LETTER OF AGREEMENT – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
between
The Seine River School Division
and
The Seine River Teachers’ Association
of the
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
RE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
Commencing on the first day of each school year the Seine River School Division shall provide the following amounts on an annual basis to the Seine River Teachers’ Association to establish a Professional Development Fund for individual professional development for teachers of the division:
o 2015/2016 School Year - $90,000
o 2016/2017 School Year - $95,000
o 2017/2018 School Year - $100,000
The following expectations shall apply:
• The fund shall be administered by the Association’s Professional Development Committee;
• Release time of the teacher must be approved in advance by the Principal. Such release is subject to a substitute being available;
• The cost of substitutes shall be deducted from the annual allocation;
• At the end of each school year, the Association will present a detailed report to the Board on the use of the funds;
• The Board will consider carry forward amounts upon the submission of a formal request by the Association.
Dated at Lorette, Manitoba this 25 day of November,2014
Signed and agreed on behalf of the Seine River School Division:
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Chairperson
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Secretary-Treasurer
Signed and agreed on behalf of the Seine River Teachers’ Association:
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President
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Secretary