{"id":933,"date":"2013-04-22T09:55:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/district4adminservices\/?page_id=933"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:27:15","slug":"career-ladder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/district4adminservices\/career-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"

County Extension Agents,<\/p>\n

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I am pleased to announce the Career Ladder process for County Extension Agents in both Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension. The first notable date is January 1, which is when the Intent to Apply for Promotion form is due to your District Extension administrator or CEP Program Leader.<\/p>\n

\u00a0link<\/a> for the Professional Career Ladder System Guidelines for CEA\u2019s.\u00a0 I have also attached the timeline, intent to apply form, and guidelines for a quick reference.<\/p>\n

The promotion packets will be reviewed and a recommendation for or against promotion will be made by the Regional Leadership Team or the CEP Program Leader.\u00a0 The final recommendation will be made by Extension Administration or Cooperative Extension Administration. Peer review will only be engaged when there is a formal appeal filed by an agent according to the guidelines attached.<\/p>\n

Professional Experience Required on or before September 10. <\/u><\/p>\n

Level I to II <\/strong>Minimum of 5 years of professional experience and <\/strong>3 years as a Level I<\/p>\n

Level II to III <\/strong>Minimum of 8 years of professional experience and <\/strong>3 years as a Level II<\/p>\n

with a Master\u2019s Degree<\/p>\n

OR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Level II to III <\/strong>Minimum of 10 years of professional experience and <\/strong>5 years as a<\/p>\n

Level II without a Master\u2019s Degree.<\/p>\n

Level III to IV <\/strong>Minimum of 15 years of professional experience and <\/strong>3 years as a Level III with a Master\u2019s Degree.<\/p>\n

Please reference the \u201cProfessional Experience Equivalency Ratio\u201d Table on page 18.<\/p>\n

Annual Promotional Increments: <\/u><\/p>\n

Level I to II $3,600 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Level II to III $4,800 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Level III to IV $6,000<\/p>\n

Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines.\u00a0 If you have any questions, please let your DEA or me know.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Donald W. Kelm, Ed.D.<\/p>\n

Associate Director, County Operations<\/p>\n