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Great Falls Elem salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 9 November 2026Great Falls, Montana

What it takes to move across the schedule in Great Falls Elem, 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

CEUs

Do not count.

“Credits noted as Professional Development units, Continuing Education Credits, or other similar descriptions on the official transcripts will not be approved for movement on the salary schedule.”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 30

Related to your field

Yes. Credits must relate to your teaching field or assignment.

“be related to the individual's academic teaching fields or extracurricular assignments, effective instructional strategies, or be a course in special education, or”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 30

Accreditation

Must be granted by an accredited college or university.

“must be granted by an accredited college or university.”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 30

Approval

How to get approval

Complete PRIOR CREDIT APPROVAL FORM from Human Resource Office and submit it to that office, preferably before taking the course.

“a PRIOR CREDIT APPROVAL FORM is to be completed and submitted to the Human Resource Office preferably prior to taking the course. The form is available from the Human Resource Office.”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 30

Deadline

Deadline to submit

Official transcripts by December 10 of the school year in which the change is to become effective (March 1 for teachers hired at semester).

“shall be submitted to the Office of the Superintendent not later than December 10”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 30

When the raise starts

When it starts

If transcript is submitted by December 10, new level applies with retroactive pay to start of school year; if after, new salary in next pay period.

“When the official transcript is issued after the December 10 deadline, the teacher shall advance to the new preparation level and shall receive the new salary amount in the next pay period”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 31

Back pay

The raise is paid retroactively.

“When the official transcript is presented, the teacher shall advance to the new preparation level and shall receive the retroactive pay to the beginning of the school year.”

Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 31

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 8 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Do credits have to be graduate-level to count?
  2. Does district professional development count toward a column?
  3. Do in-service hours count?
  4. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  5. Do I need approval for a course before I enrol?
  6. How often can I move columns in a year?
  7. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
  8. Is there a lifetime cap on credits or column moves?

The salary schedule

2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

2026-27 2026–27
StepB.A.B.A.+10B.A.+20M.A.M.A.+10M.A.+20M.A.+30
1$42,044$43,388$44,776$46,122$47,487$48,835$50,200
2$43,599$45,094$46,606$48,097$49,590$51,084$52,577
3$45,155$46,794$48,433$50,073$51,693$53,333$54,955
4$46,711$48,496$50,264$52,053$53,792$55,582$57,328
5$48,267$50,200$52,092$54,028$55,898$57,829$59,702
6$49,823$51,905$53,920$56,002$57,999$60,081$62,077
7$51,377$53,607$55,751$57,979$60,103$62,330$64,453
8$52,933$55,308$57,580$59,954$62,204$64,578$66,829
9$54,489$57,009$59,408$61,930$64,306$66,829$69,204
10$56,044$58,712$61,237$63,909$66,408$69,079$71,579
11$57,601$60,419$63,067$65,882$68,511$71,327$73,957
12$59,156$62,120$64,897$67,858$70,612$73,577$76,332
13$59,156$63,823$66,725$69,834$72,716$75,827$78,706
14$59,156$63,823$68,554$71,811$74,816$78,074$81,081
15$59,156$63,823$69,923$73,787$76,923$80,325$83,460
16$59,156$63,823$71,295$73,787$76,923$80,325$85,133
17$59,156$63,823$72,672$73,787$76,923$80,325$86,795
18$59,156$63,823$72,672$73,787$76,923$80,325$88,466
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Source: Teachers' Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 ↗, page 39 · Verified 9 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.