Effective - 28 Aug 2009
168.747. Eligibility for compensation package. — 1. To be eligible for the teacher choice compensation package, all classroom personnel in a metropolitan school district reported as a code forty, fifty, or sixty through the core data system of the department of elementary and secondary education shall opt out of his or her indefinite contract under section 168.221 for the duration of employment with the district. A teacher may decide to end his or her eligibility for the teacher choice stipend but may not resume permanent teacher status with that district. A probationary teacher may opt out of consideration for a permanent contract in the second or subsequent years of employment by the district to participate in the teacher choice compensation package but may not return to permanent status in that district or resume the process for qualification for an indefinite contract in that district. A teacher who has chosen the teacher choice compensation package and changes employment to another district may choose to resume the process for qualification for an indefinite contract in that district. The teacher choice compensation package shall only be available for teachers in a metropolitan school district.
2. Teachers shall qualify annually in October for the stipends described in section 168.749. Stipends shall be offered in five thousand dollar increments, up to fifteen thousand dollars, but shall not exceed fifty percent of a teacher's base salary, before deductions for retirement but including designated pay for additional duties such as coaching, sponsoring, or mentoring. Any stipend received under section 168.749 shall be in addition to the base salary to which the teacher would otherwise be entitled. Teachers receiving the stipend shall receive any pay and benefits received by teachers of similar training, experience, and duties. Such stipends shall not be considered compensation for retirement purposes.
3. Subject to appropriation, the department of elementary and secondary education shall make a payment to the district in the amount of the stipend, to be delivered as a lump sum in January following the October of qualification. If the amount appropriated is not enough to fund the total of five thousand dollar increment payments, the department may prorate the payments.
4. Every person employed by the district in a teaching position, regardless of the certification status of the person, who qualifies under any of the indicators listed in section 168.749 is eligible for the teacher choice compensation package. Teachers who are employed less than full-time are eligible for teacher choice stipends on a prorated basis. Any teacher who is dismissed for cause who has otherwise qualified for a teacher choice stipend shall forfeit the stipend for that year.
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(L. 2009 S.B. 291)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 168 - Personnel — Teachers and Others
Section 168.024 - Local business externship, count as contact hours of professional development.
Section 168.025 - Teacher externships, requirements — rulemaking authority — sunset provision.
Section 168.037 - Web-based survey, substitute teachers, purpose — survey completion and contents.
Section 168.081 - Teaching or acting as school administrator without certificate prohibited.
Section 168.102 - Short title.
Section 168.104 - Definitions.
Section 168.106 - Indefinite contract, what affects.
Section 168.108 - Contract, form of — requirements.
Section 168.110 - Contract modification, when — what provisions.
Section 168.112 - Modification or termination, how.
Section 168.114 - Board may terminate, grounds for.
Section 168.116 - Termination by board — notice — charges.
Section 168.118 - Termination hearing, procedure, costs.
Section 168.120 - Appeal by teacher, procedure.
Section 168.122 - Leaves of absence, board may establish policy — retention of permanent status.
Section 168.126 - Probationary teachers, how terminated — notice, contents — reemployed, how.
Section 168.128 - Teacher records, how maintained — evaluations, how performed and maintained.
Section 168.129 - Board member exempt from civil liability resulting from charges against teacher.
Section 168.130 - Teachers not to participate in management of school board election, campaign.
Section 168.151 - Solicitation of or payment by teacher of expenses of school prohibited, penalty.
Section 168.181 - Business manager and clerical help may be employed in certain districts — duties.
Section 168.205 - Superintendent, school districts may share, when — additional state aid.
Section 168.232 - Consequences of dissolution of St. Louis special school district.
Section 168.271 - Probationary period for employees — discharge during (metropolitan districts).
Section 168.303 - Job-sharing rules to be adopted by board, job sharing defined.
Section 168.400 - Programs established for public school personnel — contents.
Section 168.407 - Principal-administrator academy program for school leaders.
Section 168.409 - Fees and costs for assessment center and academy.
Section 168.505 - Teacher receiving career pay not to affect district base pay.
Section 168.510 - Disqualified from participating in career plan, grounds.
Section 168.530 - Reimbursement by department for coordinator, when.
Section 168.745 - Compensation package created — fund created.
Section 168.747 - Eligibility for compensation package.
Section 168.749 - Eligibility for stipends, criteria.
Section 168.750 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 168.770 - Library information and technology program recognized — rulemaking authority.