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Howell Mountain Elementary salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 13 November 2026Angwin, California

What it takes to move across the schedule in Howell Mountain Elementary, what the move is worth, and where the district says so. Every figure and rule here is quoted from the district's own documents.

Where are you on the schedule?

Moving across the schedule

Credits that count

Graduate-level only

No. Undergraduate credits can count.

“Course credit for salary placement and movement on the salary schedule shall be given for post-graduate, lower division, upper division or graduate course work”

Source: HMS Certified Contract ↗, page 23

District professional development

Counts.

“Units of study for professional growth an district in-service (professional development) shall also be counted for salary placement and movement on the salary schedule”

Source: HMS Certified Contract ↗, page 23

In-service hours

Count.

“Units of study for professional growth an district in-service (professional development) shall also be counted for salary placement and movement on the salary schedule”

Source: HMS Certified Contract ↗, page 23

CEUs

Count.

“including Continuing Education Units (CEU's) granted for attending professional development programs”

Source: HMS Certified Contract ↗, page 23

Accreditation

Regionally accredited two-year or four-year colleges, universities or graduate schools, or other programs approved by the District.

“taken at two-year or four-year colleges, universities, or graduate schools which are accredited by a regional accrediting commission or other programs approved by the District”

Source: HMS Certified Contract ↗, page 23

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 10 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  2. Do credits have to relate to my teaching field?
  3. Do I need approval for a course before I enrol?
  4. How do I request approval for a course, and from whom?
  5. By what date must my transcript reach you for the new column to apply?
  6. When does the new salary start after I qualify?
  7. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  8. How often can I move columns in a year?
  9. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
  10. Is there a lifetime cap on credits or column moves?

The salary schedule

2026-27 183 Days. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

2026-27 183 Days 2026–27
StepClass IClass IIClass IIIClass IVClass VClass VI
1$64,075$66,747$69,318$71,992$74,772$77,662
2–$68,618$71,262$74,013$76,874$79,851
3–$70,542$73,263$76,096$79,040$82,104
4–$72,523$75,325$78,237$81,267$84,418
5–$74,561$77,444$80,377$83,562$86,803
6–$76,659$79,625$82,708$85,920$89,257
7–$78,815$81,870$85,046$88,347$91,781
8–$81,037$84,179$87,448$90,847$94,380
9–$83,323$86,557$89,918$93,417$97,054
10––$89,005$92,464$96,064$99,806
11––$91,521$95,082$98,786$102,640
12––$94,112$97,776$101,589$105,553
13–––$97,776$101,589$105,553
14–––$100,550$104,473$108,553
15–––$100,550$104,473$108,553
16––––$107,441$111,640
17––––$107,441$111,640
18––––$110,496$114,815
19–––––$114,815
20–––––$118,083
21–––––$118,083
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Source: Certificated Salary Schedule ↗, page 1 · Verified 13 November 2026 · Report an error

Where this comes from

Published by the district. We keep a copy of each document as it was on the day we read it, and every amount on this page was checked against that copy.