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LAKESHORE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE

It is the intent and purpose of the parties to the agreement to provide a basis for both parties to improve the professional services rendered to the students and citizens in the Lakeshore School Division and to negotiate working relations between the School Board of the Lakeshore School Division and the Lakeshore Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society by establishing an acceptable salary schedule as provided for in Section 2 of the Individual Statutory Contract and other conditions of engagement resulting from the operation of this agreement.

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ARTICLE 2 - EFFECTIVE PERIOD

This agreement shall come into force and take effect on this first day of July 2014 and shall remain in force until June 30, 2018. Thereafter it shall remain in force from year to year unless either party gives the other written notice by registered mail between April 1st and April 30th of a desire to terminate or amend the agreement as of June 30th of that year.  It is agreed that if notice is given, the parties will meet within 14 days of receipt of notice or within such further time as the parties may mutually agree upon.

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ARTICLE 3 – SALARIES

3.01 Payment of Salaries

a) All salaries shall be paid in twenty-four (24) payments which are payable on the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, and on the last banking day of each month.

(b) Salaries are earned on the basis of four-tenths (4/10) for the fall term and six-tenths (6/10) for the spring term and shall be based on the salary schedule in effect for the teacher's classification.

(c) Adjustments in salary earned after September 1 st shall be pro-rated over the remaining payments to the following August 31 st .

(d) Teachers terminating employment in June shall be paid in full all salaries accrued at June 30th in accordance with the approved form of agreement.

(e) Teachers who commence employment or return to active employment following an unpaid leave of absence after the commencement of a school year shall be paid as follows:

(i) In the first month of employment, the salary shall be paid on the basis of the number of teaching days remaining in that month as a fraction of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training.

(ii) For the balance of the school year, the pay installments shall be determined on the basis of the number of teaching days remaining in that school year as a fraction of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training divided by the number of pay days remaining to August 31 st next.

(iii) Thereafter, the teacher shall be paid in accordance with Article 3: Payment of Salary.

(f) If a teacher's contract is terminated as provided therein or if a teacher commences a leave of absence without pay before the end of a school year, the final salary payment shall be so adjusted that the teacher shall receive, for the part of the year taught, such fraction of the salary for the whole year as the number of days taught is of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training.

(g) Adjustments in salary resulting from a change in a teacher's salary entitlement pursuant to this Agreement, shall be calculated and paid as follows:

(i) number of teaching days remaining in the current school year from the date of adjustment as a fraction of the total number of days in the school year as prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training times the adjusted salary rate in effect for that period of time.

(ii) For the balance of the school year, the pay installments shall be determined on the basis of the number of teaching days remaining in that school year as a fraction of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training divided by the number of pay days remaining to August 31 st next.

(iii) Thereafter, the teacher shall be paid in accordance with Article 3: Payment of Salary.

(h) Note: Department of Education  and Training is the term used throughout this Agreement to refer to Department of Education and Training, Manitoba Education Training and Youth, Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth or any other future change in name. Minister of Education and Training is the term used for the Government’s Minister responsible for public schools.

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3.02 Educational Qualifications

(a) For the purpose of this agreement the members of the teaching staff shall be classified according to the classification set forth in the Manitoba Regulations under the Public Schools Act, except herein as provided.

(b) Permit teachers will be classified one class lower than they would be with one year of teacher training.

(c) Classification of and Experience for Vocational Industrial Teachers:

 A vocational industrial teacher who holds a Journeyman Certificate and who obtained from the Department of Education and Training of Manitoba at least a P1 rating will be classified as Class 4 by the Lakeshore School Division for salary purposes.  If  the teacher rating for grant purposes by the Department of Education and Training is higher than Class 4, the teacher will be classified according to the Department rating.

 A vocational industrial teacher who holds a Journeyman Certificate will be granted increments for "related work experience" up to a maximum of 6 years.  "Related work experience" shall be experience for which a Journeyman's Certificate was needed for the work performed. Experience beyond this definition may be granted at the discretion of the School Board. If a Vocational Industrial teacher with a Journeyman Certificate has taught elsewhere than in the Lakeshore School Division without at least one year of recognized teacher training by the Department of Education and Training, his/her teaching experience shall be recognized as "related experience only", and will be included in the maximum 6 years allowed for related experience.

 If the above related experience clause will result in lower salary for any one of the Vocational Industrial teachers presently employed by the Lakeshore School Division, no cut in salary will be made.  However, there will be no salary increases granted until that teacher is entitled to higher salary because of further teaching experience.

 A teacher who holds a permanent Vocational Industrial Certificate and a Bachelor of Education degree will be paid at the rate of Class 5 or according to the Department salary classification, whichever is higher.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this agreement the corresponding classifications shall be as follows:

 Grant Code   Division Classification
 P1A1    Class 1
 P1A2    Class 2
 P1A3    Class 3
 P1A4    Class 4
 P1A5, P2A4   Class 5
 P1A6, P2A5   Class 6
 P2A6    Class 7

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3.03 Salary Schedules

Salary schedules are to be found in Appendix “A” at the end of this agreement.

Effective: Fall Term 2014   2% increase to salaries and allowances
               Fall Term 2015   2% increase to salaries and allowances
               Fall Term 2016   2% increase to salaries and allowances  
               Fall Term 2017   1.5% increase to salaries and allowances  
               January 1, 2018  1.5% increase to salaries and allowances

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3.04 Placement on Salary Schedule

(a) For teachers on staff and for teachers coming on staff who have one or more years of teaching experience after certification and prior to joining the Lakeshore staff, and where such experience is approved and recognized by the Department of Education and Training, the minimum rates shall be increased by one increment on schedule for each year but not exceeding a maximum of their class.

