Credits that count
In-service hours
Count.
“Accumulation of 15 hours of inservice or workshop attendance equals one district unit, which is the equivalent of one semester of district-approved college credit.”
Source: GTA Contract 25-28 ↗, page 10
Washington Union Elementary salary schedule, 2025–26
What it takes to move across the schedule in Washington Union 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.
Moving across the schedule
Approval
Approval before you enrol
Required.
“Professional growth activities taken for advancement on the salary schedule must be approved by the principal and superintendent prior to taking the course”
Source: GTA Contract 25-28 ↗, page 9
How to get approval
Complete Form 7.1, "Request for Approval of Professional Growth Credit"; principal or superintendent notifies the teacher within 10 working days.
“by completing the "Request for Approval of Professional Growth Credit." (Form 7.1)”
Source: GTA Contract 25-28 ↗, page 9
Deadline
Deadline to submit
Form 7.4 by May 1 before the year of expected advancement; official transcripts/grades or Letter of Verification of Completion by September 10 of the year advancement is requested.
“Teachers must submit the "Intention to Change Salary Classification" (Form 7.4) to the District Office by May 1, prior to the year of expected advancement on the salary schedule.”
Source: GTA Contract 25-28 ↗, page 9
Not stated: ask HR
The district's documents leave these 11 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.
- Do credits have to be graduate-level to count?
- Does district professional development count toward a column?
- Do CEUs count?
- Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
- Do credits have to relate to my teaching field?
- What accreditation must the college or university have?
- When does the new salary start after I qualify?
- Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
- How often can I move columns in a year?
- Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
- Is there a lifetime cap on credits or column moves?
The salary schedule
2025-2026. 2025–26. Pick your position above to mark it.
| Step | I | II | III | IV | V | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEP 1 | $57,579 | $57,579 | $57,579 | $57,579 | $58,169 | $60,196 |
| STEP 2 | $57,580 | $57,580 | $57,580 | $58,170 | $60,195 | $62,215 |
| STEP 3 | $57,580 | $57,580 | $58,170 | $60,196 | $62,215 | $64,243 |
| STEP 4 | $57,580 | $59,301 | $59,482 | $63,425 | $65,492 | $67,561 |
| STEP 5 | $59,301 | $61,368 | $63,425 | $65,491 | $67,560 | $69,622 |
| STEP 6 | – | $63,425 | $65,491 | $67,562 | $69,622 | $71,692 |
| STEP 7 | – | $66,748 | $68,861 | $70,964 | $73,062 | $75,175 |
| STEP 8 | – | – | $70,964 | $73,062 | $75,173 | $77,280 |
| STEP 9 | – | – | $73,062 | $75,173 | $77,280 | $79,376 |
| STEP 10 | – | – | $75,173 | $77,280 | $79,376 | $81,486 |
| STEP 11 | – | – | $76,904 | $78,996 | $83,041 | $85,197 |
| STEP 12 | – | – | $78,637 | $80,717 | $85,197 | $87,324 |
Source: Certificated Salary Schedule ↗, page 1 · Verified 9 November 2026 · Report an error
Other schedules for 2025–26
The district publishes more than one table. Pick the one that covers your job.
- 2025-202630 steps · 6 columns
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.
- Certificated Salary Schedule ↗Salary schedule · read 10 November 2026
- GTA Contract 25-28 ↗Contract · read 10 November 2026