a) Teachers shall be given credit for past experience at the increment rate for each year of teaching experience as recognized by the Department of Education for grant purposes as at the beginning of the school year and in addition recognition at the rate of one increment for each full year of teaching experience acquired on Letter of Authority to a maximum of two years until Class maximum is reached.
b) A teacher with special qualifications and related experience in a teaching capacity, where the use of such is recognized by the Board, and to the extent to which such qualifications and experience are required and applicable in the teaching situation, shall have the number of additional increments determined with the Human Resources Committee of the Board and Negotiation Committee of the Association.