Credits that count
Graduate-level only
Yes. Credits must be graduate-level.
“all additional hours over the BA must be graduate hours and will be measured in semester hours”
Source: Bellefontaine EA contract 2025-2028 ↗, page 56
Bellefontaine City salary schedule, 2026–27
What it takes to move across the schedule in Bellefontaine City, 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
Not stated: ask HR
The district's documents leave these 14 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.
- Does district professional development count toward a column?
- Do in-service hours count?
- 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?
- Do I need approval for a course before I enrol?
- How do I request approval for a course, and from whom?
- By what date must my transcript reach you for the new column to apply?
- 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
2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.
| Step | BA | BA+9 | BA+18 | BA+30 | MA | MA+9 | MA+18 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $40,092 | $41,375 | $43,941 | $45,224 | $47,790 | $49,073 | $51,638 | $52,921 | – |
| 1 | $42,016 | $43,299 | $45,865 | $47,148 | $49,714 | $50,997 | $53,563 | $54,846 | – |
| 2 | $43,941 | $45,224 | $47,790 | $49,073 | $51,638 | $52,921 | $55,487 | $56,770 | – |
| 3 | $45,865 | $47,148 | $49,714 | $50,997 | $53,563 | $54,846 | $57,412 | $58,695 | – |
| 4 | $47,790 | $49,073 | $51,638 | $52,921 | $55,487 | $56,770 | $59,336 | $60,619 | – |
| 5 | $49,714 | $50,997 | $53,563 | $54,846 | $57,412 | $58,695 | $61,261 | $62,544 | – |
| 6 | $51,638 | $52,921 | $55,487 | $56,770 | $59,336 | $60,619 | $63,185 | $64,468 | – |
| 7 | $53,563 | $54,846 | $57,412 | $58,695 | $61,261 | $62,544 | $65,109 | $66,392 | – |
| 8 | $55,487 | $56,770 | $59,336 | $60,619 | $63,185 | $64,468 | $67,034 | $68,317 | – |
| 9 | $57,412 | $58,695 | $61,261 | $62,544 | $65,109 | $66,392 | $68,958 | $70,241 | – |
| 10 | $59,336 | $60,619 | $63,185 | $64,468 | $67,034 | $68,317 | $70,883 | $72,166 | $73,449 |
| 11 | – | – | $65,109 | $66,392 | $68,958 | $70,241 | $72,807 | $74,090 | $75,373 |
| 12 | – | – | – | $68,317 | $70,883 | $72,166 | $74,731 | $76,014 | $77,297 |
| 15 | $61,261 | $62,544 | $67,034 | $70,241 | $72,807 | $74,090 | $76,656 | $77,939 | $79,222 |
| 17 | $63,185 | $64,468 | $68,958 | $72,166 | $74,731 | $76,014 | $78,580 | $79,863 | $81,146 |
| 20 | $65,109 | $66,392 | $70,883 | $74,090 | $76,656 | $77,939 | $80,505 | $81,788 | $83,071 |
| 22 | $67,034 | $68,317 | $72,807 | $76,014 | $78,580 | $79,863 | $82,429 | $83,712 | $84,995 |
Source: Bellefontaine EA contract 2025-2028 ↗, page 73 · 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.
- Bellefontaine EA contract 2025-2028 ↗Contract · read 10 November 2026