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Olentangy Local salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 8 November 2026Lewis Center, Ohio

What it takes to move across the schedule in Olentangy Local, 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

Only after the master's degree: further coursework must be graduate level; BA+15 and BA+30 hours may be graduate or undergraduate.

“The hours may be graduate hours, undergraduate hours, or a combination of both”

Source: Serb 25-con-01-0622 Chool District Board of Education Amended Negotiated Agreement Between Olentangy Teachers Associatio ↗, page 74

District professional development

Counts.

“obtained through Olentangy Professional Development Academy”

Source: Serb 25-con-01-0622 Chool District Board of Education Amended Negotiated Agreement Between Olentangy Teachers Associatio ↗, page 74

Related to your field

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

“must be reasonably related to the teacher's field(s) of”

Source: Serb 25-con-01-0622 Chool District Board of Education Amended Negotiated Agreement Between Olentangy Teachers Associatio ↗, page 74

Accreditation

Colleges accredited by a state (transcripts); core coursework at an accredited university.

“from colleges accredited by a state”

Source: Serb 25-con-01-0622 Chool District Board of Education Amended Negotiated Agreement Between Olentangy Teachers Associatio ↗, page 75

Approval

Approval before you enrol

Only for coursework outside the core requirements of a master's or doctorate, or outside OPDA: it may be deemed appropriate in advance by the Superintendent/designee.

“it may be deemed appropriate in advance by the”

Source: OTA Contract 2022-25 ↗, page 74

How to get approval

For coursework outside core degree requirements or OPDA, the Superintendent/designee may deem it appropriate in advance.

“it may be deemed appropriate in advance by the”

Source: OTA Contract 2022-25 ↗, page 74

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 7 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Do in-service hours count?
  2. Do CEUs count?
  3. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  4. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  5. How often can I move columns in a year?
  6. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
  7. 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
StepBABA+15BA+30MAMA+15MA+30MA+45/PhD
0$50,217$52,226$53,732$56,720$59,532$62,344$65,157
1$52,316$54,380$55,917$59,156$62,018$65,081$68,144
2$54,415$56,534$58,101$61,591$64,504$67,818$71,132
3$56,514$58,689$60,286$64,027$66,989$70,555$74,120
4$58,613$60,843$62,470$66,462$69,475$73,292$77,108
5$62,811$65,152$66,839$68,898$71,961$76,029$80,096
6$64,910$67,306$69,023$71,333$74,447$78,765$83,084
7$67,010$69,460$71,208$73,769$76,932$81,502$86,072
8$69,109$71,614$73,392$76,204$79,418$84,239$89,060
9$71,208$73,769$75,577$78,640$81,904$86,976$92,048
10$73,307$75,923$77,761$81,075$84,390$89,713$95,036
11$75,406$78,077$79,945$83,511$86,875$92,449$98,024
Show all 31 steps

Source: OTA Contract 2022-25 ↗, page 82 · Verified 8 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.