LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE INTERLAKE SCHOOL DIVISION
AND
THE INTERLAKE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
OF
THE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY
This Letter of Understanding is to confirm the agreement that was reached between representatives of the Interlake School Division (the Division) and the Interlake Teachers’ Association (the Association) on April 6, 2016 regarding the proposed position of a Behaviour Specialist.
1) The Division may appoint a Behaviour Specialist to work collaboratively with administrators, student services teams, teachers, and parents/guardians in the area of student behaviour.
2) In accordance with Article 8.10, the Behaviour Specialist shall have the title of Behaviour Lead Teacher and shall have a salary as per Article 4 of the current collective agreement with no additional allowance.
3) The Division and the Association agree that the classification of the Behaviour Specialist as a Lead Teacher, with no additional allowance, is made without precedent and without prejudice on the part of the Association.
4) The Division and the Association agree that the classification of the Behaviour Specialist as a Lead Teacher shall terminate on June 30, 2018.
5) The Division and the Association agree that his Letter of Understanding shall expire on June 30, 2018.
6) The Division and the Association agree that the termination dates imposed in points 4 and 5, above, may be extended by the mutual, written consent of both parties.
7) Notwithstanding all of the foregoing, nothing shall preclude both parties from reaching an agreement to amend the terms and conditions of this position prior to June 30, 2018.
Dated at Stonewall, Manitoba, this 25th day of April, 2016.
Signed and agreed on behalf of the Interlake School Division.
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Chairperson Secretary-Treasurer
Signed and agreed on behalf of the Interlake Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’
Society.
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President Collective Bargaining Chairperson