ARTICLE 3 SALARY AND RATES OF PAY

Providence School District

3-1 The salaries of all teachers covered by this Agreement are set forth in Appendix A which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.

The salary schedules set forth in Appendix A shall be revised for the 2023-2024 school year as follows:

3-2 Compensation for the following additional duties/responsibilities performed by teachers is set forth in Appendix B and made part of this Agreement.

a) travel for teachers duly authorized to use their own vehicles. (B-1)

b) extra-curricular activities. (B-2)

c) school psychologists, teachers of special education, ESL teachers, bilingual teachers, department heads in high schools, head counselors of guidance in middle schools, vocational department heads, department chairpersons in high schools and middle schools, athletic directors, coaches, all city band directors, school treasurers and advisors. (B-3, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-9)

d) work beyond the school year and school day. (B-4)

e) Federal, Summer, Before and After School, Evening School and In-Service programs. (B-8)

f) assisting at athletic events. (B-10)

g) teacher in-charge. (B-11)

3-3 All teachers on the salary schedule shall be paid on a pro-rated bi-weekly basis every second Friday with the first payroll check to be given to teachers on the second Friday after the teacher work year begins. Teachers have the option of having their salary distributed over twenty-one (21) or twenty-six (26) bi-weekly pay periods. A teacher may request a change in his/her bi-weekly pay period selection only when extenuating circumstances exist and approval of a request shall not be unreasonably withheld. Teachers shall have the option to continue to have their check forwarded to banks which participate in a payroll program provided written authorization is given to the School Department by the teachers. This authorization shall remain in full force and effect until this authorization is revoked by the teacher in writing.

In order to insure that the number of payroll checks payable to teachers in each calendar year will be as equal as possible, the last payroll check due in December under this section shall be dated and payable to teachers the first school day in January of the subsequent calendar year, or the first payroll check due in January under this section shall be dated and payable to teachers the last school day in December of the prior calendar year.