It's OVER!!

The finals have been graded, the 2nd semester grades have been entered, my checklist of year-end procedures have been turned in.  Ladies and Gentlemen, I have finished my first semester as a gainfully employed science teacher, and I cannot wait for the next year to begin.  As I have mentioned, I do have a heavy summer load of classes that have crept up on me.  I am waiting on getting accepted to a chemistry inservice that wont cost me anything and will award me another 3 graduate classes.  (recap:  16 total already, 9 this summer for PCK, and 3 for the inservice = 25 grad credits.)  This is both good and bad.  At some schools, i do qualify for a 2nd pay lane of schools, without having this summer load.  If I spend another summer after this year taking up to 5 more grad credits, then I am a volcano of a pay raise ready to erupt once I get a master's degree.  I would jump to lane 1 to lane 4 at my school.  These classes I take right now usually accept me if I have permission from my principal to take it.  They must know what could happen if I get over a 15 or 30 grad credit mark, or even admission into a program that grants a master's degree, which is why I am afraid they will say no and I will not be able to get into one which would lead toward more pay.  Okay, I do get a lot out of these programs other than a chance of a raise, but I do appreciate the benefits of advancing my profession.