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SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2014/07/01 - 2018/06/30 (EXPIRED)

This agreement is by and between the Seven Oaks School Division (hereinafter referred to as the Board) and the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society (hereinafter referred to as the Association).

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ARTICLE 1: Purpose

1.01

It is the intent and purpose of the parties to this agreement to promote and improve the working relations between the Board and the Association, to establish a salary schedule as provided for in Section 2 of the individual Statutory Contract, and to establish other conditions of work resulting from the operation of said agreement, and finally, to provide a basis for both parties to improve the professional service rendered to the taxpayers and school children of the Seven Oaks School Division.

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1.02

This agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Manitoba Public Schools Act and the Education Department Act, and the Labour Relations Act is entered into this  _15th _ day of October, 2014.

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1.03

The Division recognizes the Association as the sole bargaining agent for all teachers in the employ of Seven Oaks School Division.

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ARTICLE 2: Effective Period

2.01

This agreement shall come into force and take effect as and from the first day of July, 2014 and shall remain in force for a period of three (3) years from that day, and shall thereafter continue in effect from year to year unless either party gives written notice of its intention to amend or terminate this agreement.  Should either party desire to amend or terminate this agreement, such party shall notify the other of its intention not more than ninety (90) days and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date hereof.

The parties shall confer within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of said notice or another date as mutually agreed.

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ARTICLE 3: Salary Schedule

3.01

For the purpose of the Salary Schedule, members of the teaching staff shall be classified in accordance with the Education and Administration Act MR 515/88. (See Appendix "B").

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3.02

Teacher classification shall be such classification as determined in Article 3.01 in force on the first day of January, 2014 for the 2014 calendar year, on the first day of January, 2015 for the 2015 calendar year, and on the first day of January, 2016 for the 2016 calendar year.

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3.03

The classification of any teacher employed as of the date of signing of this agreement shall not be lowered as a result of such classification as set out in Article 3.01.

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ARTICLE 4: Salaries

4.01

A teacher's salary shall consist of a basic allowance for training and years of teaching experience in accordance with the classification of a teacher as set out in Article 3, plus an allowance for measurable responsibility, as set out in Article 4.04.

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4.02

Allowance for training and years of experience shall be as follows:

September 2014 Grid

Years of Experience

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class IV

Class V

Class VI

Class VII

0

 

$38,446

$41,685

$51,345

$54,571

$57,800

$61,057

1

 

$40,068

$44,359

$53,486

$57,262

$60,499

$63,732

2

 

$42,220

$47,059

$56,275

$60,004

$63,176

$66,935

3

 

$44,361

$49,731

$59,240

$63,095

$66,388

$70,187

4

 

$46,519

$52,966

$62,208

$66,170

$69,628

$73,940

5

 

$49,192

$56,186

$65,189

$69,263

$73,383

$77,695

6

$42,752

$51,892

$59,933

$68,148

$72,333

$77,140

$81,986

7

 

 

 

$71,235

$76,057

$81,433

$86,285

8

 

 

 

$75,522

$80,377

$85,728

$90,606

9

 

 

 

$80,123

$84,724

$90,046

$94,888

 October 2014 Grid

Years of Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Experience
0 38,558 41,797 51,457 54,683 57,912 61,169
1 40,180 44,471 53,598 57,374 60,611 63,844
2 42,332 47,171 56,387 60,116 63,288 67,047
3 44,473 49,843 59,352 63,207 66,500 70,299
4 46,631 53,078 62,320 66,282 69,740 74,052
5 49,304 56,298 65,301 69,375 73,495 77,807
6 42,864 52,004 60,045 68,260 72,445 77,252 82,098
7 71,347 76,169 81,545 86,397
8 75,634 80,489 85,840 90,718
9 80,235 84,836 90,158 95,000

 

Grids for September 2015, and September 2016 to be published.

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4.03

Years of experience shall be considered as the number of years of teaching experience actually completed from the time of certification or receipt of letter of authority following training in those places and under those conditions as set out in the regulations of the Department of Education.

For the period January 1st to June 30th, years of experience shall be considered as the number of years of teaching actually completed up to December 31st of the previous calendar year.

For the period September 1st to December 31st, years of experience shall be considered as the number of years actually completed up to June 30th of the current calendar year.

For teachers of vocational courses, each year of trade experience beyond the acquisition of Journeyman's Papers, up to a maximum of five years of such experience, shall be counted as a year of teaching experience.

Placement on the salary scale: A teacher who has completed a whole year of experience on June 30th will be relocated on the salary scale on the following September 1st; a teacher who has completed a whole year of experience on December 31st will be relocated on the salary scale on the following January 1st.  Teachers, who would ordinarily comply with either one of the above cases but lack a maximum of one month's experience to make a whole number of years of experience, shall be deemed to comply with the above provisions.

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4.04

The allowance for measurable responsibility shall be paid per annum in accordance with the following conditions to:

Additionally for principals and vice-principals, enrollment for placement on the scale for measurable responsibility shall be the September 30th enrollment as corrected at November 30th.

1. All principals according to school classification as follows:

 
Enrollment Location Adjusted Allowance Effective  Effective  Effective Sept. 2016
Sept. 2014 Sept. 2015
<=175
MET $19,000 $19,380 $19,768 $20,163
Collicutt $19,000 $19,380 $19,768 $20,163
Governor Semple $19,000 $19,380 $19,768 $20,163
176-300
R.F. Morrison $23,147 $23,610 $24,082 $24,564
Margaret Park $23,147 $23,610 $24,082 $24,564
Victory $23,147 $23,610 $24,082 $24,564
Forest Park $23,147 $23,610 $24,082 $24,564
301-525
École Rivière Rouge $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
Belmont $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
Edmund Partridge $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
Seven Oaks Middle $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
H.C. Avery $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
Elwick $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
West. St. Paul $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
Constable Edward Finney $24,600 $25,092 $25,594 $26,106
526-700
Riverbend $28,972 $29,551 $30,142 $30,745
O.V. Jewitt $28,972 $29,551 $30,142 $30,745
Amber Trails $28,972 $29,551 $30,142 $30,745
James Nisbet $28,972 $29,551 $30,142 $30,745
Leila North $28,972 $29,551 $30,142 $30,745
A.E. Wright $28,972 $29,551 $30,142 $30,745
701-1,000
West Kildonan $33,345 $34,012 $34,692 $35,386
Maples Co-Principals $33,345 $34,012 $34,692 $35,386
>1,000
Garden City $37,719 $38,473 $39,242 $40,027
Maples $37,719 $38,473 $39,242 $40,027

2.    All Vice-Principals according to school classification as follows:

Enrollment Location Adjusted Allowance Effective  Effective  Effective Sept. 2016
Sept. 2014 Sept. 2015
0-525
Margaret Park $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
Victory $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
École Rivière Rouge $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
Belmont $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
Edmund Partridge $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
Seven Oaks Middle $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
H.C. Avery $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
Elwick $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
West St. Paul $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
Constable Edward Finney $12,300 $12,546 $12,797 $13,053
526-700
Riverbend $14,486 $14,776 $15,072 $15,373
O.V. Jewitt $14,486 $14,776 $15,072 $15,373
Amber Trails $14,486 $14,776 $15,072 $15,373
James Nisbet $14,486 $14,776 $15,072 $15,373
Leila North $14,486 $14,776 $15,072 $15,373
A.E. Wright $14,486 $14,776 $15,072 $15,373
701-1,000
West Kildonan $16,673 $17,006 $17,346 $17,693
>1,000
Garden City $18,860 $19,237 $19,622 $20,014
Maples $18,860 $19,237 $19,622 $20,014

3. All other personnel with measurable responsibility as follows: 

Position Adjusted Allowance Effective Effective Effective Sept. 2016
Sept. 2014 Sept. 2015
Director of Seven Oaks Adult Learning Centre $19,000 $19,380 $19,768 $20,163
Divisional Teacher Team Leaders (DTTL) $14,760 $15,055 $15,356 $15,663
$15,663
Divisional Principal $14,760 $15,055 $15,356
Student Services Coordinator $14,760 $15,055 $15,356 $15,663
Student Support Services Director $16,946 $17,285 $17,631 $17,984
Director of Adult Education Centre (AEC) Inc. $16,946 $17,285 $17,631 $17,984

4. Acting Principals

(a) The principal of each school shall designate on or before September 30th, a member of his/her staff to act as principal during the absence of the principal and vice-principal(s)

(b) The acting principal of each school shall receive an honorarium of:

Adjusted Allowance   $1,093
Sept. 2014 – June  2015  $1,115
Sept. 2015 – June  2016  $1,137
Sept. 2016 – June 2017  $1,160

to be paid on a separate cheque in June.  Where the Division appoints two Acting Principals at a school, both Acting Principals will receive the honorarium as specified in this Article.  In special circumstances where the principal is absent for an extended period, five (5) or more consecutive school days, the acting principal would receive a per diem allowance based on one over the number of days in the school year times the principal's allowance.

5. Administrative Transfer - If an administrator is transferred from one administrative position to another in which the allowance for measurable responsibility is less, or if the allowance for measurable responsibility is less as a result of a change in school groups, or because of revisions to previous allowances, the transferred administrator shall retain the original allowance until such time as the administrative allowance in the new position equals or exceeds the original allowance.

6.  If an administrator is appointed a Divisional Principal, he/she will maintain their previous allowance for measurable responsibility.

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4.05

Where there is to be a change in salary due to change in Class, the onus is on the teacher to give notice to the Board and to the Department of Education as early as possible but not later than November 30th if a salary change is to be effective on September 1st. Salary changes resulting from notice received after November 30th up to February 28th shall be effective January 1st. If notice is not received by February 28th further salary changes resulting from such notice shall not be made until the following September 1st. Transcript of marks or other proof for such changes must be provided by the teacher.

Where such information is delayed by circumstances beyond the teacher's control e.g. postal, university strikes, etc., said teacher shall not suffer any detrimental effects.

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4.06

The annual salary of the teacher shall be paid according to the following:

1.   Teachers shall be paid twice monthly, on the 15th (or the last banking day prior to the 15th) and the second last teaching day of each month, save for December and March which shall be paid the second last banking day of the month and payment for July and August which shall be on the last teaching day in June.

2.  Teachers who are not employed for a full school year shall be paid for the part of the year taught, such fraction of the salary for the whole year as the total number of days taught is of the number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister.

