ARTICLE XXV
25.0 BEGINNING TEACHER INCENTIVE FUNDING

25.1 Fully credentialed teacher employed on December 31, 2000, and serving in the following hard-to-fill positions shall receive an annual stipend of $800 beginning with the 2000 -2001 school year.

25.1.1 Special Education including speech and language specialists and adapted P.E. teachers providing service pursuant to IEPs.

25.1.2 Secondary math and science.

25.2 Proration of the $800 shall be as follows:

Intermediate
	4 or more qualifying periods	100%
	3 qualifying periods	75%
	2 qualifying periods	50%
	1 qualifying period	25%
High School
	3 qualifying periods	100%
	2 qualifying periods	67%
	1 qualifying period	33%
Elementary Special Education
	75% of the instructional day	100%
	50% of the instructional day	67%
	Less than 50% of the instructional day	50%

25.3 Proration shall also be based upon the portion of the school year worked. If a teacher works more than one semester, $800 shall be paid. If a teacher works less than a semester, $400 shall be provided. Current employees without a credential and current fully-credentialed employees who agree to obtain a credential qualifying them for a hard-to-fill position shall receive upon completion of the credential the $800 stipend if assigned to a hard-to-fill position.

25.4 Current employees who possess a credential qualifying them for a hard-to-fill position but are not assigned to a hard-to-fill position shall receive the stipend in item 5 below if they transfer to a hard-to-fill position.

25.5 Beginning July 1, 2001 and subject to passage of beginning teacher salary incentive legislation comparable to 2000-2001 legislation, the above stipend shall increase to 3% of Class IV, Step 7.