If a teacher or other pedagogue earning a Hard to Staff salary differential is rated Ineffective or Unsatisfactory after the completion of their first school year (e.g. 2019-20), and they remain in an eligible position, the differential shall be frozen for the following school year (e.g. 2020-21).
If the teacher or other pedagogue then receives an Ineffective or Unsatisfactory the following school year (e.g. 2020-21), they will not receive any part of the Hard to Staff salary differential for the previous school year. If the teacher receives a rating other than Unsatisfactory or Ineffective, they shall receive the full HTS salary differential payment for the previous year the following mid-October.