3.  All salaries for part-time teachers shall be on pro rata basis.

4.  All teachers will be paid by payroll deposit.  Employees will receive their record of pay by divisional email.

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4.07 Payment to C.V.E. Teachers

1. The salary of a CVE teacher whose qualifications and/or experience do not permit him/her to be paid according to the classifications as indicated by Article 3 shall be paid by the Board subject to negotiations and agreement with the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association.  The Board and the Association shall meet prior to the date of employment to assess the salary.

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4.08 New Positions

Should the Division wish to establish positions under the Teacher Collective Agreement, which job titles are not included in this Agreement, the Division will notify the Association of its intention to advertise/bulletin and enter into negotiations with the Association for the purpose of establishing the salary and working conditions prior to these positions being advertised/bulletined.

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ARTICLE 5: Substitute Teachers, Teacher-General, Limited Teacher-General and Part-Time Teachers Contracts

5.01

5.01 The salary payable to substitute teachers shall be at the following daily rates:
 

Effective Effective Effective
Sept. 2014 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016
$178.43 $182.00 $185.64

 The above rates include vacation pay credits.

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5.02

Any qualified teacher filling a position on staff for a period of five (5) consecutive days or longer shall be paid per diem for qualifications and experience according to the schedule retroactively to the first day of filling such a position. An inservice day does not constitute a break in consecutive days.

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5.03

The Manitoba Teachers' Society fees shall be deducted from a substitute teacher’s pay monthly and be pro-rated on the basis of the number of days worked in that specific month. Substitute teachers who have retired from the teaching profession and are accessing TRAF benefits shall not have Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees deducted from their pay.

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5.04

Substitute teachers employed under a Limited Teacher-General contract for an indefinite period shall receive the following benefits:

1. Teachers' Retirement Allowance Fund pension contribution;

2. Accumulation of sick leave on a pro rata basis.

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5.05

Substitute teachers employed under a Limited Teacher-General contract for a definite period which exceeds sixty (60) teaching days shall receive the following benefits:

1. Teachers’ Retirement Allowance Fund pension contribution;

2. Accumulation of sick leave on a pro rata basis;

3. Group Life Insurance as specified in Article 9;

4. Salary Continuance as specified in Article 9.

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5.06

A substitute teacher who is called to work for an assignment, and who reports for the assignment finding that his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternative assignment equivalent in time to the substitute’s original assignment, and when such alternative assignment is not available shall be paid a half (1/2) day’s pay at the applicable rate in lieu.

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5.07

Substitute teachers shall not be eligible for wages and/or benefits under this collective agreement other than those specified in this Article.

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5.08

The clauses of this Collective Agreement which apply to substitutes are as follows:

 

Article 1:          Purpose

Article 2:          Effective Period

Article 3:          Salary Schedule – as it relates to conversion to per diem under 5.02

Article 4:          Salaries 4.06(4) – payroll direct deposit

Article 5:          Substitutes 5.01 – 5.07 – current substitute clause
 

In respect to

Article 6           6.10:   Sick Leave

§  A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least nine (9) consecutive days of extended substitute teaching in a school year shall be entitled to one (1) day of sick leave with pay for each nine (9) days taught in that assignment.  Sick leave shall not accumulate from one extended substitute teacher assignment to another.

§  The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption of the extended substitute teaching assignment.

§  When a substitute teacher suffers an on-job injury during an extended substitute teaching assignment and is absent from work as a result of that injury, the Board shall continue to pay the salary of that substitute teacher during such absence limited to the extent of the accumulated sick leave balance at the time of suffering the on-job injury. The period of time absent from work as a consequence of the on-job injury shall not be charged against the accumulated sick leave balance.

§  Entitlement to accrued sick leave or on-the-job injury entitlement ceases upon the last day prior to the return of the teacher being replaced in the assignment.

 

Article 8:          Community Schools Staff – if in that assignment

Article 11:        Posting of Positions

Article 13:        Deduction of professional fees – already covered in 5.03

Article 14:        Professional Development Fund and Advisory Committees – no obligation to pay salary for attending a meeting unless in an extended teaching assignment

Article 15:        Complaints Against Teachers

Article 17:        Discipline

Article 18:        Interest on Retroactive Pay:  Interest on a retroactive salary adjustment will be calculated similarly to the interest on retroactive pay calculation (second paragraph) and paid to the Association in one lump sum.

Article 19:        Working Conditions

19.01       Extra-curricular

19.01.01 Mileage & meal expenses for extra-curricular

19.02        Freedom of violence

19.03        Meal Period

19.04        Working Conditions: Preparation time will only be provided to substitutes in an extended (greater than 5 days for the same teacher) substitute assignment.

Article 20:        Provisions for Settlement of Dispute During Currency of Agreement – As it relates to disputes concerning the clauses applicable to substitutes.

Article 24:        Signatures
Appendix B:    Salary Classification – as it relates to the conversion to per diem under 5:02.

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5.09 Limited Teacher-General Contract Teachers

1. Upon appointment to ongoing continuous service beginning the 1997-98 school year, teachers with two (2) years of continuous service under a    Limited Teacher-General contract shall be granted a permanent contract.

2. The division shall not employ more teachers under Limited Teacher-General contract than there are teachers on leaves of absence.

3. A teacher who has been employed by the division under a Limited Teacher-General contract and who subsequently is employed under a Teacher-General contract pursuant to 1. above, shall be deemed to have been employed under a Teacher-General contract since the commencement of his/her duties under a Limited Teacher-General contract and shall be entitled retroactively to all benefits arising therefrom.

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5.10

Part-time teachers and teachers in job sharing arrangements may participate in school activities during the regular school day when requested by the employer.  Part-time teachers and teachers in job sharing arrangements shall receive per diem rate or portion thereof for time spent over and above their regularly scheduled teaching time during the school day.  By mutual agreement between the teacher and the Division, time in lieu of compensation may be given.

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5.11

The school activities, when occurring during the regular school day, eligible for payment for part-time teachers and teachers in job sharing arrangements are:

1. In-service components;
2. Field trips, band trips, music festivals and any other school related business.

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5.12

All other duties performed by the part-time teacher shall be assigned on a pro-rata basis.

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5.13

Part-time teachers shall be assigned preparation time on a pro-rata basis.

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5.14

Part-time Teacher’s First Consideration for Full-time Positions

When a full-time teaching position becomes vacant within the division, first consideration shall be given to part-time teachers who apply for the position and are already employed within the division provided that:

1. Students in the charge of these part-time teachers, in the opinion of the Superintendent, are not negatively affected by the loss of their teachers due to the time of year, particular conditions in their assignment and/or schools and particular relationships with the students in question; and,

2. There is a better match between competence, qualifications and experience of the applicant currently on staff as compared to those applicants not on staff at the time of these positions being declared vacant.

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5.15 Limited Term Teacher - General Contract

A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty (20) days of extended substitute teaching shall, on the twenty-first (21st) day, be signed to a Limited Term Teacher contract, unless the return of the regular teacher or the conclusion of the substitute assignment will occur within five (5) working days.

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ARTICLE 6: Leaves of Absence

6.01 Parental Leave

 "Parent" includes a natural parent or person with whom a child is placed for adoption or legal guardianship and a person who is in a relationship of some permanence with a parent of a child and who intends to treat the child as his or her own.

1. Upon the occasion of the birth/adoption of a teacher’s child, he/she shall be granted a one day absence with pay for the actual occasion of birth/adoption and one further day of leave with pay to be taken within fifteen (15) days of the event.  Leave of absence with pay shall be provided when the day of birth or the additional day falls on a regular school day.

2. Requests for parental or adoptive leave shall be submitted prior to such leave.

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6.02 Leave of Absence With Pay

A leave of absence shall be granted without any deduction in salary for the following reasons, subject to the approval of the Superintendent:

1. To attend conventions or meetings of organizations with programs relevant to the teacher's work;

2. To deliver addresses before educational bodies;

3. To attend examinations in order to secure a higher certificate or to secure university standing;

4. To attend convocation to receive a university degree.

5. Up to one (1) day to attend the secondary or post-secondary graduation of the teacher’s child, spouse and/or partner.

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6.03 Leave of Absence Without Pay

A teacher may be granted, upon request, leave of absence without pay subject to the following conditions:

1. Applications for such leave shall be submitted to the Board by November 30th if the leave is to be granted in the current school year or by April 1st if the leave is to be granted in the following school year.

2. A teacher granted leave of absence shall be regarded as still on staff and the leave of absence shall not constitute a break in tenure nor shall it reduce the number of day's accumulated sick leave.

3. Teachers engaged in educational duties during this leave of absence shall during that period accrue increments as outlined in Article 4.02.

4. A teacher, after leave of absence, shall return to a teaching salary as per Article 4.02.

5. A teacher who is returning from a leave of absence shall, whenever possible, be placed in the position held prior to the commencement of the leave. Where that is not possible, consideration will be given to placing the teacher in a position that is comparable in relation to age of students and content of subject matter.

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6.04 Executive Leave

A teacher, being a member of the Manitoba Teachers' Society Executive Committee or of the Executive Committee of any branch thereof or any special committee of the Society, or being appointed an official representative or delegate of the Society, or any branch thereof, or being a Society appointee to a committee of the Department of Education, and being authorized by the Executive Committee of the Society to attend a meeting of the Committee of which he or she is a member or to act as a representative or delegate of the Society or any branch of the Society in a matter of Society business requiring absence from school shall have the right to attend such meeting or to act as such representative or delegate and shall be excused from school duties for such purposes on not more than a total of twelve (12) teaching days in any school year, provided that a substitute satisfactory to the Board can be secured and that the cost of providing said substitute is assumed by the Society and shall not be charged upon the Board concerned. No additional leave of absence shall be taken for the purpose mentioned above, except with the consent and approval of the Board.

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6.05 President Leave

1. President Leave/Vice-President Leave-Manitoba Teachers’ Society

 (a)  A teacher elected President/Vice-President of The Manitoba Teachers' Society shall be granted leave for the duration of his/her term.
 
 (b)  A teacher who is returning from being President/Vice-President of The Manitoba Teachers' Society shall, whenever possible, be placed in the position held prior to the commencement of the leave.  Where that is not possible, consideration will be given to placing the teacher in a position that is comparable in relation to age of students and content of subject matter.

2. President Leave - Seven Oaks Teachers' Association (See Letter of Understanding)

(a)  A teacher who is elected President and/or Vice-President of the Seven Oaks Teachers'   Association shall be granted leave for the term of his/her presidency. 

(b)  The amount of leave granted the President and/or Vice-President of the Association will be in an amount that may be mutually agreeable to the Board and the Association.

(a)  The Association agrees to reimburse the Division for the costs of leave granted the President and/or Vice-President of the Association.

