SOP 104.30: Teacher (Full-Time) Compensation Requirements

|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
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|`Functional Area: `
`Support Services/Human`
`Resources`|`Reference Number: `
`IVO07-0002`|`Revises Previous`
`Effective Date:`
`12/15/06`|
|`Subject:`
`Teacher (Full-time)`
`Compensation Requirements`|||
|`Authority:`
`Owens/Head`|`Effective Date:`
`4/01/11`|`Page`` 1 of`
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 I. POLICY:

    All full-time teachers employed by the Georgia Department of
    Corrections (GDC) will be paid at a rate appropriate to their
    certification level and years of teaching experience as
    determined by the GDC teacher pay scale. These individuals
    must maintain certification in accordance with rules set forth
    by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.

 II. APPLICABILITY:

    All full-time teachers employed by the Georgia Department of
    Corrections.

 III . RELATED DIRECTIVES:

    State Personnel Administration, Addenda to the Compensation
    Plan, Sections 2.4, 2.5, and 2.9. Pay Schedules

 IV. DEFINITIONS:

    Teacher: An individual who holds a current Georgia teaching
    certificate and is employed full-time in any teacher job.

 V. ATTACHMENTS:

    None

 VI. PROCEDURE:

    A. New Hires

       New GDC teachers will be paid according to their highest
       level of teaching certification and years of teaching
       experience in the field of employment. Fields are:

       1. Adult Education

       2. Elementary Education

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      3. Middle Grades

   4. Special Education

   5. Secondary Education in one or more of the following
      fields:

      a. Reading

      b. Mathematics

      c. English

      d. Social Studies

      e. Science Fields

B. Maintaining Certification

   1. Teachers must maintain a valid Georgia Professional
      Standards Commission teaching certificate in order
      to remain employed with this agency. Individuals
      are responsible for completing any necessary course
      work or Staff Development Unit (SDU) training.

   2. Teachers are expected to take the necessary course
      work, certification tests, or SDU training during
      non-working hours. If an individual is unable to
      complete requirements during non-work time, that
      individual may request special arrangements to
      complete this coursework during work hours.

   3. Request must be sent to the Appointing Authority
      (AA) at least 60 days in advance of the registration
      date, with copies to the Manager of Education
      Services, as well as the Director, Human Resources.
      These three managers will make the final
      determination of the necessity of the training
      during work hours. The Director, Human Resources
      will make the final determination of pay status for
      the training.

C. Upgrading Certification

   An upgraded Georgia Professional Standards Commission
   certificate will be accepted for a pay increase only when
   the new certificate is in the field of employment. When

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   a certificate has been upgraded, a copy must be sent to
   the Director, Human Resources along with a completed
   Personnel Action Request (PA) for a Teacher Salary
   Increase (PAY/TCH). The effective date of the increased
   pay will be the 1st of the month following receipt of the
   new certificate and completed PA in Corrections Human
   Resources Management (CHRM). Increases will not be paid
   retroactively.

D. Salary Increases

   1. Increases that are awarded in addition to any
      increase in salary as a result of an upgraded
      teaching certificate or years of teaching experience
      shall result in an increase in salary once the
      appropriate paperwork is received and reviewed in
      CHRM. This increase is awarded as a result of
      satisfactorily meeting the terms and conditions of
      employment as set forth on the performance
      management form. This increase is also awarded on
      September 1st only. A teacher must be employed a
      minimum of 188 school days to obtain an additional
      year of service during a given school year.

   2. AA must ensure that the teaching certificate is
      valid and that the employee is eligible to receive
      the increase based on the salary guidelines set
      forth under performance management. A performance
      rating of 2 or higher must be achieved in order to
      be considered for this increase. This increase
      requires a PA with the action reason code PAY/PBI
      and must be submitted no later than August 16 [th] of
      the year in which the Performance Based Increase
      will be awarded in September.