Section 5-E1105. SALARY PLACEMENT FOR ET 3-15 EMPLOYEES

 

1105.1Salary placement for employees appointed, reappointed, or reassigned to a position in salary class ET shall be granted according to the number of years of service credit at the time of salary certification, as determined by the Division of Personnel.

 

For purposes of this section and section 1113.1, service credit is granted on the basis of one (1) step for each year of properly verified comparable service. A year of experience shall represent no less than seventy-five (75%) of the days of required full time service. An employee who, in any one school year, has served for at least seventy- five percent (75%) of the number of days of required full-time service in the district in which he or she is employed shall be deemed to have served a complete school year for salary placement and or salary stop advancement purpose.

 

The Superintendent shall issue written guidelines for the determination of service credit for foreign teaching service.

 

1105.2Salary placement for appointment to grade ET 3-15, other than a demotion through RIF, shall be granted for each year of satisfactory service in an equivalent position in or outside of the D.C. Public Schools in an educational program of recognized standing, as determined by the Division of Personnel, except as follows:

 

(a)Salary placement for ET-15 temporary employees shall be limited to five (5) years;

 

(b)Salary placement for ET-15 probationary employees shall be limited to nine (9) years; and

 

(c)Salary placement for employees hired or promoted to ET 3-14 shall be limited to three (3) years.

 

1105.3The provisions of § 1105.1(a) shall not apply in the reassignment of permanent ET 3-14 employees.

 

1105.4One (1) year of salary placement for ET-15 employees in the position of shop teacher in the vocational education program shall be granted for each year of approved experience in the trades, as determined by the Director of Personnel, but shall be limited to nine (9) years of any combination of trade experience or educational service outside the D.C. Public Schools.

 

1105.5When an employee is appointed, reemployed, transferred, reassigned, or demoted to an applicable position under salary classes EA, EB, or EG, placement shall be made on the basis of the highest previous rate of pay received.

 

1105.6Salary placement shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Division of Personnel.

 

1105.7Salary placement shall be subject to certain restrictions, including but not limited to, the following:

 

(a)The highest previous rate of pay shall be based on a regular tour of duty at that rate not limited to less than ninety (90) days, or for a continuous period of not less than ninety (90) days under one (1) or more appointments without a break in service;

 

(b)The salary placement shall not exceed the highest previous rate of pay;

 

(c)When the highest previous rate of pay falls between two rates of an employee’s pay, the salary will be fixed at the higher rate;

 

(d)The highest previous rate of pay shall not be based on a rate received for an appointment as an expert or a consultant, nor for a salary received under the provisions of special hiring rates applicable to certain occupational groups deemed to be in short supply;

 

(e)The highest previous rate of pay is exclusive of any premium pay, such as overtime, night differential, holiday pay, etc.;

 

(f)When an employee’s initial rate of pay is fixed at a rate lower than his or her highest previous rate of pay because of lack of funds, the application of the highest previous rate rule may not be postponed and given effect at a later date by administrative action when funds are available; and

 

(g)The application of the highest previous rate of pay rule shall be preceded by official verification of the rate of pay received. In the absence of this verification, retroactive salary placement is only permissible when the intent of the retroactive placement is entered on the personnel action reflecting the action in question.

 

1105.8The provisions of § 1107 shall also apply in the determination of salary placement.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 4297, 4327 (October 3, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 5215 (June 23, 2000).