(d) A teacher who is elected President and/or Vice-President of the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association, and who has a partial teaching load, shall if possible, be accommodated in the same school in a position that is comparable in relation to age of students and/or subject matter to the position he/she held the previous year.

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6.06 Judicial and Witness Leave

A teacher called upon to serve as a juror or subpoenaed witness shall be granted leave without any deduction in salary.  Any monies received by the Teacher from the courts shall be assigned to the school board.

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6.07 Religious Leave

 A teacher under contract shall be given leave of absence up to a maximum of three (3) days per school year without loss of pay for major religious holy days observed by the teacher and designated as a day of obligation by the teacher’s religion.

Teachers shall not absent themselves from duty for reasons of religious holy days without first notifying the Superintendent or his/her designate.

The following notification period shall apply:

1. Teachers on staff requiring religious holy leave during the school year shall provide notice in writing on the prescribed form as soon as possible after the start of the school year however not later than September 30th .

2. In instances where religious holy leave is required prior to September 30th in the school year notice shall be given within ten (10) working days after the start of the school year, unless the holy day falls within the first ten (10) working days of the school year where the notice shall not be less than five (5) working days.

3. Where the appropriate notice has not been given religious holy day’s leave will be provided and the teacher’s regular salary will be deducted the substitute teacher rate in the teacher’s salary classification.

 The parties agree that this Article constitutes reasonable accommodation for religious holy leave.

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6.08 Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave

 1. Every female teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave and every teacher shall be entitled to adoptive leave in accordance with this Article.

2. Every teacher shall be entitled to unpaid parental leave.

3. Except as otherwise provided therein the Manitoba Employment Standards Code will apply.

4. In addition, the Board shall, upon written request, grant further maternity/adoptive/parental leave up to an additional eighteen (18) months provided that the termination of such leaves coincides with either the first day of the Fall Term, the first day of school after January 1st, the first day of school after Spring break, or in the case of a teacher returning to a secondary school, the first day of the second semester.

5. The condition of the maternity/adoptive/parental leave shall be determined by the teacher and the Board to their mutual satisfaction.

6. The Board shall provide the teacher and the Association with a copy of the agreement reached in 5) above prior to the commencement of maternity/adoptive/parental leave.

7. Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave shall not constitute a break in employment for teachers under Teacher-General contracts or teachers under Limited Teacher-General contracts offered continued employment by the Division.

8. Upon expiry of the maternity/adoptive/parental leave, the teacher shall be reinstated in the position occupied by her/him at the time such leave commenced or in a comparable position prior to maternity/adoptive/parental leave.

9. A teacher taking maternity leave pursuant to this Article shall receive pay for the period of leave up to seventeen (17) weeks in the amount of ninety percent (90%) of the salary being received at the time leave was taken, this pay to include any benefits received from Human Resources Development Canada to a Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB) Plan.  The implementation of this clause is subject to the successful arrangement of a Supplemental Employment Benefits Plan with Human Resources Development Canada.

10. In respect of the period of maternity leave, payments made according to the SEB Plan will consist of the following:

(a) For the first two weeks, payment equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of her gross salary, and

(b) Up to fifteen (15) additional week’s payment equivalent to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefits the employee is eligible to receive and ninety percent (90%) of her gross salary.

11. A teacher taking parental or adoptive leave shall receive pay for the period of leave up to ten (10) weeks of payment equivalent to the difference between the payment from HRDC and 90% of his/her salary. The ten weeks includes any waiting period required for employment insurance benefits.

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6.09 Personal Leave

 1.    Absences for emergency purposes or in extenuating circumstances as determined by the Superintendent, shall be either at:

                  (a)  no cost to the teacher involved, or

 

(b)  at the actual cost of a substitute required to replace the teacher during the period of such absence.

           

                  The decision as to whether (a) or (b) above shall apply shall be made by the Superintendent based upon the nature of the emergency or circumstances.

 2.    In the event of the death of a member of a teacher's immediate family or relative, no deduction from salary shall be made for the teacher's absence
up to a maximum of five (5) days.  Should more than five (5) days absence be required Article 6.09 (1) shall apply.

 

 3.    Request for absences for other personal reasons must be submitted to the Superintendent for approval.

 

                  The absence shall be:

 

a)  Two (2) personal days per school year at no cost to the teacher involved (no reason required), one (1) day may be carried over for one year. These days will not be used for extending holidays.

 

(b)  at no cost to the teacher involved, or

(c)  at the actual cost of a substitute required to replace the teacher during the period of such absence, or

 

(d)  without pay (per diem rate).

 

                  The decision as to whether (b), (c), or (d) above shall apply will be made by the Superintendent based upon the nature of the circumstances.

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6.10 Sick Leave

1. When a teacher is sick, that teacher shall be entitled to a leave of absence called sick leave, and shall be entitled to be paid full salary during such leave.

2. Each teacher shall be credited with twenty (20) teaching day’s sick leave with full salary at the beginning of each year of continuous employment as a teacher with this School Division.

3. All unused sick leave in each year shall accumulate from year to year to a maximum of one hundred and twenty-five (125) teaching days.

4. Each teacher shall be notified in November of each year of his/her total accumulation of sick leave.

5. After an absence of three (3) consecutive teaching days a teacher may be required to produce a certificate from a duly qualified practitioner for any illness certifying that such teacher was unable to carry out duties due to illness.

6. The Board may grant, at its discretion, additional sick leave with pay.

7.  (a) No teacher shall suffer a loss of sick leave due to injuries sustained on the job and/or school sponsored extra-curricular activities and related supervision.  The teacher injured shall be placed on sick leave, short term and/or long term disability insurance until he/she is able to return to work.  When the teacher returns to work, the Board will re-instate his/her sick leave entitlement accumulated prior to the injury.

    (b) The Division may reimburse out of pocket expenses incurred by the teacher as a result of an on-the job injury to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per school year where the teacher has certain expenses beyond the maximum coverage provided for in the Extended Health Plan or incurs certain expenses related to medical items not covered by the Extended Health Plan and where such expenses are not covered by another Party or Plan.

In accordance with administrative guidelines and within the maximum set out above, the Division shall reimburse teachers for the above-mentioned expenses (e.g. drug costs, physiotherapy, etc.) for a period of up to twelve (12) months following the injury or accident.

“On-the-job-injury” means a disability resulting from an accident or injury occurring in the course of performing duties arising out of employment under contract with the Division.

8. Any teacher, who for reason of illness or injury exhausts his/her sick leave allocation and is placed on short term and/or long term disability, shall receive:

(a) a pro rata share, or 5 days of the 20 day sick leave allocation, whichever is greater, if returning during the school year, or

(b) 20 days of sick leave if returning at the beginning of the succeeding school year.

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6.11 Family Leave

Each teacher shall be entitled to use up to four (4) days of sick leave per school year to attend to the illness or accident, injury or medical appointment of spouses, children and/or parents.  Such leave is non-cumulative from one school year to the next school year.

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6.12 Deferred Salary Leave Plan

A Deferred Salary leave may be granted at the discretion of the Board to eligible teachers according to a separate Deferred Salary Leave Agreement between the Association and the Board.

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6.13 Leave For Civic Duties

Teachers holding elected civic positions shall have the right to attend to civic duties during school time, to a maximum of ten (10) teaching days per school year, the first five (5) of which shall be charged to said teacher at the teacher's own substitute rate as stipulated in Article 5.01 regardless of whether a substitute is engaged or not.  The latter five (5) days if taken, shall be deducted from salary at the teacher's per diem rate.  A request for days in excess of the ten (10) days as allowed above must be approved by the Superintendent and will be deducted, if approved, at the teacher's per diem rate.

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6.14 Part-time Leave of Absence Without Pay

 1. Any teacher may, without prejudice to their current proportion of assignment, request a part-time leave of absence without pay.  The teacher shall specify the proportion of time and the period for which the part-time leave is requested at the time of submitting such request.

2. The granting of such leave shall be conditional upon:

(a) the receipt by the division, of application for leave by November 15th if leave is requested for the Spring Term of the current school year; and by April 1st if the leave is requested for the Fall Term of the next school year; and,

(b) the procurement of a suitable replacement for the assignment from which leave is requested so as to minimize disruption of the education of the children affected.

3. A teacher, after leave of absence, shall return to a teaching assignment equal in proportion to the one from which leave was granted.

4. A teacher, who is returning from such leave of absence shall, whenever possible be placed in the position held prior to commencement of the leave.  Where that is not feasible, consideration shall be given to placement in a position, upon the teacher’s preference, that is comparable in relation to age of students and content of subject matter.

5. Provision made in sub-articles 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.13 shall continue to apply.

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ARTICLE 7: Retraining

The cost of course(s) requested or approved by the Board, shall be paid by the Board as follows:

1. Courses offered locally -- tuition fees only.

2. Courses not offered locally -- tuition fees plus approved expenses.

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ARTICLE 8: Community Schools Staff

The instructional personnel employed in the Community Schools Program operated by the Seven Oaks School Division shall be paid as follows:

 

 

Effective

Effective

Effective

Sept.2014

Sept. 2015

Sept. 2016

Supervising Teacher

$21.97

$22.41

$22.86

Certified Teachers:

 

 

 

Classes I - III

$35.13

$35.83

$36.55

Classes IV - VII

$43.96

$44.84

$45.74

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ARTICLE 9: Group Plans

9.01 Life Insurance

A plan of group life insurance shall be made available to all members of the teaching staff on the following basis:

"A"     Basic - two (2) times the annual salary to the next $10,000 with a cost share formula where the board pays for the first 1x salary.

"B"     Optional - four times annual salary rounded up to the next $10,000 with the board paying the first 1x salary.

“C”    Optional – six (6) times annual salary rounded up to the next $10,000 with the board paying the first 1x salary.

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9.02

Teachers who are employed by the Board under a Teacher-General or Limited Teacher-General contract for a period which exceeds sixty (60) teaching days shall participate in either plan "A" or plan "B" of the group life insurance plan outlined in Article 9.01.

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9.03

Teachers may request an increase in coverage from one plan to the other by June 30th of the current year to take effect September 1st of the next school year. The change is subject to the approval of the insurance carrier.

Effective October 1, 2014 or When Implemented

Articles 9.01,9.02, and 9.03 no longer apply and the following wording is effective.

The Division will administer the Manitoba Public School Employees Group Life Insurance Plan (MPSEGLIP) according to the terms and conditions of the Master Policy of the said plan. The basic coverage is two (2) times annual salary with a cost share formula where the board pays the first 1x salary. Participation in the plan is a condition of employment.

