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Increment Credit Essentials

  1. Navigating the Professional Learning Platform & Your Transcript
  2. How to Submit a Credit Request
  3. How to Pay for Increment Credit
  4. Increment Credit and Salary Advancement Criteria
  5. Salary Reclassification Information (Talent Management - HR)
  6. CDE Licensure Requirements
  7. Frequently Asked Questions

Increment Credit V.I.P.’s (Very Important Protocols)

  • It is the employee's responsibility to submit leave (in Smart Find Express/SFE) before the training takes place.
    • Only use Professional Leave (041) or Teacher Leave (010).
    • If Leave is not submitted, contact the sub/leave office (520.2182) No later than the 4TH of the month (following the training) to request a modification.
    • Modifications to Leave are not guaranteed.
  • Increment Credit Requests need to be submitted within 60 days of course completion.
  • External Increment Credit Requests are a Pre-Approval process - requests need to be submitted before the training takes place.
  • An Employee cannot receive Extra Duty pay or a stipend in relation to a training, (whether paid by General or Grant funding), and be eligible to apply for Increment Credit.
  • The Professional Learning Office strives to process Credit Requests within 30 days; however, due to the volume of requests, there may be instances when this timeframe is delayed.
  • Courses must stand on their own merit. The District will not combine hours from various courses to meet the minimum amount of time required, 5 hours for .5 credit, or to reach higher credit amounts for a “price break” (see below).
  • When paying for Increment Credit, the dollar amount for each class/training must be calculated separately.

Example: (2) 1.0 credit classes = (2) x $50 = $100 total. *You cannot pay the 2.0 credit cost of $80 (see below).

  • 5 credit costs $25 and applies to 7.5 to 14.5 hours outside of contract time
  • 0 credit costs $50 and applies to 15 to 22 hours outside of contract time
  • 5 credits cost $65 and applies to 22.5 to 29.5 hours outside of contract time
  • 0 credits cost $80 and applies to 30 to 37 hours outside of contract time
  • 5 credits cost $95 and applies to 37.5 to 44.5 hours outside of contract time
  • 0 credits cost $110 and applies to 45 to 52 hours outside of contract time

*Questions? Please contact Hillary Charles at hillary.charles@d11.org or 520.2555