For the purpose of the Salary Schedule, members of the teaching staff shall be classified in accordance with the Education and Administration Act.
Teacher classification shall be such classification as determined in Article 3.01 in force on the first day of January, 2018 for the 2018 calendar year, on the first day of January, 2019 for the 2019 calendar year, on the first day of January, 2020 for the 2020 calendar year, on the first day of January, 2021 for the 2021 calendar year and on the first day of January, 2022 for the 2022 calendar year.
The classification of any teacher employed as of the date of signing of this agreement shall not be lowered as a result of such classification as set out in Article 3.01.