(a) For teachers on staff and for teachers coming on staff who have one or more years of teaching experience after certification and prior to joining the Lakeshore staff, and where such experience is approved and recognized by the Department of Education and Training, the minimum rates shall be increased by one increment on schedule for each year but not exceeding a maximum of their class.
(b) Any teacher who is on staff or is coming on staff between August 1st and December 31st shall receive his/her first increment of salary at the commencement of the following term (fall term). Any teacher who is on staff or is coming on staff between January 1st and June 30th shall receive his/her first increment in the following January.