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9.04 Extended Health Care, Vision and Dental Plan

 A plan of Extended Health Care, Vision and Dental Plan shall be made available to employees on an ongoing cost sharing formula on the following basis:

1. Participation in this plan shall be a condition of employment effective September 1, 2006

2. That the Association select four (4) members to sit on the Benefit Plan Advisory Committee

3. The Association may elect to opt out of the Extended Health Care, Vision and Dental Plan by providing notice to the division thirty (30) days prior to the plan renewal date.  In such an event, employee benefits shall cease effective August 31st and further, the division’s share of the premiums shall cease August 31st (but paid out June 30th).  The division’s cost-share contributions shall revert to the division immediately thereafter.

As soon as the existing plan allows, the group life insurance plan will be moved to the MTS group life plan. When this switch takes place the board share of the extended health benefits plan will increase to 55%.

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9.05 Disability Benefits Plan

A plan of short term and long term disability insurance shall be made available to members of the teaching staff on the following basis:

1.  Participation in this plan shall be a condition of employment effective January 1, 1969.

2.  The established premium shall be paid by the teacher.

3.  The Board agrees to make available payroll deduction privileges to its staff for the purpose of the disability benefits plan.

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9.06 Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan

The Board agrees to administer a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan.

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ARTICLE 10: Transfer/Reassignment

10.01

All teachers, administrators and team leaders have the right to consultation in respect to any changes in their assignment.

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10.02

The Association recognizes the right of the Division to assign teachers employed by the Division to schools under its jurisdiction.

The Division shall provide to any teacher being considered for transfer an opportunity for consultation with respect to the transfer and the details of the intended assignment.

The most reasonable notice possible given the circumstances shall be provided to the teacher.

The right to transfer shall be exercised fairly and reasonably, having due regard to the educational needs of the Division, and the interests of the teacher involved.

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ARTICLE 11: Bulletining of Positions

11.01

The Division shall, on May 1st of every year, post electronically to all SOTA members all teaching and administrative positions potentially open at that time for the next school year as a result of:

1. Leaves of absences of full year duration (exclusive of maternity and sick leaves);

2. Newly created positions.

3. Resignations and/or Retirements;

4. Vacancies occurring during the course of the school year (excluding sick leave).

Additionally the Division will post until June 15th, all openings resulting from transfer to those vacant positions or becoming open for other reasons.

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ARTICLE 12: Employment Insurance Rebate

12.01

Should the Division become eligible for a reduction in premium under the Employment Insurance Act, the teachers' five twelfth (5/12th) share of the premium reduction shall be remitted to the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association treasurer in two payments; one payment to be made at the end of June and the balance to be remitted by the end of January.

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ARTICLE 13: Deduction of Professional Fees

13.01

A condition of initial employment as a teacher and of continued employment as a teacher in the Seven Oaks School Division shall be membership in the Manitoba Teachers' Society.

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13.02

The annual fees due to the Manitoba Teachers' Society by any member thereof shall be deducted in equal parts from the September to August cheques. The fees deducted shall be in accordance with the current scale of fees. The Society fees shall be remitted to the Manitoba Teachers' Society office.

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13.03

All teachers of the Division shall be required, as a condition of their employment, to pay the annual fees of the local Association.

1. Each teacher's dues shall be deducted in equal parts from the September to August cheques and submitted to the Treasurer of the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association on or before the 15th day of the succeeding month with the final payment for the June, July and August deductions being submitted on or before July 15th. 

2. New teachers, full time or part-time, engaged by the Division during the school year shall have their local Association dues deducted monthly from the date of their employment.

3. Substitute teachers engaged by the Division shall have full local Association fees deducted from that pay period, effective September 2012.

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ARTICLE 14: Professional Development Fund and Advisory Committees

14.01 Board SOTA Professional Development Committee

 1. The Board SOTA Professional Development Committee will have equal representation of SOTA members and appointed Seven Oaks School Division Board representatives.

2. The Committee shall allow tuition fees (at 1/3) to come out of the in-province portion.

3. The fund is set at 3 times the Class VII maximum teachers’ salary.

4. The administration of this fund will follow an Operational Agreement arrived at by the Board SOTA Professional Development Committee which is to be reviewed annually.

5. Funds not approved in a given budget year will be carried forward to the next.

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14.02

 The Advisory Committee shall consist of:

1. Four Board representatives.

2. Four Teacher representatives appointed by the Association one of whom shall be the Association Vice-President.

  The names of appointees shall be given to the Superintendent by the thirty-first (31st) day of October.  The Association shall assume the responsibility of naming its representatives.

  This Committee shall have two (2) chairpersons:  one designated by the Association and one designated by the Board.  They shall alternate in the chairing of the meetings of the committee.

 3. The Committee shall meet monthly, or as often as found necessary.

 4. The duties of this Committee shall be:

  (a) To serve the Board in the promotion of good communications and Board-Staff relations.

(b) To report on problems raised for consideration by the Board, administrators, teachers; the findings to be submitted to the Board for consideration and appropriate action.

(c) To consider the adequacy and effectiveness of the total school program and ways and means of better meeting the needs, interests and abilities of students and teachers.

(d) To carry out other duties as may be assigned by the Board and the Association by mutual agreement.

(e) Matters currently being dealt with by the Negotiation Committee shall be excluded from the duties of the Advisory Committee.

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ARTICLE 15: Complaints Against Teachers

15.01

It is agreed that complaints against teachers should be dealt with as outlined in the Policy Manual, Complaints and Grievances, GAE.

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15.02

It is agreed that should the Division receive any complaints as defined in policy GAE regarding a teacher in its employ, the Division shall as early as possible communicate in writing said complaint to the teacher concerned and shall, before passing judgment, afford the teacher an opportunity to make a personal presentation of his or her case in refutation.  In such a case, the teacher may use a representative to present his or her case.

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15.03

The Board will not make any changes or deletions to policy GAE without consultation with the Association.

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ARTICLE 16: Lay-Off Procedure

Lay-off procedures shall be in accordance with Appendix "A" forming part of this agreement.

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ARTICLE 17: Discipline

The imposition of discipline with just cause by the Division or any agent thereof in the form of written warning(s) and/or suspension(s) with or without pay shall be subject to the following provisions:

1. Where the Board or person(s) acting on behalf of the Board so disciplines any person covered by the Collective Agreement and where the affected person is not satisfied that the discipline is for just cause, the Board's action shall be deemed to be a difference between the parties to or persons bound by this Collective Agreement under Article 20, Provisions For Settlement of Dispute During Currency of Agreement.

2. When such a difference is referred to a Board of Arbitration under Article 20, The Board of Arbitration shall have the power to:

(a) uphold the discipline;
 
(b) rescind the discipline;

(c) vary or modify the discipline;

(d) order the Board to pay all or part of any loss of pay and/or benefits in respect of the discipline;

(e) do one or more of the things set out in sub-clause (a), (b), (c) and (d) above.

3. This Article does not apply to teacher assessment and evaluation process done pursuant to Board policy and practices and amendments thereto, except where the implementation of said policy against a person covered by this collective agreement is for the purpose of disciplining said person.

4. The Association agrees that the Board, or any agent thereof, has the right to suspend a teacher with or without pay for just cause.

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ARTICLE 18: Interest on Retroactive Pay

If no settlement is reached as of December 1st the Board will pay interest on retroactive salary increases to employees covered in this agreement. Such interest will be paid on the gross amount of retroactive pay due less the amount of any statutory deduction for Canada Pension, Employment Insurance, and Income Tax with respect to that pay. The interest shall be calculated from the date on which the monies would have been due to the date of actual payment.

Interest shall be computed on the average instructional salary for the aggregate number of teachers, including administrators, employed by the Board and at the average rate, which is paid by the Royal Bank of Canada on non-chequing savings accounts during that period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing method of calculation, the distribution of the accumulated interest to individual employees shall be accomplished via a method mutually acceptable to the Board and the Association. The above payment shall be added to each teacher's annual salary for income tax purposes.

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ARTICLE 19: Working Conditions

19.01

 Extra-curricular activities are voluntary.

“Extra-curricular activities” means student-related athletic, social, recreational and cultural activities, occurring outside the normal school day, but does not include activities related to academic or instructional matters or curriculum subjects outside the normal school day, whether such occur alone or with students, parents, or administrative staff, such as (without limitation) staff meetings, parent teacher meetings, committee work, in-service sessions, marking and setting examinations, or marking school assignments. Teacher participation in extra-curricular activities is voluntary. The parties also acknowledge the importance of extra-curricular activities as an integral part of each student’s educational experience.

An eligible extra-curricular activity is an activity which has received prior approval from the school principal. Commencing in September 2014, and thereafter, in any school year (as per the Minister of Education’s definition), a teacher will be entitled to paid leave of absence of one-half day for twenty-five, (25) hours of eligible extra-curricular activities to a maximum of two half days per school year, provided that:

1. The date of such leave shall be mutually agreed upon between the principal and the teacher.

2. Teachers must submit their request for leave a minimum of five (5) working days before the date of the desired leave to the Superintendent.

3. This leave may be used up to December of the following school year excluding one day prior to the winter break.

4. Such leave is not to be used to extend the December holidays, spring break or summer vacation.

5. Accumulated extra-curricular activity hours cannot be carried over from one school year to the next.

6. The leave may not be taken in conjunction with any leave unless authorized by the Superintendent.

7. A part time teacher shall be entitled to the equivalent time off as a full time teacher.

 19.01.01   Teachers authorized to engage in approved extra-curricular activities shall be reimbursed for reasonable, documented mileage and meal expenses related to such activities at the rates set out in policy DJD.

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19.02 Freedom from Violence

The Division and the Association recognize the right of all employees to work in an environment free from physical violence, verbal abuse or the threat of physical assault.

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19.03 Meal Period

Each teacher will be entitled to an uninterrupted meal period between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each school day. This meal period shall be equal to the midday intermission given to students of the school in which the teacher is employed. Designated professional staff will be on call during this meal period to deal with discipline, parent inquiries and other problems normally under the jurisdiction of a teacher.

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19.04 Working Conditions

The instructional day for K – 8 schools exclusive of the lunch period shall be 5½ hours or such time as may be determined by the Minister of Education.  High schools shall be 5¾ hours or such time as determined by the Minister of Education.

The division shall determine the hours of opening and closing of the school day.

