Cumberland - Article 19 Teachers' Salaries

ARTICLE 19 TEACHERS' SALARIES

Cumberland School District

A. Beginning in the first pay period of the 2024-2025 school year, the following salary schedule shall apply:

Step 1 – 49,326                                                                    Step 6 – 65,905
Step 2 – 52,603                                                                    Step 7 – 69,302
Step 3 – 55,403                                                                    Step 8 – 76,437
Step 4 – 58,600                                                                    Step 9 – 78,353
Step 5 – 62,508                                                                    Step 10 – 91,352

B. Beginning in the first pay period of the 2025-2026 school year, a three (3) percent raise shall be applied for step 10 & a one (1) percents raise shall be applied for steps 1-9, which is reflected in the following salary schedule:

Step 1 – 49,820                                                                    Step 6 – 66,564
Step 2 – 53,129                                                                    Step 7 – 69,995
Step 3 – 55,957                                                                    Step 8 – 77,201
Step 4 – 59,186                                                                    Step 9 – 79,136
Step 5 – 63,133                                                                    Step 10 – 94,092

C. Beginning in the first pay period of the 2026-2027 school year, a four (4) percent raise shall be applied for step 10 & a one (1) percents raise shall be applied for steps 1-9, which is reflected in the following salary schedule:

Step 1 – 50,318                                                                    Step 6 – 67,229
Step 2 – 53,660                                                                    Step 7 – 70,695
Step 3 – 56,516                                                                    Step 8 – 77,973
Step 4 – 59,778                                                                    Step 9 – 79,928
Step 5 – 63,764                                                                    Step 10 – 97,856

D. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, a teacher who has taught one hundred and thirty- five (135) days in a given school year, on either a regular or a substitute basis, or a combination thereof, shall be given credit for a school year and placed on the next salary step if hired for the next school year. Included in this calculation shall be paid leave days during said school year.

E. Advanced Lanes.

1. The Committee shall pay the following advanced lanes to Bargaining unit members hired prior to the 2016-2017 school year:

Master's Degree: $2,500
CAGS: $4,000
National Board Cert. $4,500
Doctorate: $5,000

2. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, the Committee shall pay the following advanced lanes to bargaining unit members hired beginning in the 2016-2017 school year (or who received an advanced degree beginning in the 2016-2017 school year) who have an advanced lane degree in their area of certification or in an area of professional advancement in education:

Master's Degree: $2,500
CAGS: $3,000
National Board Cert. $3,500
Doctorate: $4,000

3. Advanced lane payments shall be determined on degree or credits obtained by August 31. A new lane achieved after that date shall be given prorated payment beginning the pay date after February 1.

4. The member will have ten (10) school days from the start of the school year to notify the
Human Resources Department for consideration of advanced lane payment through the appropriate form.

F. SCHOOL COUNSELORS. School Counselors shall follow the school calendar and, on an as needed basis, at the discretion of the building administrator or the Superintendent or his/her designee, work the following allowance of days between the close of the year and the beginning of the following year:

High School: 10 days
Middle School: 5 days
Elementary: 2 days at each school assigned

On or before June 1, the building administrator will work with the counselors at their school when determining the schedule of days for that summer. School Counselors shall be compensated at their daily rate for the number of days worked before and after the school year. In no circumstance shall a School Counselor be required to work more than the allowance of days above outside of the school year but may do so on a voluntary basis at their daily rate of pay and with the approval of their building administrator and Superintendent.

G. All stipend positions shall be listed in the appendix and include job title, duties and commensurate salary.

H. Effective September 1, 2021, all CTA staff shall be on Direct Deposit Payroll. If a member needs an exemption from this requirement, he/she shall contact human resources to determine an alternative delivery method for payroll.

I. VERIFICATION OF ACCURACY OF PAYCHECK

Each teacher shall, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the first paycheck, notify the Human Resource Office, in writing, of any errors in salary, step, lane advancement or any other incentive pay.
In the event that a teacher fails to notify the Human Resource Office of any errors as aforesaid, the teacher shall waive any right to retroactive salary, wages, or anything whatsoever resulting from his/her failure to provide timely notification.
Said waiver shall forever bar a claim for any and all monies resulting from such waiver.
In the event of notification of an error, the Human Resource Office shall work with the payroll office to correct the error in a timely manner.
A notice of this provision will be attached to the first payroll check for each employee.

J. Teachers who are asked to work outside of the contractual school year will be paid at their per diem rate

K. The per diem hourly rate shall be calculated by dividing the teacher’s annual compensation, including advanced lanes, by 1,249 hours (185 days/year x 6.75 hours/day).