255 Day

255 Day

Step

Ratio

Salary A-2

Salary A-3

0

0.7750

$ 20,643

$ 23,359

1

0.8000

$ 21,310

$ 24,114

2

0.8226

$ 21,912

$ 24,794

3

0.8459

$ 22,533

$ 25,497

4

0.8698

$ 23,168

$ 26,217

5

0.8944

$ 23,824

$ 26,959

6

0.9197

$ 24,499

$ 27,722

7

0.9457

$ 25,191

$ 28,506

8

0.9724

$ 25,902

$ 29,309

9

1.0000

$ 26,638

$ 30,142

10

1.0371

$ 27,626

$ 31,261

11

1.0757

$ 28,654

$ 32,424

12

1.1156

$ 29,717

$ 33,627

13

1.1570

$ 30,820

$ 34,875

14

1.2000

$ 31,964

$ 36,170

Sick leave is earned at the rate of one day for each month worked; accumulation is unlimited.At the termination of the employment of any employee, all unused sick leave accumulated by the employee shall be terminated. However, Knox County Schools shall upon re-employment grant a former employee the accumulated sick leave earned while he/she was a Knox County Schools' employee and lost by previous termination. If a Knox County Schools' employee terminates his employment with Knox County Schools providing notice 90 contract days prior to his intended retirement date, he will be paid $100 per day for each unused sick leave day up to a maximum of his annual salary. In the event that notice of intention to retire is provided by fewer than 90 contract days, he will be paid $60 per day for each unused sick leave day (not to exceed his annual contract amount).

Personal leave is earned at the rate of two days per year; personal leave does not accumulate. The balance of personal leave on June 30 of each year is transferred to sick leave.

Step raises are provided at the beginning of the school year. To be eligible for a step raise, the employee must have worked at least 100 days of the prior year's contract. If an employee has worked less than a full contract in more than one previous year, those portions of years will be added together to determine if the employee is eligible to receive a step raise. Employees do not become eligible to receive step raises during the contract year.

Vacation shall be accrued at the rate of one day for each month worked during the first year of employment. An additional day of vacation shall be accrued for each year thereafter, up to a maximum of eight additional days, for a total of twenty days. No more than ten days of vacation may be taken consecutively without the permission of the supervisor and the Superintendent.

Executive Directors' secretary, Assistant Superintendents' secretary, Superintendent's Administrative Assistants' secretary shall be on the maximum step of the A3 schedule and shall receive an additional $2,400 per year while working in that position.

Board executive assistant and Superintendent's secretary shall be on A3 schedule with a supplement equal to 50% of placement and shall receive an additional $2,400 per year. Deputy Superintendent's secretary shall be on A3 schedule with a supplement equal to 20% of placement and shall receive an additional $2,400 per year. These supplements shall be in effect while working in these positions.

Approved by the Knox County Board of Education September 5, 2007