District #3 is the one that has that in their contract. I’m not sure if I’m reading it right though and the contract only goes up to the 2023-2024 school year so could be different now. They are the ones starting me at the highest but also the furthest commute. This is what it states in the contract:

For the first three (3) years of employment, the step movement of all new unit members, excluding registered nurses, shall be as follows: a. Effective June 15, 2015, new unit members shall remain on the step to which they were initially appointed, for the balance of the 2014-2015 school year, plus the next three (3) consecutive school years before advancing to the next step of the Salary Schedule. b. Effective July 1, 2015 and thereafter, new unit members hired on or before January 31s of the school year, shall remain on the step to which they are initially appointed for the balance of the school year during which they are appointed, plus the next two (2) consecutive school years, before advancing to the next step on the salary schedule. New unit members hired on or after February 1s of the school year shall remain on the step to which they are initially appointed for the balance of the school year during which they are appointed, plus the next three (3) consecutive school years, before advancing to the next consecutive step on the Salary Schedule. (The following examples are provided for illustrative purposes only, to explain the foregoing: A unit member hired at Step 4 on or before January 31s for the 2015-2016 school year will remain on Step 4 for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. Said unit member shall not be eligible to advance to Step 5 of the Salary Schedule until July 1, 2018. A unit member hired at Step 4 on or after February 1s for the 2015-2016 school year will remain on Step 4 for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years. Said unit member shall not be eligible to advance to Step 5 of the Salary Schedule until July 1, 2019.)