program related to the subject area shown on the teacher‘s Florida
Temporary or Professional Educator‘s Certificate.
4. If the major is not an exact match to a major listed on the DOE Guide, but the major as stated on the transcript clearly mirrors terminology which is reflective of an area of certification on the teacher‘s certificate, the degree will be considered in-field.
D. Martin County School District will utilize the Department of Education Guide to acceptable major‘s chart to determine eligibility for advanced degree supplements.
E. The effective date of the salary supplement shall be the date of confirmation of subject area certification on the teacher‘s Florida Educator Certificate.
F. In no case will the salary supplement precede July 1st of the fiscal year that the request for the upgrade was submitted in writing.
XII.6 CTE End of Course Assessment Honorarium
The CTE End of Course Assessment Honorarium rate is $150.00 per test submission completion. If a completed test submission is accepted, the Honorarium shall be disbursed no later than thirty (30) days after acceptance of a completed test submission. Honorariums can be proportionately split between instructional personnel for proportionate work.
XII.7 Tiger Woods Career Exploration Program Stipend
The Tiger Woods Career Exploration Stipend, under the Tiger Woods Foundation Grant, is set at the rate of $20.00/hour. This stipend is equivalent to the Club Sponsor stipend and is attached to the position, not the employee. The disbursement of this stipend will be made in equal monthly installments beginning no later than thirty (30) days after commencement of the program. This stipend is only available so long as the Tiger Woods Foundation Grant is awarded.
XII.8 Summer Programs
A. Summer program teachers in FTE generating programs will be paid an hourly rate for the hours worked computed as follows: The teacher‘s annual salary divided by 196 day work year divided by a 7 hour work day. In addition, 5% will be added to the hourly rate in lieu of sick leave earned.
B. Summer school pay will be based on the salary schedule adopted for the days employed.
C. No sick leave will be accrued during summer school. Any personal or sick leave taken during summer school will be unpaid.
D. Planning time will be provided during the teacher days at the rate of thirty minutes for every 2 hours and 30 minutes of student contact time.
E. One-half day of preplanning will be scheduled prior to the opening of summer school.
F. One-half day of post-planning will be provided at the conclusion of summer school.
G. The faculty of each school will review and vote on the school‘s established criteria for summer school staff selection by the end of the first semester. If more than 50 percent of the votes are negative, a committee will be formed for the purpose of revising the criteria for summer school staff selection. Each committee shall be comprised of eight (8) members - four (4) appointed by MCEA and four (4) appointed by the principal. This committee shall meet by the first week in February with criteria to be submitted to the principal by March 15. The principal will schedule a
faculty meeting to review the committee recommendations. A majority vote of the faculty will be required to adopt the criteria for implementation during summer school.
H. When combining schools for summer school is necessary, summer school site locations shall be rotated where possible.
I. The only exception to the above will be exceptional education summer school teachers. A committee shall be formed comprised of eight (8) members - four (4) appointed by MCEA and four (4) appointed by the Director of ESE to establish criteria for ESE summer school staff positions county wide. The ESE teachers shall vote according to the above timelines.
B. Summer school pay will be based on the salary schedule adopted for the days employed.
C. No sick leave will be accrued during summer school. Any personal or sick leave taken during summer school will be unpaid.
D. Planning time will be provided during the teacher days at the rate of thirty minutes for every 2 hours and 30 minutes of student contact time.
E. One-half day of preplanning will be scheduled prior to the opening of summer school.
F. One-half day of post-planning will be provided at the conclusion of summer school.
G. The faculty of each school will review and vote on the school‘s established criteria for summer school staff selection by the end of the first semester. If more than 50 percent of the votes are negative, a committee will be formed for the purpose of revising the criteria for summer school staff selection. Each committee shall be comprised of eight (8) members - four (4) appointed by MCEA and four (4) appointed by the principal. This committee shall meet by the first week in February with criteria to be submitted to the principal by March 15. The principal will schedule a
faculty meeting to review the committee recommendations. A majority vote of the faculty will be required to adopt the criteria for implementation during summer school.
H. When combining schools for summer school is necessary, summer school site locations shall be rotated where possible.
I. The only exception to the above will be exceptional education summer school teachers. A committee shall be formed comprised of eight (8) members - four (4) appointed by MCEA and four (4) appointed by the Director of ESE to establish criteria for ESE summer school staff positions county wide. The ESE teachers shall vote according to the above timelines.
XII.9 Autodeposit
XII.10 Worker's Compensation
A. The School Board shall continue to provide the full cost of the insurance premium associated with District provided core employee benefits for any bargaining unit member who is disabled and receiving workers‘ compensation for up to six (6) months following placement on workers‘ compensation leave. The employee may elect to participate in COBRA consistent with law.