Within the instructional day the division will provide a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) minutes of preparation time per six (6) day cycle for full time teachers in K-6 schools. Effective September 2016: within the instructional day the division will provide a minimum of two hundred and ten (210) minutes of preparation time per six (6) day cycle for full time teachers in K-5 and K-6, where the grade six students have recess, schools.  For teachers in middle schools and grade 6-8 teachers in K-8 schools, the division will provide a minimum of two hundred and forty (240) minutes of preparation time per six (6) day cycle.  For teachers in high schools the division will provide a minimum of three hundred (300) minutes of preparation time per six (6) day cycle. 

The division will make every reasonable effort to schedule preparation time in blocks of not less than thirty (30) minutes. 

Part time teachers will be provided with preparation time on a pro rata basis.

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ARTICLE 20: Provisions for Settlement of Dispute During Currency of Agreement

20.01

Any difference between the parties to, or persons bound by the agreement or on whose behalf it was entered into, concerning its content, meaning, application or violation, which is not settled to the satisfaction of the parties within ten (10) teaching days from the date when the Association takes the matter up with the Board or the Board notifies the Association in writing of its desire to have the difference negotiated, shall, upon written request of either party be submitted to an Arbitration Board, consisting of three members.

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20.02

Each of the parties to the dispute shall, within seven (7) days of the date of the written request for arbitration, appoint an arbitrator and shall notify the other party of the appointment.

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20.03

These two arbitrators within a further period of seven (7) days after their appointment, shall meet and select a Chairperson mutually satisfactory to both. Should the two (2) arbitrators fail to agree upon a Chairperson within the required seven (7) days either party may request the Manitoba Labour Board to make the appointment of a Chairperson.

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20.04

Except as herein provided the Labour Relations Act shall apply.

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ARTICLE 21: Retirement/Resignation Advance Notice Gratuity

The parties agree that teachers who provide written notice to the Board of their intention to retire or resign at the completion of a given school year shall be given an advance notice gratuity in accordance with the following schedule:

• $1,000.00 if written notice is provided and received no later than the last weekday, on which the Board Office is open, in April of the year in which the teacher is to resign or retire.
• $1,500.00 if written notice is provided and received no later than the last weekday, on which the Board Office is open, in March of the year in which the teacher is to resign or retire.
• $2,000.00 if written notice is provided and received no later than the last weekday, on which the Board Office is open, in February of the year in which the teacher is to resign or retire.

Payment of such resignation gratuity for teachers not retiring shall be made on June 30th.

Payment of such retirement gratuity shall be made, at the option of the teacher, on the effective date of his/her retirement, or the first pay in January of the year following his/her retirement.

A retiring teacher who wishes to have his/her retirement gratuity placed into an RRSP shall so notify the Board and complete any prescribed forms.

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ARTICLE 22: Employment of Guidance Counsellors During the Summer Vacation

Guidance counsellors who have a full-time counselling position in a high school the following year may be employed during the Summer Vacation to assist with timetable changes for students for up to five (5) days as assigned by the principal. Such employment shall be voluntary on the part of the counsellor. Guidance counsellors shall receive during the following school year compensatory time equal to the number of days employed during July and August. The method and timing of such compensatory time shall be mutually agreed to by the principal and the counsellor. The details of such arrangements shall be subject to the prior approval of the Superintendent.

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ARTICLE 23: Allowance for Travel

All members covered by this Collective Agreement who are approved by the Division to use a motor vehicle in the performance of their duties will be paid an allowance in accordance with the current mileage rate as per divisional policy.

All claims for transportation allowance must be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer for payment.

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ARTICLE 24: Signatures

Filing of this agreement with the proper authorities shall be the separate responsibility of both the Association and the Board.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba, this _15th _ day of October 2014


Signed and agreed to each in the presence of the other.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD         ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION


___________________________         ________________________________
Chairperson of the Board                         President

___________________________         ________________________________
Co-Chair of Negotiations                         Chairperson of Negotiations

___________________________          _______________________________
Secretary-Treasurer                                  Secretary

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APPENDIX 'A'

LAY-OFF PROCEDURE

1. In attempting to anticipate the development of redundant positions, the Seven Oaks School Board shall provide the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association with forecasts on enrolments and teacher requirements.

2. No teacher shall be laid off until the Seven Oaks School Board in consultation with the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association has assessed possible alternatives affecting lay-off.  These alternatives could include leaves, attrition, transfer, sabbaticals, job sharing, staffing ratios.

3. Where it is determined by the Board in consultation with the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association, that a lay-off is necessary, the criterion the Board shall use in releasing teachers shall be seniority in the division except in those special circumstances when the Board, having explained the situation to the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association and seriously considered its response, decides that this procedure is contrary to the special projects or needs of the Division.

4. Those teachers having least seniority in the division as listed in No. 5 below shall be identified in sufficient numbers to enable the Board no later than May 15th to identify the teachers to be laid off.

5. For purposes of identifying staff, the Board shall make available to the Seven Oaks Teachers' Association in January of any given year, a list of teachers whose contract commenced within the last three years.

6. Seniority shall be determined on the basis of the following criteria:

(a) The length of continuous employment, full or part-time, with the Division from the first date of hire.

(b) Where teachers have the same length of employment with the Division, the order on the "teacher lay-off" list shall be determined on the basis of total recognized teaching experience.

(c) If the length of teaching experience is equal as defined in a) and b), the teacher to be dismissed shall be determined by the Board.

(d) For the purpose of this Article any approved leave of absence shall not be deemed to interrupt the continuity of service and the duration of such leave shall be considered as experience for seniority purposes but not salary purposes.

7. If a teacher's position becomes redundant in a subject area, seniority shall be recognized by the teacher's being provided with the opportunity of transferring to another subject area or grade level within the same school, or to another school in the Division.

8. No later than May 15th, the Board shall notify in writing those teachers who have been identified for lay-off. (The Seven Oaks Teachers' Association will receive a copy of the letter.)  Each teacher shall be permitted a period of ten (10) days after the receipt of said lay-off notice to protest in writing any alleged omission or incorrect listing, upon which the lay-off was based, to the Board.  Such protest shall be confined to errors or changes occurring subsequent to the publication of the current seniority list the previous January.  In the event the teacher does not file a written protest with the Board within the time stipulated, the list shall be deemed correct.

9. A teacher shall lose seniority for any of the following reasons:

(a) The teacher resigns.

(b) The teacher fails to return to work after the termination of any leave granted by the employer.

(c) The teacher is not re-employed within two (2) calendar years after September 30th following the date of the lay-off period.

(d) The teacher's contract is terminated for cause.

10. Laid-off teachers shall be placed on a re-employment list.  Teachers placed on the re-employment list shall be rehired in the order of their seniority, if the teacher so affected has the qualifications to perform the work.

11. (a) Any teacher on the re-employment list who refuses to accept a position for which the teacher has the qualifications to perform the work stipulated in 10 above, shall be by-passed and the position shall be offered to the next teacher on the re-employment list.

(b) Notice of recall to a teacher who has been placed on the re-employment list shall be made by registered mail to the last known address of the teacher filed by the teacher.  If the teacher fails to reply within ten (10) calendar days of such recall notice, then the teacher shall be by-passed, and the Board shall recall the teacher next in line according to number above.

(c) No new teachers may be hired by the Board to fill vacant positions while there are teachers on the lay-off list having the qualifications required for those positions.

(d) Teachers on the re-employment list shall be responsible for informing the Board of their availability for vacant positions.

12. If the Board terminates the contract of a teacher, because that position is redundant, the Board shall at the request of the teacher provide the teacher with a letter to this effect.

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APPENDIX 'B'

SCHEDULE C - SALARY CLASSIFICATION

ADMINISTRATION SCOLAIRE
E10 — R.M. 515/88

SCHEDULE C
(section 38)

SALARY CLASSIFICATION

COLUMN 1                                                                                            COLUMN 2         
Professional or Academic Qualifications                                                    Classification
_________________________________________________________________________

Secondary education, plus one year of professional course                         Class 1
work

Secondary education, plus two years of study in a degree                           Class 2
program, including at least one year of professional course
work. A person who holds a Permanent First Class
Certificate, Grade A, but completed only 12 credit hours of
university credits beyond first year or equivalent before
December 31, 1962, and has not since completed
second-year university is included in this class                                             

Secondary education, plus three years of study in a degree                           Class 3
program, including at least one year of professional course
work                                                                                                          

Secondary education, plus four years of study in a degree                            Class 4
program, including at least one year of professional course
work. An undergraduate Bachelor's degree or equivalent is
required                                                                                                      

1    Secondary education, plus five years of study in a                                   Class 5
degree program, including at least one year of
professional course work. An undergraduate Bachelor
degree or equivalent is required.

2    Completion of the 3 year vocational industrial teacher
education program at Red River College or another
approved institution.

1    Secondary education, plus six years of study in a                                         Class 6
degree or post-baccalaureate program, including at
least one year of professional course work. An
undergraduate Bachelor degree or equivalent is
required.

2    Completion of the 3 year vocational industrial teacher
education program at Red River College or another
approved institution and a Bachelor's of Education
degree from the integrated Bachelor of Education
program for vocational teachers.
        
Secondary education, plus seven years of study in a degree                               Class 7 
or post-baccalaureate program, including at least one year         
of professional course work. A Master's degree or equivalent         
is required. A person holding a professional teaching         
certificate or equivalent and a doctoral degree is included in         
this class         
         
For the purposes of this Schedule, 
        
(1) If a person holds a professional teaching certificate and more than one undergraduate degree other than a Bachelor of Education degree, the following shall be recognized for salary classification purposes:
      
(a) first undergraduate degree: all required years of study beyond secondary education;         

(b) additional undergraduate degrees: one year only, regardless of the number of additional undergraduate degrees.         

(2) Despite any other provision of this Schedule, a person who has completed the requirements for a permanent special certificate in vocational industrial education set out in section 12 is included in Class 5.  The person may attain         

(a) a Class 6 classification by completing a Bachelor of Education program; and         

(b) a Class 7 classification by completing the equivalent of 30 credit hours or more of post-secondary study related to the vocational area, including at least 12 credit hours of professional course work, or by completing a post-baccalaureate program, a Masters degree or other approved program.         


 

M.R. 135/91; 102/2005

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AUXILIARY AGREEMENT

THIS AUXILIARY AGREEMENT made this _15th_ day of October 2014.


BETWEEN:

THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
(hereinafter referred to as the “Division”)

- and –

THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
(hereinafter referred to as the “Association”)

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain Collective Agreement dated October _15th_, 2014 the Division has agreed to participate in:

• Short Term Disability Plan – 100% employee paid
• Long Term Disability Plan – 100% employee paid
• Group Life Insurance – the division pays the first 1x and the employee pays the remaining premium
• Extended Health Care, Vision and Dental Plan – cost shared 50/50 between the Division and the employee. Effective October 1, 2014 or the date of implementation of the MPSEGIP the cost share is 55/45 between the Division and the employee.

