APPENDIX A SALARY AND STIPENDS

Exeter-West Greenwich School District

A.        Salary

B. Longevity Stipends

*Note: Teachers eligible for longevity stipends as of September 1, 2013 based on years of teaching (previous “step”) will continue to receive said stipend as noted above. After September 1, 2013, all new longevity stipends shall be awarded based on years of service as a certified employee to the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District. The longevity stipends are not cumulative. For example, a teacher receiving the twenty-five (25) year stipend does not also receive the twenty (20) year stipend.

C. College Course Tuition/Professional Development Registration Reimbursement: The Committee shall fund a reimbursement account of $15,000. Reimbursement shall only apply to approvable activities meeting the professional development recertification requirements. Should the money designated for tuition/Professional Development reimbursement not be used in a given year, the fund will roll over and be added to the next year’s account to be capped at $30,000. Each year, the fund will be divided into three (3) allocations: Fall Allocation, Spring Allocation and Summer Allocation. Each allocation will be rolled into the next in the event that it was not utilized during its allocation timeframe. Teachers shall apply to the superintendent for tuition reimbursement and CEU fees. Reimbursement shall not exceed $750 per course or professional development session. No teacher shall be reimbursed for a second or third course or professional development session beyond the initial $750 allotment within a given year period until any teacher(s) applying for reimbursement for the first time is reimbursed. Administration-based initiatives and AP training shall not come from this fund. In those circumstances, the district shall reimburse reasonable, pre- approved expenses for travel and housing.

D. Advanced Lanes:

1. Only college level courses approved by the superintendent of schools, preferably approved in advance but not later than half-way through the course, may be taken for extra credit on salary.

2. Teachers receive only the highest degree stipend for which they are eligible. Teachers who received National Board Certification or Board Certification prior to September 1, 2013 shall receive the NBCT stipend in addition to their degree lane. Teachers who receive National Board Certification after September 1, 2013 shall receive only the higher stipend associated with their eligible degree lanes.

3. All current employees receiving advanced lane increments will continue to receive lanes and stipends awarded prior to September 1, 2013 (Bachelor’s + 36 = $2975; Bachelor’s + 30 in approved Master’s Program = $2975; Bachelor’s + 51 = $3585; Master’s = $3585; Master’s + 15 = $3967; Master’s + 30 in an approved program = $4119; Double Master’s = $4195; PhD = $4272; NBCT = $5950). Any teacher advanced lane increment approved after September 1, 2013 shall receive the new lane increment as outlined below:

Advanced Lane Increments (These earnings are contributable to ERSRI)
Degree and Credits in field1                                                                                      

Bachelor's Degree plus 36 credits (only for teachers who received said stipend prior to September 1, 2019)
(Up to 6 credits may be CEU equivalent)…………………………………$2,975

Master’s Degree…………………………………………………………...$3,500

PhD or
National Board Certification
(Issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) ……$5,000

Board Certification
(For clinicians, issued by the respective professional organizations)…..…$2,500

1 Compensation for courses completed after conferral of Master's Degree. A record of this course must be on file in the Superintendent's Office.

Department Chairpersons                               $5,000
Team Leaders                                                 $3,280
Elementary Grade Level Leaders                   $2,000/$2,250 if mentoring responsibilities for
which a stipend is otherwise not provided

E. Other Annual Stipends (These earnings are not contributable to ERSRI)
District Evaluation Committee $50/meeting (minimum of two meetings, maximum of 6 meetings)
Mentor Coordinators                                      $3,000

F. When the District employs part-time teachers, the District shall use the matrix/formula below to calculate the percentage of full time compensation for the teacher.

PART TIME COMPENSATION MATRIX/FORMULA

A. HIGH SCHOOL

B. JUNIOR HIGH 

C. ELEMENTARY

1. Special Subject Teachers and Specialists

Number of Classes Taught by Special Subject Teachers (Chart includes some but not all possible examples.)

2.  Grade Level Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Reading Teachers
When teachers are employed for a portion of a school day(s), their salary and benefits will be determined by the total minutes taught in the students’ school day minus lunch and planning.

3.  Job Sharing

Teachers requesting Job Sharing must submit their part-time capacity in their job sharing proposal. The division of the day/week, based on instructional minutes, will determine the percentage of their full time status.

D.  No teachers sharing a position shall have the sum of their portions greater than the whole position.