ARTICLE XII SALARIES

New Shoreham School District

A. Salary Schedule - The salaries of all persons covered by this Agreement are set forth in Appendix A which is attached hereto and made a part thereof.

B. Payment Schedule - All persons on the teachers' salary schedule will be paid in 26 equal installments. In the event that the payday falls on a holiday or during a holiday vacation, payment will be made on the last workday prior to the vacation.

C. Professional Experience - Full credit will be allowed for regularly appointed teachers whose teaching experience has been in the elementary or secondary grades of a public school system, an approved private or parochial school, or in an accredited junior college, college, or university. This applies to foreign and domestic credits.

Teachers shall be allowed one (1) year's credit for 135 full days of substituting in any given year.

Teachers whose experience in teaching other than that listed above shall be evaluated by the Superintendent to determine their place on the salary schedule.

D. Change in Increment - Teachers must notify the Superintendent, in writing, of any change in professional increment and submit official documentation to be included in the personal file. Appropriate changes in salary will become effective in the next fiscal year.