How It Works
The ±«Óãtv automated Professional Development Credit System and lane change process enable you to:
- View and keep track of all your credits ¨C ±«Óãtv lane change credits, college/university/SSP external credits ¨C all in one location.
- Submit external credit requests for approval and deposit into your credit bank.
- With sufficient credit, easily apply for a lane change (salary advancement).
Lane change credit earned through ±«Óãtv Professional Development is automatically added to your credit bank once coursework is completed and reconciled by the Professional Development Department.
External credit (college/university/SSP credit) is added to the credit bank through a submission process. Visit the , click on the external credit request tab in the top menu and submit a .
To move lanes, you need 18 graduate semester hours of college/university credit or 270 lane change/SSP credits (or a combination of both).
Opportunities for Lane Change Credit
Classes that qualify for lane change credit include university graduate courses and ±«Óãtv lane change-approved classes.
University courses eligible for lane change credit
- Graduate level courses taken through a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C- or better that are:
- In the subject area the licensed employee is working in currently or has been assigned, or related to the staff member's current or past assignment, or in a general education or interdisciplinary area; and
- Taken after the receipt of the initial educator license; and
- Taken after the conferral of the highest degree awarded.
Or:
- Undergraduate courses, with prior approval, taken through a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C- or better that are related to the staff member's current or past assignment.
Or:
- Spanish or technology courses, taken through a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C- or better. These courses do not need to be graduate level and do not need prior approval.
SSP qualifying courses
To be eligible for SSP lane change credit, the course/conference must be taken or attended during ±«Óãtv employment and:
- Sanctioned/endorsed by the SSP's state or national professional organization, or
- Taken/attended by director's request.
SSP's include audiologists, counselors, mental health specialists, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologists, school social workers, speech/language clinicians and vision mobility specialists.
Lane Details
If you were employed by ±«Óãtv prior to the 2019-20 school year and have not done a lane change since that time, it may affect the number of credits needed for a lane change.
See a detailed explanation about the lanes here.
Prior to January 2020, lane changes required 195 lane change credits or 13 semester hours and had the following designations:
- B - Bachelors
- C - Bachelor¡¯s + 13 semester hours
- D - Bachelor¡¯s + 26 semester hours
- E - Bachelor¡¯s + 39 semester hours
- F - Master¡¯s or BA + 52 semester hours
- G - Master¡¯s + 13 semester hours
- H - Master¡¯s + 26 semester hours
- I - Master¡¯s + 39 semester hours
- J - Master¡¯s + 52 semester hours or EdS
- PhD
As of the 2020-21 school year, lane changes require 270 lane change credits or 18 university semester hours (or a combination of both) and have the following designations:
- BA
- BA18
- BA36
- MA
- MA18
- MA36
- MA54E (EdS)
- PhD
In 2019, if you were on:
- Lane C or G and have not done a subsequent lane change, you need 345 lane change credits or 23 university semester hours (or a combination of both) to move lanes. (Lane C was placed on BA18, lane G was placed on MA18.)
- Lane D or H and have not done a subsequent lane change, you need 150 lane change credits or 10 university semester hours (or a combination of both) to move lanes. (Lane D was placed on BA18, Lane H was placed on MA18.)
- Lane E, you were placed on BA36 and cannot move lanes without an earned/conferred master¡¯s degree.
- Lane F and you had BA+52 and not an earned/conferred master¡¯s degree, you were placed on BA36 and cannot move lanes without an earned/conferred master¡¯s degree.
- Lane F and have an earned/conferred master¡¯s degree, you were placed on MA.
- Lane I and have not done a subsequent lane change, you were placed on lane MA36 and will need 225 lane credits or 15 university semester hours (or a combination of both) to move lanes.
- Lane J or had an earned EdS, you were placed on MA54E and cannot move lanes without an earned/conferred PhD.
If you were hired after the 2019-20 school year, you need 18 university semester hours or 270 lane change credits (or a combination of both) to move lanes. Please note, if you qualify, you can move multiple lanes at one time.
To find the lane (index) you were on in the 2019-20 school year and the corresponding lane now, OR your current lane (index), please visit the - top right corner > click on your initials > click on Manage Profile. This is where you view available credits in your credit bank.
Applying for lane change
When you apply for a lane change, the credits needed are subtracted from your credit bank. If you have more credits in your bank than are needed for the lane change, they are re-added to your bank as carryover credits and can be used for a subsequent lane change.
Lane change applications can be found by logging in to the ±«Óãtv website staff home page. Under Online Tools (second green box on the right of the staff home page), select TalentEd Perform -> Employee Records -> Available Forms.
Lane Change/Salary Adjustment Timeline
Adjustment Period 1
August - December
- Courses taken Jan. 1 ¨C Aug. 31 (courses must be completed by August 31st)
- Salary adjustment effective Aug. 1 (paid on Aug. 31 paycheck)
- Submit lane change application by Dec. 10 (retroactive to August)
Adjustment Period 2
January - May
- Courses taken Sept. 1 ¨C Dec. 31 (courses must be completed by Dec. 31)
- Salary adjustment effective Jan. 1 (paid on Jan. 31 paycheck)
- Submit lane change application by May 10 (retroactive to January)
Application deadlines and salary adjustment effective date
- All lane change applications must be submitted by the 10th of the month, to be paid on that month¡¯s paycheck.
- Salary adjustment is effective the first day of the month and paid on the last working day of the month.
- Lane changes are not processed for the months of June and July.