How do post-bacc units and credits count toward teacher salary schedules?
District salary schedules are super confusing, leaving teachers unsure whether credentials, post-baccalaureate units, or degrees from accredited universities will actually qualify them for pay scale placement like MA plus 45. This ambiguity makes it difficult to figure out the best way to climb the pay scale.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Talking directly to the school district before choosing a college
- 2Checking district union contracts and salary schedule source documents online
- 3Getting advanced degrees or extra college credits quickly
- 4Moving to higher-paying states like California or New York
- 5Switching from private to public schools or moving from MCOL to HCOL cities
- 6Taking on overload classes or leveraging previous work/subbing experience for initial scale placement
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm not sure if this sort of post belongs in this sub, though I will try and ask my questions.”source ↗
“For the salary schedule, would I fall under MA + 45 since my credential program is 45 units and post-bacc.?”source ↗
“These are both regionally accredited universities though I have read online that some districts don't accept it”source ↗
“It’s super confusing.”source ↗
“What are the biggest ways to climb the scale in your district or even a universal tid bit you'd give a new teacher to climb?”source ↗