ARTICLE 24 SALARIES

Barrington School District

SECTION 1. The Salaries of all persons covered by this Agreement are set forth in Appendix "A" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

SECTION 2. All persons on the Teachers' Salary Schedule will be paid in twenty-six (26) equal installments commencing in September, provided, however, those payments due during the months of July and August shall be paid prior to June 30.

Professional Development activities engaged in the District on pre-determined contractual professional development days may only be used to maintain a lane, but not to support a lane change. Any other authorized professional development may be used to support (or maintain) a lane change (consistent with Article 24, Section 5.5).

SECTION 3. Those persons receiving additional remuneration for additional responsibilities and/or duties shall be compensated as set forth in Appendix "B".

SECTION 4. A person who has completed the requirements for a Masters' degree or advanced course work beyond a Masters' degree is entitled to increased pay as delineated in Appendix A. Placement on advanced lanes will occur based on the following:
When a person has completed the requirements for said advanced coursework on or before February 1 of the school year, that person shall be put on a higher pay step immediately upon submission of proof.

When a person has completed said advanced coursework after February 1 of the school year, that person shall be put on a higher pay step at the commencement of the next school year.

SECTION 5. Additional remuneration not set forth in Appendices "A" or "":

5.1 A classroom teacher who receives and maintains certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and continues teaching in Barrington shall receive a stipend in the amount of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500). This sum shall be an annual payment, to be added to the base.

5.2 The Bachelor's plus 36 stipend of $598 shall continue to be paid to those teachers who were receiving it as of September 1, 1997.

5.3 Individuals who have been awarded a Doctorate (Ph.D., Ed.D.) or a Juris Doctor Degree shall receive a $4,000 payment. This sum shall be an annual payment, to be added to the base.

5.4 Individuals who have earned forty-five (45) credits beyond a Masters' Degree shall be paid in accordance with the "CAGS" advanced lane.

5.5 In order to remain on the Masters' plus fifteen (15), Masters plus thirty (30) and Masters plus forty five (45) steps teachers must have completed sixty (60) hours of professional development or four (4) graduate credits within the last five years. The Central Office shall maintain documentation to ensure that appropriate professional development has been completed.

5.6 Mileage reimbursement shall track IRS Standard Mileage Rates for Business IR-2015- 137 as amended from year to year by the IRS ($.54 for 2016).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands as of the day and year first above written.

BARRINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE