Short answer
How do Henry teachers move to a higher column on the salary schedule?
Henry pays certified teachers on four 190-day scales, C1-BACH, C1-MAST, C1-SPEC and C1-DOC, and uses the certification level printed on your GaPSC certificate. To move up, apply to GaPSC for an upgrade through MyPSC, send the transcript and notify HR. Teachers without a professional certificate go on a P1 provisional scale.
Source: Professional Certification FAQ, HCS Compensation Guide, Henry County Schools. Checked .
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How is the Henry teacher salary schedule organized?
The district's Salary Schedules page calls the schedules "a general salary guide" that is "subject to an adjustment at any time," and says placement depends on the position plus prior related, documented work experience and education. The linked 2026-2027 Salary Ranges file groups jobs by position. Under TEACHER it lists ten pay scale codes, all on 190 work days:
| Group | Pay scale codes |
|---|---|
| Certified (professional certificate) | C1-BACH, C1-MAST, C1-SPEC, C1-DOC |
| Provisional | P1-BACH, P1-MAST, P1-SPEC, P1-DOC |
| Professional CTAE, non-degree | C1 (high school diploma), C1-ASSOC (associate) |
Counselors have their own codes: ESC scales on 190 days for elementary and SCC scales on 220 days for middle and high school, each split by degree level.
Because the document shows ranges, not steps, you cannot read your exact salary off it the way you can in districts with a printed grid. What it does tell you is the scale code that applies and the floor and ceiling for that code. For background on reading these documents, see how to read a salary schedule.
Teachers new to HCS who start on the first day of pre-planning receive their first paycheck on August 31, with the annual salary divided across those 13 checks.
What moves a Henry teacher to a higher certificate level on the schedule?
Henry's certification FAQ opens with the rule: placement on the Certified Teacher salary schedule requires a valid professional certificate issued by GaPSC. A later answer covers the level: "Henry County Schools will use the certification level specified on that certificate." If the level printed there is wrong for your role, the FAQ tells you to apply for an upgrade.
So moving from C1-BACH to C1-MAST is a certificate event. GaPSC's upgrade rule, 505-2-.33, attaches level 5 to a master's, level 6 to a specialist and level 7 to a doctorate. A degree qualifies when it is in a field you already hold from an accredited provider, or when it is a state-approved program for a new field and you pass that field's GACE content test. The FAQ describes SRT (Standard Renewal Teaching) and I5T (Induction, the first standard renewable certificate) as the two professional teaching certificate types; both are issued by GaPSC.
A stack of graduate-level credit with no qualifying degree behind it does not change the code. Our article on units that count compares this with districts that pay by credit total.
Does Henry require approval before you take a course?
Henry does not post a course pre-approval process. Approval of a level change comes from GaPSC, and the FAQ lays out how to start it:
- Log in to MyPSC and complete your personal affirmation questions.
- Have the college send an official transcript directly to GaPSC.
- Contact the HR Certification Specialist to request the upgrade.
Teachers without a certificate are placed on the provisional scale by highest degree, and must send official transcripts to the HR Certification Specialist for certification placement. Before paying for a program, check it against GaPSC's upgrade requirements; will my district accept it? has a checklist of questions.
When are transcripts due, and when does the new column take effect?
Henry has not published an effective date or cutoff for certificate upgrades. It has published firm dates for experience credit, which affects placement within a range:
- New hires starting between July 1 and August 31: verification received by HR before September 30 is effective from the hire date, and a retroactive payment may be warranted. After September 30, credit starts on the date HR receives the form, with no retroactive payment.
- New hires starting September 1 through June 30: verification received within 30 business days of hire is effective from the hire date. Later forms take effect on the date received, without retroactive pay.
A year counts when you worked 63% of the full calendar or at least 120 days. Henry gives no teaching credit for substitute, teacher aide, student teaching or paraprofessional work, and allows up to three years for active military service with a DD214. Experience verification requests go through Verifent, and it is the employee's job to get former employers to respond.
The FAQ also covers the Step E rule. Under state rule, a teacher with a category T certificate and zero years starts on Step E, and after one year of creditable Georgia experience skips to Step 1 as if they had three years. Step numbers in Georgia therefore run ahead of years taught.
Do the same units count toward Georgia license renewal?
