B. Administrators
(a) For the purpose of determining administrative salaries pupil enrolments shall be weighted on the following basis:
Pupil Weight -
Early Years School (Gr. K - 5) shall count as 1
Middle Years School (Gr. 6 - 8) shall count as 1 1/2
Senior Years School (Sr. 1 - Sr. 4) shall count as 2
Special Students (eg. L2) shall count as 2
(b) i) Principals and vice-principals shall be paid according to the following salary schedule, subject to the provisions of 4.07 (c). The terms "principal" or "principalship" when used in Article 4.07 should be read to include Administrator of Educational Support Services, Administrator of Technology and Administrator of Educational Leadership and Professional Development.
ii) The Administrator of Educational Support Services and the Administrator of Educational Leadership and Professional Development are placed on the Administrative Salary Grid at the same position as a principal of a school with a student count of 251 to 500 students. The Administrator of Technology is placed on the Administrative Salary Grid at the same position as a principal of a school with a student count of 1 to 250 students.
Administrative Salary Grid July 1, 2014
Dental and Extended Health Plan Premiums $ 2,631
| WT. PUPIL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| TEACHING V.P. | N/A | $87,749 | $90,819 | $93,908 | $96,976 |
| SUP. V.P. & PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL OR ADMIN OF TECH | 1-250 | $92,875 | $95,955 | $99,036 | $102,023 |
| PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL OR ADMIN OF E.S.S. OR ED. LEADERSHIP AND P.D. | 251-500 | $100,056 | $102,948 | $105,717 | $108,499 |
| PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL | 501-900 | $108,402 | $111,362 | $114,324 | $117,286 |
| PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL | 901-2000 | $114,280 | $117,238 | $120,203 | $123,158 |
| PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL | 2000+ | $117,286 | $120,249 | $123,207 | $125,982 |
2015-2016 Dental premiums to be determined by Mercer
2016-2017 Dental premiums to be determined by Mercer
** All increments are one year
(c) The provisions governing the application of the Salary Schedule as set out in Article 4.07 (a) are:
(1) (a) Classification of Schools
Schools shall be classified annually, effective September 1st, on the basis of the average active enrolment during the previous school year (except where the anticipated enrolment before January 31st next following would warrant a different classification), and with an allowance of twenty-five pupils either way.
(b) Maintaining Classification
Notwithstanding (1) (a) above on the recommendation of the
Chief Superintendent, a school in which the enrolment has declined may remain in its existing classification.
(c) Principals or Vice-Principals Electing Early Retirement
Notwithstanding (1) (a), a principal or vice-principal who has been in the continuous employ of the Board for more than ten years and who has reached the age of 50 years shall be exempt from salary reclassification due to declining enrolment or due to transfer to another school with a lower enrolment or to another position with less responsibility provided he/she elects to retire at the age of 55.
The principal or vice-principal who wishes to benefit by this Clause is required to specify in writing to the Board the selected retirement date. If a principal or vice-principal does not retire on the selected retirement date after having benefited by this Clause, then his/her salary will be reclassified on the selected retirement date and from that date he/she shall be paid a salary in accordance with the salary schedule clause 4.07 (b) and he/she shall not be eligible to obtain benefits of clauses 4.07 (c) (1) (d) and 4.07 (c) (1) (e).
(d) Salary Reclassification of Principals and Vice-Principals with 5 Years or Less Remaining Before Age 60
Notwithstanding (1) (a), (b) and (c), a principal or vice-principal who has been in the continuous employ of the Board for more than ten years and who has 5 years or less remaining prior to age 60 shall be exempt from salary reclassification due to declining enrolment or due to transfer to another school with a lower enrolment or to another position with less responsibility.
(e) Declining Enrolment and Reclassification of Salary
(i) Notwithstanding (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, in a school in which the enrolment has declined, the principal or supervising vice-principal shall have his/her salary reduced to the salary of the new classification in three steps. The first year his/her salary shall be reduced by one-third (1/3) and the second year by two-thirds (2/3) of the difference between the salary at the time of reclassification and the salary of the new classification.
(ii) A teaching vice-principal whose position is eliminated due to declining enrolment shall have his/her salary reduced in three steps, as follows:
the first year his/her salary shall be reduced by one-third (1/3) and the second year by two-thirds (2/3) of the difference between his/her salary as a teaching vice-principal and his/her salary in accordance with Article 4.01 (a) and applicable allowances.
(2) For placement upon the salary scale, administrative experience with the Division shall count as follows:
(a) For each full year as a - 1 increment per year
teaching Vice-Principal
(b) For each full year as a - 1 increment per year
supervising vice-principal
(c) For each full year as a principal - 1 increment per year
(d) For each full year as a coordinator - 1/2 increment per year
(e) For each full year as a Deputy Assistant
Superintendent or Chief Superintendent
in this Division - 1 increment per year
(3) A teaching vice-principal shall be defined as one teaching more than 25% of the time. A supervising vice-principal shall be defined as one teaching 25% of the time or less.
(4) Upon promotion to a principalship or vice-principalship, the appointee shall be placed on the Administrative Grid in accordance with Article 4.07 (c) (2) and shall progress on the grid with annual increments except as follows:
(a) Where a teacher is appointed to a principalship or vice-principalship the appointee shall be placed (pegged) at the closest step on the Administrative Grid (4.07 (b)) above his/her present salary (including any special allowances) and the appointee shall remain at that step on the grid until his/her actual administrative experience catches up to his/her "pegged" experience or until such time as he/she is appointed to a higher classification on the Administrative Grid.
(b) Where a teaching vice-principal is appointed to a supervising vice-principalship or, principalship, he/she shall be placed at the closest step on the Administrative Grid (4.07 (b)) above the salary he/she earned as a teaching vice-principal and shall progress on the grid with annual increments.