Advancement to an above-scale rank involves an overall career review and is reserved only for the most highly distinguished faculty (1) whose work of sustained and continuing excellence has attained national and international recognition and broad acclaim reflective of its significant impact; (2) whose University teaching performance is excellent; and (3) whose service is highly meritorious. Except in rare and compelling cases, advancement will not occur after less than four years at Step IX. Moreover, mere length of service and continued good performance at Step IX is not justification for further salary advancement. There must be demonstration of additional merit and distinction beyond the performance on which advancement to Step IX was based. A further merit increase in salary for a person already serving at an above-scale salary level must be justified by new evidence of merit and distinction.
Continued good service is not an adequate justification. Intervals between such salary increases may be indefinite, and only in the most superior cases where there is strong and compelling evidence will increases at intervals shorter than four years be approved.
Advancing to Above Scale when candidate has a current Market Off Scale
How to calculate the new salary:
Current Scale Salary + MOS Component + (the difference between Step IX and Step VIII * .50) = New Above Scale Salary for a 50% normal merit.
Current Scale Salary + MOS Component + (the difference between Step IX and Step VIII * 1.0) = New Above Scale Salary for a 100% normal merit.
Example (numbers are for demonstration purposes and not based on actual information):
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Calculate Base+OS
Current Base = $100,000
Current Off Scale = $10,000
Total Salary = $110,000.
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Calculate Above Scale Amount
Step 9 =$ 120,000
Step 8 = $105,000
($120,000 - $105,000) x 1 [if 100% advancement] = $15,000 Above Scale Calculation
Or
($120,000 - $105,000) x .5 if for % advancement) = $7,500 Above Scale Calculation
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Calculate total New Above Scale Salary
$110,000 + $15,000 = $125,000 New Above Scale Salary for 100%
$110,000 + $7, 500 = $117,500 New Above Scale Salary for 50%
Note: Once a person is above scale, there is no Market Off Scale Component included in the salary. They are simply "above scale" and their new salary, as calculated above, is their base. Accelerations are proposed in increments divisible by two, generally. Multiply by 1.5 for a 2-year (150%) acceleration, by 2.0 for a 4-year (200%) acceleration, 2.5 for a 6-year (250%) acceleration, 3 for an an 8-year (300%) acceleration.