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The Professional Standards Board, acting in cooperation and collaboration with the Department of Education, seeks the consent of the State Board of Education to amend regulation 14 DE Admin. Code 1502 Professional Growth Salary Increments. The regulation concerns the requirements for educators to attain salary increments, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1305(p). It is necessary to amend this regulation in order to insure equity in the issuance of salary increments for the successful completion of a Master's Specialist Certificate.
Notice of the proposed amendment of the regulation was published in the Delaware Register of Regulations on May 1, 2013. The notice invited written comments. No comments were received.
The text of the regulation amended shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and said regulation shall be cited as 14 DE Admin. Code 1502 of the Administrative Code of Regulations of the Professional Standards Board.
APPROVED BY THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD THE 6th DAY OF JUNE, 2013
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 20th DAY OF JUNE, 2013.
Approved this 20th day of June, 2013.
This regulation shall apply to professional growth salary increments for educators, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1305 (a).
"Graduate Level Course of Study" means a non matriculated but focused and coherent program of study (e.g., a cCertificate pProgram) which is directly linked to professional responsibilities.
3.3.1	Educators enrolled in a master's degree program at an regionally accredited college or university may apply for movement to the bBachelor's pPlus 15 column of the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a), upon completion of fifteen (15) graduate credits toward a master's degree.
3.3.2	Educators enrolled in a master's degree program at an regionally accredited college or university may apply for movement to the bBachelor's pPlus 30 column of the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a), upon completion of thirty (30) graduate credits toward a master's degree.
3.3.3	Upon completion of a master's degree program at an regionally accredited college or university, an educator may apply for movement to the master's degree column of the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a).
4.1	Educators who hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university may accrue credits beyond after the conferral of the master's degree toward salary increments toward a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 15 graduate credits, a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 30 graduate credits, a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 45 graduate credits, or a doctorate degree on the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a). All credits taken must be graduate level and must be:
4.1.3	Matriculated graduate credits earned toward a doctorate degree.
5.1.1	For example, an educator who holds a bBachelor's pPlus 15 or a bBachelor's pPlus 30 approved prior to July 1, 2004 and based entirely on inservice or undergraduate credits, shall be entitled to move to a mMaster's Degree pPlus 15 or mMaster's Degree pPlus 30, whichever is applicable, upon completion of a master's degree program.
5.1.2	In order to use undergraduate credits toward a salary increment on the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a), the credits must be completed by, and the application for salary increment submitted to, and approved by, the Office of Professional Accountability Department by June 30, 2004. Undergraduate credits will not be accepted for pPlus 15, 30 or 45 salary increments after June 30, 2004.
5.1.3	In order to use inservice credits toward a salary increment on the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a), the credits must be completed by, and the application for salary increment submitted to, and approved by, the Office of Professional Accountability Department by June 30, 2004. Inservice credits will not be accepted for pPlus 15, 30 or 45 salary increments after June 30, 2004.
All grades for graduate level credit submitted for a professional growth salary increments must be a grade of "B" or better or satisfy the granting institution's standard for graduate level work. In the case of credits earned on a pass fail basis, a grade of "pass" is acceptable.
8.15	Movement beyond the bachelor's degree level on the basic salary schedule for Skilled and Technical Sciences teachers shall apply as follows:
8.15.1	Seventy-five (75) credits toward a bachelor's degree is equivalent to a bBachelor's dDegree pPlus 15 credits.
8.15.2	Ninety (90) credits toward a bachelor's degree is equivalent to a bBachelor's dDegree pPlus 30 credits.
8.15.3	A bachelor's degree is equivalent to a master's degree on the basic salary schedule.
8.15.4	A master's degree is equivalent to a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 15 credits on the basic salary schedule.
8.15.5	A master's degree plus 15 credits is equivalent to a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 30 credits on the basic salary schedule.
8.15.6	A mMaster's dDegree pPlus 30 credits is equivalent to a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 45 credits on the basic salary schedule.
8.15.7	A mMaster's dDegree pPlus 45 credits is equivalent to a doctorate degree on the basic salary schedule.
Graduate credits which are included in the approved Alternative Routes to Certification program, as defined in 14 Del.C., Ch. 12, subchapter VI, are recognized as a graduate level course of study and may be applied by educators who hold master's degrees and who are enrolled in the approved Alternative Routes program toward a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 15 credits, a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 30 credits, a mMaster's dDegree pPlus 45 credits or a doctorate degree on the basic salary schedule for educators, set forth in 14 Del.C. §1305 (a).
10.0	Eligibility for Professional Growth Salary Increments
10.1	An applicant for a professional growth salary increment must hold a Limited Standard, Standard or Professional Status Certificate issued pursuant to General Regulations for Certification of Professional Public School Personnel and the specific regulations as adopted for certification effective July 1, 1993 through August 31, 2003, or an Initial, Continuing, or Advanced License issued by the Department in accordance with 14 Del.C., Ch. 12, Subchapter III.
11.1	In order to be applicable to professional growth salary increments, master's and doctorate degrees must be directly related to an area or specialty in which the educator is employed, which has been identified as a critical needs area in K to 12 education, or which the district or charter school, if applicable, in which the educator is employed has requested the educator to pursue.
12.1.1	An applicant shall secure the proper form from the local school district or charter school office, complete the form, and return it to the school district office for transmittal to the Office of Professional Accountability Department.
12.1.2	The applicant shall arrange for official transcripts to be submitted by the college or university directly to the Office of Professional Accountability Department or delivered by the applicant in an unopened, unaltered envelope.
12.1.3	An application for a salary increment for the current fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) must be received in the Office of Professional Accountability Department no later than June 1. This date is necessary to allow adequate time for evaluation and notification to the district payroll office for salary adjustment. Applications received after June 1 will be approved effective the first day of the next fiscal year.
13.1	The salary adjustment shall be made after the evaluation and approval of the candidate's application by the Office of Professional Accountability Department.
17 DE Reg. 65 (07/01/13) (Final)