The Division has agreed to participate in these plans subject to the terms of administration and cost sharing, as determined by the conditions of entry stipulated by the plan.

The division recognizes that not all teachers will be eligible for coverage under these plans by virtue of their administration and underwriting rules.  The Division and the Association agree that certain teachers will be paid according to the annual rate of pay as follows:

September 2014 Grid
Percentage increase 2.00%

Years of Experience Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
0 $39,557 $42,796 $52,456 $55,682 $58,911 $62,168
1 $41,179 $45,470 $54,597 $58,373 $61,610 $64,843
2 $43,331 $48,170 $57,386 $61,115 $64,287 $68,046
3 $45,472 $50,842 $60,351 $64,206 $67,499 $71,298
4 $47,630 $54,077 $63,319 $67,281 $70,739 $75,051
5 $50,303 $57,297 $66,300 $70,374 $74,494 $78,806
6 $43,863 $53,003 $61,044 $69,259 $73,444 $78,251 $83,097
7 $72,346 $77,168 $82,544 $87,396
8 $76,633 $81,488 $86,839 $91,717
9 $81,234 $85,835 $91,157 $95,999

September 2015 Grid
Percentage increase 2.00%

Years of Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Experience
0 $40,348 $43,652 $53,505 $56,796 $60,089 $63,411
1 $42,003 $46,379 $55,689 $59,540 $62,842 $66,140
2 $44,198 $49,133 $58,534 $62,337 $65,573 $69,407
3 $46,381 $51,859 $61,558 $65,490 $68,849 $72,724
4 $48,583 $55,159 $64,585 $68,627 $72,154 $76,552
5 $51,309 $58,443 $67,626 $71,781 $75,984 $80,382
6 $44,740 $54,063 $62,265 $70,644 $74,913 $79,816 $84,759
7 $73,793 $78,711 $84,195 $89,144
8 $78,166 $83,118 $88,576 $93,551
9 $82,859 $87,552 $92.98 $97,919

September 2016 Grid
Percentage increase 2.00%

Years of Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Experience
0 $41,155 $44,525 $54,575 $57,932 $61,291 $64,679
1 $42,843 $47,307 $56,803 $60,731 $64,099 $67,463
2 $45,082 $50,116 $59,705 $63,584 $66,884 $70,795
3 $47,309 $52,896 $62,789 $66,800 $70,226 $74,178
4 $49,555 $56,262 $65,877 $70,000 $73,597 $78,083
5 $52,335 $59,612 $68,979 $73,217 $77,504 $81,990
6 $45,635 $55,144 $63,510 $72,057 $76,411 $81,412 $86,454
7 $75,269 $80,285 $85,879 $90,927
8 $79,729 $84,780 $90,348 $95,422
9 $84,516 $89,303 $94,840 $99,877

This Auxiliary Agreement is attached to and forms part of the Collective Agreement between the Parties dated October _15th_, 2014.


SIGNED AND AGREED                                                               SIGNED AND AGREED
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                                                    ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

_______________________________                                            _______________________________  
Chairperson of the Board                                                                      President of the Association

_______________________________                                            _______________________________
Co-chair of Negotiations                                                                      Chairperson of Negotiations

______________________________                                               _______________________________
Secretary-Treasurer                                                                             Secretary

 

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

ADULT LEARNING CENTRES

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
AND
THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
AND
ADULT LEARNING CENTRES

It is hereby agreed between the aforementioned parties to establish and maintain a special unit status system for the operation of Adult Learning Centres (ALC). This system shall be governed by the following:

All provisions of the Collective Agreement will apply to those staff governed by this Memorandum, except as provided below.

I. Seniority
  
1)  Seniority will remain as defined within Point 6, of Appendix “A” Lay-off procedure of the Collective Agreement between the Seven Oaks School Division and the Seven Oaks Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.

2)  For the purposes of the application of Seniority, each participating Adult Education Centre shall be a special unit unto itself.

II. Lay-off Procedure

     1) Staff reduction within any unit not accomplished through attrition will be dealt   with on the basis of the seniority of teachers assigned to the specific Adult Learning Centre.

     2) Staff who are laid off will be placed on the recall list for the unit from which they are laid off.

     3) Staff who are laid off from Adult Learning Centres will have special consideration if they apply for positions within the Seven Oaks School Division.

III. Procedure for Filling Vacant Positions
    
      1) If a position becomes vacant within the Adult Learning Centre, the vacancy will be filled using first the recall list for the Adult Education Centre.

      2) The recall procedure will be governed by the provisions of Appendix “A” Lay-off procedure in the Collective Agreement.

IV. Leaves of Absence

     1) Requests from teachers for leaves will be considered based on the Collective Agreement and/or policy of the Seven Oaks School Division.
    
     2) Teachers granted leave of absence will, on completion of the leave, return to the Adult Learning Centre they were assigned prior to the leave unless by mutual agreement another arrangement is made.

V. Effective Period

This Agreement becomes effective at the commencement of the 2003-2004 school year, and will continue in effect from year to year thereafter unless one of the parties to the Agreement gives a minimum of three (3) months notice of a desire to terminate this Agreement. Such notice shall become effective on June 30th next following.

The parties further agree that should the Seven Oaks School Division choose to operate an Adult Learning Centre, those staff shall be governed by all provisions of the Collective Agreement.

SIGNED AND AGREED ON BEHALF OF THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION:
____________________________
Chairperson
____________________________
Co Chair of Negotiations
____________________________
Secretary-Treasurer

SIGNED AND AGREED ON BEHALF OF THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’
ASSOCIATION OF THE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY:
_______________________________
President
_______________________________
Negotiations Chairperson
_______________________________
Secretary

SIGNED AND AGREED ON BEHALF OF THE ADULT LEARNING CENTRES:
_______________________________________________
Beth Bisson, Adult Education Centres (AEC) Inc.

_______________________________________________
Brenda Garner, A Stepping Stone Learning Centres Inc.

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Health Premiums

1. Subject to the exceptions listed herein all SOTA members employed by the Division must participate in and pay the set premiums towards the Plan, unless SOTA exercises its opt out right in accordance with Article 9.04(3) of the collective agreement.

2. If a SOTA employee who is on Division authorized personal leave is receiving income from the Division, the Division shall deduct from such income, the applicable premiums and apply the same towards the Plan. If such employee is not in receipt of income from the Division and refuses or neglects to pay the said premiums, such employee shall, for the purposes of Article 9.04 of the collective agreement, be deemed not to be a member of the Plan during such time. The Association shall be advised in writing of the name of any such member, the fact they have refused or neglected to make such payments, and the date their coverage lapsed.

3. A SOTA employee who is on Division authorized maternity or parental leave does not have to participate in and pay premiums towards the Plan if he or she:

a) has been on Division authorized maternity or parental leave for more than 12 months;
b) has benefit coverage through another source (spousal or otherwise); and
c) makes a written request to the Division to be excluded from the Plan.

The Association shall be advised in writing of the name of any such member, the fact they have requested to be excluded, and the date their coverage lapsed.

4. A SOTA employee opting out of the Plan in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be automatically reinstated to the Plan upon his or her return from Division authorized leave and shall have the premiums deducted from his or her pay on the first pay period following his or her return to work. The Association shall be advised in writing of the name of such member and the date of re-instatement.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this __15th_ day of October 2014.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

 

ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

Chairperson of the Board

 

 

President of the Association


Co-chair of Negotiations


 

 

Chairperson of Negotiations


Secretary-Treasurer

 

Secretary

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Article 6.05 2) President/Vice President Leave, Seven Oaks Teachers' Association

THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
AND
THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
Article 6.05 2) President/Vice President Leave, Seven Oaks Teachers’ Association

It is understood by the parties, in accordance with Atricle 6.05 2) (a), that a teacher elected as President or Vice President of the Seven Oaks Local Teachers’ Association (Local Association) is granted a leave of absence for the full term of his or her presidency/vice presidency.

However, in the event the President or Vice President is unable to continue their full term of office due to extended illness beyond twenty (20) consecutive working days, the following shall apply:

• Upon notification by the Local Association, the leave of absence will be terminated.

• Upon termination of the leave of absence, the President or Vice President shall be returned to an assignment consistent with Article 6.05 2) (d).

• The President or Vice President shall thereafter be entitled to access their accumulated sick leave bank.

• The Local Association shall determine if another teacher will be elected or appointed as President or Vice President to fulfil the remainder of the term of office.

• Should another teacher be elected or appointed as President or Vice President in accordance with the above, Article 6.05 2) shall apply.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this __15th__ day of October, 2014.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION
Chairperson of the Board President of the Association
Co-chair of Negotiations Chairperson of Negotiations
Secretary-Treasurer Secretary

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Article 5.03 Manitoba Teachers' Society Fees (Substitute Teachers)

THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
AND
THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Article 5.03 Manitoba Teachers’ Society Fees (Substitute Teachers)

Whereas the Manitoba Teachers’ Society (MTS) at their AGM 2013 amended their by-laws directing that all teachers be deducted MTS fees including substitutes who may be retired teachers receiving TRAF payments, the parties hereby agree that effective October 15, 2014 the second sentence in Article 5.03 will have no cause or effect and is deemed to be deleted from the Collective Agreement. The first sentence of Article 5.03 will be applied to all substitute teachers in respect of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees. Article 13.03 (3) continues to apply in respect of Local Association fees.

