Teachers coming into the division shall be allowed one increment for each year of experience elsewhere. Teaching experience gained while on Letter of Authority will be recognized. Teaching experience gained while on permit will be recognized up to a maximum of two years. Experience gained while teaching in private schools where Manitoba Education, or equivalent, curriculum is being taught shall be recognized up to a maximum of four years, or Manitoba Education rating.
Effective September 2016, following a teacher's placement on the Salary Schedule in accordance with Article 4.00; a teacher shall advance to the next higher step on the salary schedule at the rate of one increment upon completion of the equivalent of ten months full time teaching service as recognized by Professional Certification and Student Records, until maximum is reached. The due date for increments shall be the first day of the teaching month next following the completion of this ten (10) months teaching service.
For the Vocational and Business Education teachers related work experience will be granted as follows:
Business Education: related work experience to be calculated from the time that a person was a qualified office employee or after having completed a Business Education training, or some other form of training acceptable to the board and teachers.
Vocational: related work experience to be calculated from the time he/she received his/her journeyman's license.
One increment will be granted for each year of related work experience up to three years, thereafter one increment will be granted for each two years of related work experience to a maximum of three increments - to a maximum of six increments for nine years of related work experience. Total number of increments shall not be greater than the required amount of increments needed to get a maximum salary.
In areas of employment in which a journeyman certificate is not issued related work experience shall be calculated from the time the person became qualified in the area of employment by virtue of the fact that the person held a position in the area of employment. However, only those years of employment in the particular area shall be counted as related work experience.
Applicable only to teachers having been on staff one year or more, unless the board requests a first year teacher in the division to take a specific course.
Academic Course: including degree credit professional courses, are described as those offered under the sponsorship of a University and which give credit towards a recognized degree by Manitoba Education.
The tuition fees, plus a negotiable expense allowance, will be paid to teachers who have been requested by the board to take a certain course. For those courses approved by the board, tuition fees only, will be paid. Teachers requesting approval will receive official notice one month after application.
These payments to be made in a lump sum, once only, upon presentation by the teacher of successful completion of course. This payment shall not apply in the case of a course that moves a teacher into the next higher classification.
Professional Courses: are described as those education courses offered under the sponsorship of Manitoba Education, Manitoba Teachers' Society or any other recognized group, but do not give credit towards a recognized degree by Manitoba Education. A Bursary of $100.00 for a 1.5 unit course and a Bursary of $200.00 for a 3 unit course shall be paid for each successfully completed professional course that has been recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the board prior to taking the course or for courses that have been taken at the request of the board. Teachers requesting approval for professional courses will receive official notice one month after application.
Where increased qualifications are secured which qualify a teacher for an advance on the salary schedule, the resulting increase in salary shall become effective from the first (1st) day of the month following that month in which evidence is filed with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Hanover School Division that such additional qualifications have been obtained. The onus shall be on the teacher to provide verification of academic and professional standing to Manitoba Education so appropriate placement on the salary classification schedule may be made; likewise such information shall be filed at the office of the Hanover School Division. Teachers who bring in their fall marks but are unable to get proper verification for change in class, will, upon proper verification be paid retroactive to the first day of the month, following that month in which the teacher produced his marks.
Onus of Proof: new teachers coming on staff, or teachers who have increased their qualifications which put them into the next higher class, must provide the division with proof from the Director of Teacher Training. Otherwise all cheques will be based on the teacher's previous standing. Transcripts from the University will not be accepted as proof, unless accompanied by a letter from the Director of Teacher Training.