INSTRUCTIONS: Refer to reverse side of this form for complete instructions and additional information.
Select the salary lane for
which you are applying
Master’s Lanes OR Equivalent
o
M o MEQ
o
M+30 o MEQ+30
o
M+60 o MEQ+60
If you are on the MEQ lane and have received your
master’s degree, contact the Certification Unit for
instructions on how to update your degree.
Last Name _____________________________________Employee ID# ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
First Name
_____________________________________ Middle___________________________
School/Office/Location
___________________________________________________________
Current Work Assignment _________________________________________________________
* Salary lane changes apply only to educators on the MCEA Unit A–D salary schedule and on
active or paid leave status.
COURSE INFORMATION
Check one:
o
My original official transcript is attached—photocopies and printed digital transcripts are NOT acceptable.
o
All of my original official transcripts have been previously submitted to the Certification Unit.
o I have requested original official transcript(s) to be sent to the Certification Unit from:
Name of College(s) _________________________________________________________________ Date Requested _____/_____/______
Name of College(s)
_________________________________________________________________ Date Requested _____/_____/______
Name of College(s)
_________________________________________________________________ Date Requested _____/_____/______
Course(s) (no more than 3 courses) that you have completed and believe qualifies you for salary advancement. This helps us
determine if we have your most recent coursework on file.
DEPARTMENT
AND COURSE #
FULL COURSE TITLE
SEMESTER
HOURS CREDIT
DATE
COMPLETED
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
THIS REQUEST WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT THE APPLICANT’S ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OR E-SIGNATURE AND DATE
I understand that my electronic submission of this form and my electronic signature are intended to be, constitute, and are equivalent to my personal signature.
Signature, Applicant ___________________________________________________________________________ Date _____/_____/______
FOR CERTIFICATION UNIT USE ONLY
ACTION:
Date all official documentation received _____/_____/______ Employee ID# ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
COMMENTS:
o
Approved: Effective Date _____/_____/______ o Disapproved o
HRO Transaction Entered
I understand that my electronic submission of this form and my electronic signature are intended to be, constitute, and are equivalent to my personal signature.
Signature, Director/Designee, Certification Unit ___________________________________________________ Date _____/_____/______
DISTRIBUTION: Original to the Certification Unit; COPY/Returned to employee for confirmation
Request for Advanced Salary Placement
Office of Human Resources and Development/Certification Unit
45 W. Gude Drive, Suite 2300, Rockville, Maryland 20850
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MCPS Form 475-1
May 2020
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MCPS Form 475-1
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PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING ADVANCED SALARY PLACEMENT
This form is only to be used when you believe you qualify for a salary lane change, or salary advancement. To add additional
coursework to your certification records, please see the instructions on the Submitting Official Transcripts, MSDE CPD
Credits Slips and Other Documentation information page. www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/personnel/
certification/info/submitting-transcripts.aspx.
This original signed form (paper) must be submitted to the Certification Unit via pony or regular mail. This original signed
form (electronic signature) must be submitted via email attachment to Certification@mcpsmd.org.
Requests are processed after receipt of all required documents—official transcripts and signed/dated MCPS Form 475-1.
MCPS CPD grade slips are provided to the Certification Unit automatically
Outside MSDE CPD courses must be submitted to the MCPS CPD liaison for signature, then an original is provided to the
Certification Unit
College/university courses must be submitted on official transcripts
Electronic transcripts must be sent directly to Certification@mcpsmd.org from the transcript provider (i.e. Parchment, National
Student Clearinghouse, E-Scrip Safe, Credential Solutions, SPEEDE, etc.)
Salary lane changes will be effective no later than the second pay period after all documentation has been received and verified by
the Certification Unit. Refer to the Salary lane change effective dates (PDF) on the Salary Advancement Information.
DEFINITIONS
For other information concerning salary schedules, please refer to Board Policy GHC, Salaries and Other Benefits of Administrators and
Supervisors, Business and Operations Administrators, and Teacher-Level Employees and to the Salary Advancement Information page at
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/personnel/certification/current/salary/.
Semester hours are the academic unit/credit accepted by MSDE and MCPS
Quarter hours are converted to semester hours (i.e. 3 quarter hours = 2 semester hours, 5 quarter hours = 3.3. semester hours)
Salary Lane Definitions
M —Master’s MEQ—Master’s Equivalent
M+30 —Master’s plus 30 credits MEQ+30—Master’s Equivalent plus 30 credits
M+60—Master’s plus 60 credits MEQ+60—Master’s Equivalent plus 60 credits