For greater clarity, Article 5.03 shall read as follows:

5.03 The Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees shall be deducted from a substitute teachers pay monthly and be pro-rated on the basis of the number of days worked in that specific month.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 10 day of December, 2014.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                           ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

_____________________________                      _______________________________
Chairperson of the Board                                          President of the Association


_____________________________                       _______________________________
Co-chair of Negotiations                                           Chairperson of Negotiations


_____________________________                       _______________________________
Secretary-Treasurer                                                   Secretary

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Article 6.08 Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave

THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
AND
THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
ARTICLE 6.08 MATERNITY/ADOPTIVE/PARENTAL LEAVE

As an outcome of discussions to resolve grievances brought forward by Seven Oaks Teacher’s Association (SOTA), such grievances now withdrawn as per SOTA correspondence dated June  17, 2015 , the Seven Oaks School Division and the Seven Oaks Teachers Association  ( the parties)  agree that the existing wording in Article 6.08 of the 2014 to 2017 collective agreement will remain in force up to and including June 30, 2015. Existing wording reproduced below:

Existing Wording in Effect up to and including June 30, 2015:

6.08 Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave

 1. Every female teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave and every teacher shall be entitled to adoptive leave in accordance with this article.
 2. Every teacher shall be entitled to unpaid parental leave.
 3. Except as otherwise provided therein the Manitoba Employment Standards Code will apply.
 4. In addition, the Board shall, upon written request, grant further maternity/adoptive/parental leave up to an additional eighteen (18) months provided that the termination of such leaves coincides with either the first day of the Fall Term, the first day of school after January 1st, the first day of school after Spring break, or in the case of a teacher returning to a secondary school, the first day of the second semester.
 5. The condition of the maternity/adoptive/parental leave shall be determined by the teacher and the Board to their mutual satisfaction.
 6. The Board shall provide the teacher and the Association with a copy of the agreement reached in 5) above prior to the commencement of maternity/adoptive/parental leave.
 7. Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave shall not constitute a break in employment for teachers under Teacher-General contracts or teachers under Limited Teacher-General contracts offered continued employment by the Division.
 8. Upon expiry of the maternity/adoptive/parental leave, the teacher shall be reinstated in the position occupied by her/him at the time such leave commenced or in a comparable position prior to maternity/adoptive/parental leave.
 9. A teacher taking maternity leave pursuant to this article shall receive pay for the period of leave up to seventeen (17) weeks in the amount of ninety percent (90%) of the salary being received at the time leave was taken, this pay to include any benefits received from Human Resources Development Canada to a Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB) Plan.  The implementation of this clause is subject to the successful arrangement of a Supplemental Employment Benefits Plan with Human Resources Development Canada.
10. In respect of the period of maternity leave, payments made according to the SEB Plan will consist of the following:
      (a) For the first two weeks, payment equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of her gross salary, and
      (b) Up to fifteen (15) additional weeks payment equivalent to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefits the employee is eligible to receive and ninety percent (90%) of her gross salary.
11. A teacher taking parental or adoptive leave shall receive pay for the period of leave up to ten (10) weeks of payment equivalent to the difference between the payment from HRDC and 90% of his/her salary.  The ten weeks includes any waiting period required for employment insurance benefits.

The parties further agree that effective July 1, 2015 the existing Article 6.08 in the 2014 to 2017 collective agreement will be amended as  follows:

6.08 Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave

1. Maternity and Parental/Adoptive Leaves shall be granted in accordance with The Employment Standards Code (Manitoba), which shall prevail if there is an inconsistency between the Code and this Article.
2. In addition, the Board shall, upon written request, grant further maternity/adoptive/parental leave up to an additional eighteen (18) months provided that the termination of such leaves coincides with either the first day of the Fall Term, the first day of school after January 1st, the first day of school after Spring break, or in the case of a teacher returning to a secondary school, the first day of the second semester.
3. The conditions of the maternity/adoptive/parental leave shall be determined by the teacher and the Board to their mutual satisfaction.
4. The Board shall provide the teacher and the Association with a copy of the agreement reached in 5) above prior to the commencement of maternity/adoptive/parental leave.
5. Maternity/Adoptive/Parental Leave shall not constitute a break in employment for teachers under Teacher-General contracts or teachers under Limited Teacher-General contracts offered continued employment by the Division.
6. Upon expiry of the maternity/adoptive/parental leave, the teacher shall be reinstated in the position occupied by her/him at the time such leave commenced or in a comparable position prior to maternity/adoptive/parental leave.

7. Top-Up Benefits

Effective July 1, 2015 a teacher taking Maternity Leave and/or Parental/Adoptive Leave pursuant to this Article shall be entitled to receive pay equivalent to ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary at the time the leave commenced plus any subsequently negotiated salary adjustments for up to one hundred and thirty-five (135) teaching days, which pay will include any employment insurance benefits received in accordance with this Article. Effective July 1 2015 the Division shall pay a teacher on Maternity Leave and/or Parental/Adoptive Leave:

    (a) if the teacher’s two (2) week or ten (10) day waiting period falls entirely on teaching days, ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary plus up to seventy-five (75) teaching days of Maternity Leave Top-up calculated at the difference between the teacher’s employment insurance benefit and ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary provided the teacher remains on either Maternity or Parental Leave and continues to receive employment insurance benefits;

    (b) if the teacher’s two (2) week or ten (10) day waiting period falls partially or entirely within a non-teaching period, ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary for any teaching days and up to eighty-five (85) teaching days of Maternity Leave top up calculated at the difference between the teacher’s employment insurance benefit and ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary provided the teacher remains on either Maternity or Parental Leave and continues to receive employment insurance benefits;

    (c)  up to fifty (50) teaching days of Parental/Adoptive Leave top up calculated at the difference between the teacher’s employment insurance benefit and ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary provided the teacher remains on Parental/Adoptive Leave and continues to receive employment insurance benefits.

For greater certainty, a teacher who is receiving employment insurance benefits shall be entitled to:

    (a)  one hundred and thirty-five (135) teaching days of pay and/or top-up benefits if the teacher takes both Maternity Leave and Parental/Adoptive Leave;

    (b)  eighty-five (85) teaching days of pay and/or top-up benefits if the teacher only takes Maternity Leave;

    (c)  fifty (50) teaching days of pay and/or top-up benefits if the teacher only takes Parental/Adoptive Leave;

unless the teacher takes a shorter period of Maternity Leave or Parental/Adoptive Leave in which case, the pay and/or top-up will be pro-rated to reflect the actual number of teaching days taken. The parties acknowledge that the top-up payments made by the Division for Maternity Leave may extend into the period of time that the teacher is on Parental Leave but the payment is intended to be a top-up of Maternity Leave benefits.

Non-Application

This Article shall not apply to any teacher who is employed on a term contract during the teacher’s first year of employment. All other teachers shall be eligible to receive the top-up benefits once they have been employed for a period of seven (7) months by the Division.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this _____ day of June, 2015.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                              ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

Chairperson of the Board                                           President of the Association

Co-chair of Negotiations                                            Chairperson of Negotiations

Secretary-Treasurer                                                    Secretary

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN:
THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
(the “Division”)

- and –

THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
(the “Association”)

The parties agree to extend the current Collective Agreement (effective date July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2017) by a period of one (1) year. Therefore, the Collective Agreement will have an expiry date of June 30, 2018.

The parties further agree to adjust salaries, allowances and honorariums at a rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) on September 1, 2017 and an additional increase of one and one-half percent (1 .5%) on January 1, 2018.

All other articles in the Collective Agreement and Letters of Understanding would remain unchanged.

For further clarity, any references in the existing collective agreement or letters of understanding to the 2014-2017 collective agreement will now be read as 2014-2018 collective agreement.

 

Dated at Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba, this 11th day of April, 2016.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                        ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

___________________________                     ______________________________
Chairperson of the Board                                      President of the Association

___________________________                      ______________________________
Co-chair of Negotiations                                        Chairperson of Negotiations

__________________________                         _____________________________
Secretary-Treasurer                                               Vice-President of the Association

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Measurable Responsibility

THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION

AND

THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
Measurable Responsibility

As a result of the addition of a half time Vice Principal at R. F. Morrison School the following addition to Article 4.04 allowance for measurable responsibility is required:

Vice Principal (0-525)    September 2015

R. F. Morrison School    $12,797

This Letter of Understanding is in place for the 2015-2016 school year. It may only be renewed subject to the agreement of both parties.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 14th day of September, 2015.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

Chairperson of the Board                               President of the Association


Co-chair of Negotiations                                Chairperson of Negotiations


Secretary-Treasurer                                       Vice President

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September 2017 Grid

Seven Oaks School Division/Seven Oaks Teachers' Association

 

 

September 2017 Grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage Grid Increase

 

1.50%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

0

 

41,772.00

45,193.00

55,394.00

58,801.00

62,210.00

65,649.00

1

 

43,486.00

48,017.00

57,655.00

61,642.00

65,060.00

68,475.00

2

 

45,758.00

50,868.00

60,601.00

64,538.00

67,887.00

71,857.00

3

 

48,019.00

53,689.00

63,731.00

67,802.00

71,279.00

75,291.00

4

 

50,298.00

57,106.00

66,865.00

71,050.00

74,701.00

79,254.00

5

 

53,120.00

60,506.00

70,014.00

74,315.00

78,667.00

83,220.00

6

46,320

55,971.00

64,463.00

73,138.00

77,557.00

82,633.00

87,751.00

7

 

 

 

76,398.00

81,489.00

87,167.00

92,291.00

8

 

 

 

80,925.00

86,052.00

91,703.00

96,853.00

9

 

 

 

85,784.00

90,643.00

96,263.00

101,375.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowances for Measurable Responsibility

1.50%

Principals

Vice Principals

 

 

Collicutt

 

 

 

20,465

 

 

 

Governor Semple

 

 

20,465

 

 

 

MET

 

 

 

20,465

 

 

 

Forest Park

 

 

 

24,932

 

 

 

RF Morrision

 

 

24,932

13,249

 

 

Margaret Park

 

 

24,932

13,249

 

 

Victory

 

 

 

24,932

13,249

 

 

Belmont

 

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

Constable Edward Finney

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

Ecole Riviere Rouge

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

Edmund Partridge

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

Elwick

 

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

HC Avery

 

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

Seven Oaks Middle

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

West St Paul

 

 

26,498

13,249

 

 

AE Wright

 

 

 

31,206

15,604

 

 

Amber Trails

 

 

31,206

15,604

 

 

OV Jewitt

 

 

 

31,206

15,604

 

 

Leila North

 

 

 

31,206

15,604

 

 

James Nisbet

 

 

31,206

15,604

 

 

Riverbend

 

 

 

31,206

15,604

 

 

West Kildonan

 

 

35,917

17,958

 

 

Maples Co-principals

 

 

35,917

 

 

 

Garden City

 

 

40,627

20,314

 

 

Maples 

 

 

 

40,627

20,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seven Oaks Adult Learing Centre Director

20,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divisional Teacher Team Leaders' Allowances

15,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divisional Principal

 

 

15,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Services Coordinator's Allowance

15,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECSS Director 

 

 

18,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director of Adult Education Centre (AEO) inc.

