Teachers were short changed in 2015 when Florida Statute 1012.22(1)(c)(3) was passed. It  requires that employees of school districts may not receive a supplement for an advanced degree unless the advanced degree is held in the individual’s area of certification.  

This is unfair and directly hurts people like me who started their Advance Degree before the law was changed. There was no provision for a grandfather clause, only if your were actively employed by your district.

(In addition, districts had many teachers employed as non-contracted, temporary, and long term certified substitutes or who had a "break in service" and those people also were left out. My particular county was sued and ruled against for replacing teachers with long term certified substitutes, of which I served two years.)

A teacher who teaches one subject, who wants to study another is worthless and valueless to their school community according to this law.

My program which I graduated in 2013 was in Brain Based Teaching, via an Accredited program at Nova South-Eastern University. This is not a certifiable subject, but is a PhD subject offered at John Hopkins University, and many schools encourage teachers to be savvy regarding this subject, offering in-service points for taking classes in Brain Based Teaching.

I started my program after being hired by my district, but had a break in service. Also, my masters program was well underway before the legislators ever changed this law. 

I miss out on 2,500 dollars of extra salary a year because the State of Florida does not value my degree. This is not fair Florida. I am a good teacher, I started my program before you changed the law. Please treat teachers as the professionals they are.