According to a study done by the National Council on Teacher Quality (2019), 61% of school districts pay teachers according to a “salary schedule”, where teachers receive incremental pay raises for additional years of experience AND by earning additional degrees, graduate-level credit, etc. An example of a salary schedule from San Diego Unified School District in California can be seen HERE. Note that as the years of experience (steps) increase as you go further down the schedule, annual pay increases. Additionally, as the degrees and/or amount of graduate-level credits increases, annual pay increases as well.

Therefore, a teacher with a Bachelor’s degree entering their fourth year in this district earns $65,481.06 annually. To find out whether your district uses this model, check out your school district’s website or contact Human Resources.

Once you have determined whether or not your district utilizes a salary schedule, you need to find out whether your district approves our institution and our courses for salary advancement (continue below).

As we continue to grow and expand, our relationships with school districts will as well. The great thing about Jump Into PD is that once one teacher requests approval from the district, all teachers are approved to use that institution moving forward. To crossreference our growing list of districts that have pre-approved our courses, CLICK HERE (coming soon!).

If your school district is not yet listed, do not worry! All you need to do is:

   1. Go to google.com. Type in the name of your school district and Human Resources like this: “[Name of District] Human Resources“.

   2. Once on the HR page for your school district, locate a section titled “Contact Us” or anything similar. Your goal is to find a phone number or an email address of someone in HR who deals with salary or credentialing. 

   3. Once you have located this information, feel free and use this email template to help you draft your request. Some districts may require you to complete a form, whereas others may simply say that as long as the institution is accredited, the units are accepted.

  4. If your school district provides you with pre-approval for our courses, please complete this google form and let us know so we can add your district to our growing list.