18,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acting administration

 

 

  1,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitute Teachers

 

 

188.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervising Teacher

 

 

23.20

 

 

 

 

Certified Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I - III

 

37.10

 

 

 

 

 

Class IV -VII

 

46.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 30th day of May, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Behalf of the Board

 

 

On Behalf of the Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

 

 

 

President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-chair of Negotiations - SOTA

 

Chair of Negotiations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

Vice President

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January 1, 2018 Grid

Seven Oaks School Division/Seven Oaks Teachers' Association
January 1, 2018
Percentage Grid Increase 1.50%
EXP CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 CLASS 5 CLASS 6 CLASS 7
0   42,399 45,871 56,225 59,683 63,143 66,634
1   44,138 48,737 58,520 62,567 66,036 69,502
2   46,444 51,631 61,510 65,506 68,905 72,935
3   48,739 54,494 64,687 68,819 72,348 76,420
4   51,052 57,963 67,868 72,116 75,822 80,443
5   53,917 61,414 71,064 75,430 79,847 84,468
6 47,015 56,811 65,430 74,235 78,720 83,872 89,067
7       77,544 82,711 88,475 93,675
8       82,139 87,343 93,079 98,306
9       87,071 92,003 97,707 102,896
Allowances for Measurable Responsibility 1.50% Principals Vice Principals
Collicutt 20,772
Governor Semple 20,772
MET 20,772
Forest Park 25,306
RF Morrision 25,306 13,448
Margaret Park 25,306 13,448
Victory 25,306 13,448
Belmont 26,895 13,448
Constable Edward Finney 26,895 13,448
Ecole Riviere Rouge 26,895 13,448
Edmund Partridge 26,895 13,448
Elwick 26,895 13,448
HC Avery 26,895 13,448
Seven Oaks Middle 26,895 13,448
West St Paul 26,895 13,448
AE Wright 31,674 15,838
Amber Trails 31,674 15,838
OV Jewitt 31,674 15,838
Leila North 31,674 15,838
James Nisbet 31,674 15,838
Riverbend 31,674 15,838
West Kildonan 36,456 18,227
Maples Co-principals 36,456
Garden City 41,236 20,619
Maples  41,236 20,619
Seven Oaks Adult Learing Centre Director 20,772
Divisional Teacher Team Leaders' Allowances 16,136
Divisional Principal 16,136
Student Services Coordinator's Allowance 16,136
ECSS Director  18,528
Director of Adult Education Centre (AEO) inc. 18,528
Acting administration 1,195
Substitute Teachers 191.25
Community Schools
Supervising Teacher 23.55
Certified Teacher
Class I - III 37.66
Class IV -VII 47.13
Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 30th day of May, 2016
On Behalf of the Board On Behalf of the Association
Chair President
Co-chair of Negotiations - SOTA Chair of Negotiations
Secretary-Treasurer Vice President

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September 2016 Net Grid

September 2016 Net Grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EHBP

$1,077

 

 

 

 

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

0

                -   

40,078

43,448

53,498

56,855

60,214

63,602

1

                -   

41,766

46,230

55,726

59,654

63,022

66,386

2

                -   

44,005

49,039

58,628

62,507

65,807

69,718

3

                -   

46,232

51,819

61,712

65,723

69,149

73,101

4

                -   

48,478

55,185

64,800

68,923

72,520

77,006

5

                -   

51,258

58,535

67,902

72,140

76,427

80,913

6

44,558

54,067

62,433

70,980

75,334

80,335

85,377

7

                -   

                -   

                -   

74,192

79,208

84,802

89,850

8

                -   

                -   

                -   

78,652

83,703

89,271

94,345

9

                -   

 

                -   

83,439

88,226

93,763

98,800

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this _____th day of June, 2016    
       
 On Behalf of the Board                            On Behalf of the Association 
       
 _________________________            ________________________       
 Chair                                                       President  
       
 __________________________          ________________________            
 Co-chair of Negotiations - SOTA            Chair of Negotiations 
       
 ________________________              _______________________           
 Secretary-Treasurer                                Vice President  

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Article 4.04 Allowance for Measurable Responsibility

THE SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION

AND

THE SEVEN OAKS TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION


LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Article 4.04 Allowance for Measurable Responsibility

Whereas during the 2014 negotiations between the Association and the Division the following wording was agreed to and was to be effective Fall Term 2015;

And whereas such agreed to wording was omitted in error from the final version of the collective agreement;

Therefore it is agreed that this letter of understanding serves to correct such omission;

Further the omitted wording will be incorporated into the next collective agreement.

Omitted agreed to wording, to be effective Fall term 2015, to be incorporated into the next collective agreement:

Enrollment for placement on the scale for measurable responsibility shall be the September 30th enrolment as corrected at November 30th.

Where a school’s enrolment changes resulting in a lower allowance for measurable responsibility the current incumbent’s allowance shall remain at the higher rate until such time as the incumbent vacates the position.

For greater clarity, the lower allowance will only apply to the position after the incumbent has left the position. Nothing in this LOU will affect the incumbent’s rights under Article 4.04 of the collective agreement.


Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 15th day of December, 2015.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD                 ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION

Chairperson of the Board                              President of the Association

Co-chair of Negotiations                               Chairperson of Negotiations

Secretary-Treasurer                                      Vice President

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September 2017 Net Grid

September 2017 Net Grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

0

-

40,649

44,070

54,271

57,678

61,087

64,526

1

-

42,363

46,894

56,532

60,519

63,937

67,352

2

-

44,635

49,745

59,478

63,415

66,764

70,734

3

-

46,896

52,566

62,608

66,679

70,156

74,168

4

-

49,175

55,983

65,742

69,927

73,578

78,131

5

-

51,997

59,383

68,891

73,192

77,544

82,097

6

45,197

54,848

63,340

72,015

76,434

81,510

86,628

7

-

-

-

75,275

80,366

86,044

91,168

8

-

-

-

79,802

84,929

90,580

95,730

9

-

 

-

84,661

89,520

95,140

100,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 30th day of June, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Behalf of the Board

     On Behalf of the Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

 

 

     President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-chair of Negotiations – SOTA

     Chair of Negotiations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary-Treasurer

 

     Vice President

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January 2018 Net Grid

January 2018 net grid

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

0

-

41,276

44,748

55,102

58,560

62,020

65,511

1

-

43,015

47,614

57,397

61,444

64,913

68,379

2

-

45,321

50,508

60,387

64,383

67,782

71,812

3

-

47,616

53,371

63,564

67,696

71,225

75,297

4

-

49,929

56,840

66,745

70,993

74,699

79,320

5

-

52,794

60,291

69,941

74,307

78,724

83,345

6

45,892

55,688

64,307

73,112

77,597

82,749

87,944

7

-

-

-

76,421

81,588

87,352

92,552

8

-

-

-

81,016

86,220

91,956

97,183

9

-

 

-

85,948

90,880

96,584

101,773

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 30th day of June, 2017
On Behalf of the Board On Behalf of the Association
Chair President
Co-chair of Negotiations – SOTA Chair of Negotiations
Secretary-Treasurer Vice President

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June 30, 2018 Net Grid

Seven Oaks School Division / Seven Oaks Teachers Association

January 2018 net grid

 

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS  4

CLASS 5

CLASS  6

CLASS  7

0

-

4 1 ,248

44,720

55,074

58,532

61,992

65,483

1

-

42,987

47,586

57,369

61 ,416

64,885

68,35 I

2

-

45,293

50,480

60,359

64,355

67,754

71,784

3

-

4 7,588

53,343

63,536

67,668

71,197

75,269

4

-

49,901

56,812

66,717

70,965

74,671

79,292

5

-

52,766

60,263

69,91 3

74,279

78,696

83,317

6

45,864

55,660

64 ,279

73,084

77,569

82,721

87,916

7

-

-

-

76,393

81,560

87,324

92,524

8

-

-

-

80,988

86,192

91,928

97,1 55

9

-

 

-

85,920

90,852

96,556

101,745

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 30th day of June, 2018.

 

On Behalf of the Board                                             On Behalf of the Association

 

Chair                                                                         President

 

Co-chair of Negotiations, SOTA                                Chair of Negotiations

 

Secretary-Treasurer                                                   Vice-President

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Salary Grid Sept 2019

Seven Oaks School Divison / Seven Oaks Teachers Association

     
               

September 2019 Net Grid

           
               

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

0

                -  

         41,179

         44,651

         55,005

         58,463

         61,923

         65,414

1

                -  

         42,918

         47,517

         57,300

         61,347

         64,816

         68,282

2

                -  

         45,224

         50,411

         60,290

         64,286

         67,685

         71,715

3

                -  

         47,519

         53,274

         63,467

         67,599

         71,128

         75,200

4

                -  

         49,832

         56,743

         66,648

         70,896

         74,602

         79,223

5

                -  

         52,697

         60,194

         69,844

         74,210

         78,627

         83,248

6

         45,795

         55,591

         64,210

         73,015

         77,500

         82,652

         87,847

7

                -  

                -  

                -  

         76,324

         81,491

         87,255

         92,455

8

                -  

                -  

                -  

         80,919

         86,123

         91,859

         97,086

9

                -  

 

                -  

         85,851

         90,783

         96,487

       101,676

               
               
               
               
               

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 28th day of June, 2019

       
               
 

On Behalf of the Board

   

On Behalf of the Association

 
               
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chair

     

President

   
               
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-chair of Negotiations - SOTA

 

Chair of Negotiations

 
               
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary-Treasurer

   

Vice President

   
               
               
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Salary Grid Sept 2020

Seven Oaks School Divison / Seven Oaks Teachers Association

September 2020 Net Grid

EXP

CLASS 1

CLASS 2

CLASS 3

CLASS 4

CLASS 5

CLASS 6

CLASS 7

 

 

41,168

44,640

54,994

58,452

61,912

65,403

1

 

42,907

47,506

57,289

61,336

64,805

68,271

2

 

45,213

50,400

60,279

64,275

67,674

71,704

3

 

47,508

53,263

63,456

67,588

71,117

75,189

4

 

49,821

56,732

66,637

70,885

 

79,212

5

 

52,686

60,183

69,833

74,199

78,616

83,237

6

45,784

55,580

64, 199

73,004

77,489

82,641

87,836

7

 

 

 

76,313

81 ,480

87 ,244

92,444

8

 

 

 

80,908

86,112

91,848

97,075

9

 

 

 

85,840

90,772

96,476

101,665

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this 26th day of June, 2020.

On behalf of the board

_________________________________

Chairperson

_________________________________

Co-Chair of Negotiations - SOTA

_________________________________

Secretary - Treasurer

 

On behalf of the Association

__________________________________

President

__________________________________

Chair of Negotiations

__________________________________

Vice President

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