Renewal follows GaPSC Rule 505-2-.36: five-year certificates, renewed by educators in a Georgia district through that district's professional learning, documented by a supervisor, plus a criminal history check. Henry's FAQ adds a reinstatement route: if your certificate expired within the last three years, update your personal affirmation in MyPSC and ask the HR certification office to request reinstatement. Renewal does not move you between C1 codes. The Georgia renewal section has the state detail.
Where can Henry teachers earn graduate-level units?
Every district, Henry included, decides for itself whether a course counts for the purpose a teacher needs it for: license renewal, an added endorsement or a degree program. No provider, university or website can make that decision, so the rules above come first, and written approval from Henry's human resources office is the safest record to have before you pay.
Henry pays by completed degree, certificate level or rating rather than by units, so courses short of a degree do not change a Henry salary on their own (see units that count). Where graduate-level units still help is license renewal, explained in the renewal section, and any other purpose Henry or Georgia names in writing.
| Question | What Henry says | What to look for on the provider's site |
|---|---|---|
| Type of unit | Henry: Certificate level only; level printed on GaPSC certificate | Semester or quarter units, graduate-level or not, and the university named on the transcript and its accreditor |
| Grade | See units that count | Letter grade or pass/fail on the transcript |
| Deadline | Henry: Sept. 30 or 30 business days; experience verification | Published grading and transcript-posting time, and any rush option |
| Approval | Henry: No district form; upgrade via MyPSC and HR | Course descriptions or syllabi you can attach to an approval form |
| Price | Not set by the district | All-in price per credit, including any university or first-course fee (compare) |
Graduate-level credit providers, listed with the same facts
For renewal, or for a future move to a district that pays for units, many providers issue graduate-level units through accredited universities. Providers listed on this site, each with the same facts:
- Teacher Friendly: self-paced online, units through University of the Pacific; $336 first course for 3 credits (price notes)
- Credits for Educators: self-paced online, units through University of the Pacific; $297 for 3 credits (price notes)
- Teaching Channel: self-paced, units through a choice of eight universities; $489 for 3 credits (price notes)
- TLC Graduate Credits: self-paced, units through CSU Pueblo; $425 for 3 credits (price notes)
- Upward Teachers: self-paced, 1 to 6 months, letter grade, units through UMass Global; $240 sale for 3 credits (price notes)
- VESi: self-paced online, 2- or 3-unit courses on special-needs instruction, units through University of the Pacific; $444 for 3 credits (price notes)
The provider directory lists 28 providers and programs by what teachers need them for, and Compare sets published prices for 16 of them side by side, with transcripts from 11 universities. A listing on this site does not mean Henry has approved a provider or course; only the district can do that. TeacherPayGuide has commercial relationships with some providers it lists; how listings work.
Henry salary questions teachers ask
Why doesn't Henry post a step-by-step teacher salary schedule?
Its 2026-2027 document lists salary ranges by pay scale code. HR places each teacher within the range based on position, documented experience and education.
What does C1-MAST mean in Henry County Schools?
It is the 190-day pay scale for a certified teacher at the master's level. P1-MAST is the provisional equivalent.
My GaPSC certificate shows the wrong level. What should I do?
Henry uses the level on the certificate, so apply for an upgrade: complete your MyPSC affirmation, send an official transcript to GaPSC and contact the HR Certification Specialist.
When is the experience verification deadline for Henry new hires?
For July 1 to August 31 starts, September 30. For later starts, 30 business days from hire. Later forms count only from the date received.
Where can Henry teachers take graduate-level courses for license renewal?
Henry does not raise pay for units short of a degree, so check the renewal rules on this page and confirm with human resources or the state agency before you enroll. Providers that teachers compare include Teacher Friendly, Credits for Educators, Teaching Channel, TLC Graduate Credits, Upward Teachers and VESi. They differ in format, transcript university, grading time and price; the provider directory and the Compare page list 16 providers with the same facts for each.
Sources
- 2026-2027 Salary Ranges, Henry County Schools. Checked
- Salary Schedules, Henry County Schools Human Resource Services. Checked
- Compensation and Employment Verification, Certified Compensation FAQ, Henry County Schools. Checked
- Professional Certification FAQ, HCS Compensation Guide (district-hosted site). Checked
- Professional Standards Commission upgrade rule (505-2-.33). Checked
- Georgia experience-for-salary rule (160-5-2-.05). Checked
- Professional Standards Commission renewal rule (505-2-.36). Checked
Reviewed November 11, 2026 by TeacherPayGuide editors.Report an error