Certificated Staff

SKEA Seniority Report - Rank (as of 01/15/2026)

SKEA Seniority Report - Alpha (as of 01/15/2026)

Viewing Certification Info via Skyward

According to the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the District and SKEA, the District is required to furnish staff with information regarding Initial seniority status on or before January 15th annually. Final status is furnished by March 15th.

Contract Status

C=Continuing and P, P1, P2, P3=Provisional. Starting with the 2009-2010 school year, teachers who were in their first year of teaching are required to complete three years of Provisional status before rolling to Continuing status. Teachers new to our District who have completed Provisional status in another WA school district will be on Provisional status for one year.

Washington State FTE Experience

This includes experience through August 31st and does not include the current year’s experience.

To assist you in answering questions about the seniority list, please refer to Article VI, Section 6.8 of the Negotiated Agreement. Information about the seniority list begins with Section 6.8.3.

Salary Placement

• For directions on viewing and calculating your credits and salary placement in Employee Access CLICK HERE.

• Salary placement is based on the number of credits and clock hours earned after the awarding of the first Bachelor’s degree as well as the number of verified certificated years of experience.
• Salary advancement adjustments are made in the Fall based on the following guidelines: Coursework must be completed by October 1^st. Official transcripts are due in Human Resources no later than close of business November 1^st in order to advance on the salary schedule for the current year. Payments for salary advancement will retro back to the first contracted day of the current school year. New hires have 90 days from their date of hire.  Human Resources has until December's payroll to make any salary adjustments.
• You will be issued a new Payroll Authorization in place of reissuing a new contract.

Transcripts, Credits and Clock Hours

• College/university transcripts must be “official” and turned into Human Resources in a sealed envelope.  Human Resources will also accept electronic transcripts sent directly from the institution.
• For salary placement, all college/university credits are counted in quarter hours. One semester equals one and one-half quarter credits.
• It is recommended you order two transcripts to be sent to your home – one for your personal use and one to be submitted to Human Resources.
• Credits must be earned through an accredited college or university.
• Clock hour courses must be offered by a Washington State approved clock hour provider (approved Washington State clock hour providers). Send a completed copy of clock hour Inservice forms to SKSD Teaching & Learning Department for posting to a transcript. Always keep your own copies of your clock hours. 
• Only clock hours posted on a transcript will be accepted for salary placement.
• 10 clock hours are equivalent to one quarter credit on the salary schedule.
• Clock hour classes must be a minimum of one (1) hour to be eligible for recognition.
• Other than for salary advancement, clock hours are applicable only to the renewal of a continuing or professional certificate, not to the renewal of an initial or residency certificate.
• SKSD Teaching & Learning will submit “official” transcripts to Human Resources each November for all current staff. You can view your transcripts in your ProDev account.
• PdEnroller and other outside clock hour transcripts are the responsibility of the staff to submit the transcript to Human Resources by November 1st of every year.
• Cost for out of District clock hours are at the expense of the participant.

Certificated Experience Earned outside of South Kitsap School District

For certificated experience that is earned outside of South Kitsap School District to be considered for salary placement, previous employers must complete and submit a Verification of Professional Employment form and send it to Human Resources.

Certificates

• All applicable certificates must be current (valid). It is important for certificated employees to monitor the expiration date of their certificates. South Kitsap School District does not maintain a tracking system for certificate renewal.
• A valid Washington State Teaching Certificate or Temporary Teaching Permit must be registered and on file in Human Resources prior to your first work day.
• Washington State does not provide the District a copy of your certificate/permit. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure a valid Washington State Certificate/Permit is on file in Human Resources.
• For questions regarding certification issues, or to see the latest renewal requirements please visit the OSPI Certification webpage or call OSPI Certification office at 360-725-6400, or email Cert@k12.wa.us  

Employment Contracts

• Two employee contracts are issued:
  • Base Contract – 185 work days
  • Supplemental Contract – Added Time and Responsibility

• Base contracts are issued in late spring for the following year and supplemental contracts are issued in October/November for the current year.
• Contracts must be signed and returned to Human Resources within the allotted date of issuance. Contracts are not reissued with each salary adjustment. You will receive a new Payroll Authorization when salary adjustments are made.
• Please do not make any modifications. If you have questions regarding your contract, contact Human Resources.

Change of Name/Address/Phone Number 

Please notify Human Resources if you have a name, address, or telephone number change. A copy of your social security card must accompany notification of a name change. The change form is available in the Forms Library.

The South Kitsap School District believes that focused, on-the-job intentional support during the first few years is beneficial to both new-to-career educators and their students.

View the Beginning Educator Support brochure here