SOP_NUMBER: 104.30
TITLE: Teacher (Full-Time) Compensation Requirements
REFERENCE_CODE: IVO07-0002
DIVISION: Administrative & Finance
TOPIC_AREA: HR Payroll/Compensation/Salary
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2011-04-01
WORD_COUNT: 671
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/105234
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/104.30/
SUMMARY:
This policy establishes compensation requirements for all full-time teachers employed by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). Teachers must be paid according to their Georgia teaching certification level and years of experience using the GDC teacher pay scale, and must maintain current certification with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. The policy outlines procedures for new hires, certification maintenance and upgrades, and salary increase eligibility based on performance ratings.
KEY_TOPICS: teacher compensation, teacher salary, certification requirements, Georgia Professional Standards Commission, teaching certificate, salary scale, performance-based increases, full-time teachers, certification upgrade, years of experience, pay increase, teacher employment
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|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
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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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`Support Services/Human Resources`|`Effective Date:`
`4/01/11`|`Reference Number:`
`IVO07-0002`|
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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.
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