(b) Any teacher who is on staff or is coming on staff between August 1st and December 31st shall receive his/her first increment of salary at the commencement of the following term (fall term). Any teacher who is on staff or is coming on staff between January 1st and June 30th shall receive his/her first increment in the following January.

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3.05 Administrative Allowances

Rate of pay effective the beginning of the Fall Term 2014:

In addition to his/her salary according to the basic salary schedule, principals and vice-principals shall receive the following allowances:

(a) Principals:
Effective September 2014, a principal shall receive a basic allowance of $779.64 plus $732.82 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school, to a maximum of $15,903.89 per year.

 The principal shall not be included in the count of full-time equivalent teachers in the school.

 (b) Vice-Principals:
 A vice-principal shall receive an allowance equal to 50% of the principal's allowance in that school.

(c) Acting Principals:
 In schools where there is no vice-principal appointed, or where the vice-principal is absent from the school on that day, an allowance shall be paid to a designated teacher when the principal is absent for a period of one-half (1/2) day or more.  This allowance shall be $2.99 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school per day, to a maximum of $34.00 per day.

(d) When the Division requests a principal to be absent from the building for a period of one-half day or more, a substitute will be provided, at the expense of the Division, to cover the teaching assignment of the acting principal.

(e) No percentage increase will be granted on the basic administrative allowances unless these basic allowances are negotiated.

Rate of pay effective the beginning of the Fall Term 2015:

In addition to his/her salary according to the basic salary schedule, principals and vice-principals shall receive the following allowances:

(a) Principals:
Effective September 2015, a principal shall receive a basic allowance of $795.23 plus $747.48 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school, to a maximum of $16,221.97 per year.

 The principal shall not be included in the count of full-time equivalent teachers in the school.

 (b) Vice-Principals:
 A vice-principal shall receive an allowance equal to 50% of the principal's allowance in that school.

(c) Acting Principals:
 In schools where there is no vice-principal appointed, or where the vice-principal is absent from the school on that day, an allowance shall be paid to a designated teacher when the principal is absent for a period of one-half (1/2) day or more.  This allowance shall be $3.05 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school per day, to a maximum of $34.68 per day.

(d) When the Division requests a principal to be absent from the building for a period of one-half day or more, a substitute will be provided, at the expense of the Division, to cover the teaching assignment of the acting principal.

(e) No percentage increase will be granted on the basic administrative allowances unless these basic allowances are negotiated.

Rate of pay effective the beginning of the Fall Term 2016:

In addition to his/her salary according to the basic salary schedule, principals and vice-principals shall receive the following allowances:

(a) Principals:
Effective September 2016, a principal shall receive a basic allowance of $811.13 plus $762.43 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school, to a maximum of $16,546.41 per year.

 The principal shall not be included in the count of full-time equivalent teachers in the school.

 (b) Vice-Principals:
 A vice-principal shall receive an allowance equal to 50% of the principal's allowance in that school.

(c) Acting Principals:
 In schools where there is no vice-principal appointed, or where the vice-principal is absent from the school on that day, an allowance shall be paid to a designated teacher when the principal is absent for a period of one-half (1/2) day or more.  This allowance shall be $3.11 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school per day, to a maximum of $35.37 per day.

(d) When the Division requests a principal to be absent from the building for a period of one-half day or more, a substitute will be provided, at the expense of the Division, to cover the teaching assignment of the acting principal.

(e) No percentage increase will be granted on the basic administrative allowances unless these basic allowances are negotiated. 

Rate of pay effective the beginning of the Fall Term 2017:

In addition to his/her salary according to the basic salary schedule, principals and vice-principals shall receive the following allowances:

(a) Principals:
Effective September 2017, a principal shall receive a basic allowance of $823.30 plus $773.86 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school, to a maximum of $16,794.60 per year.

 The principal shall not be included in the count of full-time equivalent teachers in the school.

 (b) Vice-Principals:
 A vice-principal shall receive an allowance equal to 50% of the principal's allowance in that school.

(c) Acting Principals:
 In schools where there is no vice-principal appointed, or where the vice-principal is absent from the school on that day, an allowance shall be paid to a designated teacher when the principal is absent for a period of one-half (1/2) day or more.  This allowance shall be $3.16 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school per day, to a maximum of $35.90 per day.

(d) When the Division requests a principal to be absent from the building for a period of one-half day or more, a substitute will be provided, at the expense of the Division, to cover the teaching assignment of the acting principal.

(e) No percentage increase will be granted on the basic administrative allowances unless these basic allowances are negotiated.

Rate of pay effective the beginning January 1, 2018:

In addition to his/her salary according to the basic salary schedule, principals and vice-principals shall receive the following allowances:

(a) Principals:
Effective January 1, 2018, a principal shall receive a basic allowance of $835.65 plus $785.47 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school, to a maximum of $17,046.52 per year.

 The principal shall not be included in the count of full-time equivalent teachers in the school.

 (b) Vice-Principals:
 A vice-principal shall receive an allowance equal to 50% of the principal's allowance in that school.

(c) Acting Principals:
 In schools where there is no vice-principal appointed, or where the vice-principal is absent from the school on that day, an allowance shall be paid to a designated teacher when the principal is absent for a period of one-half (1/2) day or more.  This allowance shall be $3.20 per full-time equivalent teacher in the school per day, to a maximum of $36.44 per day.

(d) When the Division requests a principal to be absent from the building for a period of one-half day or more, a substitute will be provided, at the expense of the Division, to cover the teaching assignment of the acting principal.

(e) No percentage increase will be granted on the basic administrative allowances unless these basic allowances are negotiated.

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3.06 Substitute Teachers

(a) Daily Salary Schedule (inclusive of vacation pay):

Effective Date of Signing:
Class 3 and below Teachers: $110.00
Class 4 and above Teachers: $140.00

Rate of pay effective Fall Term 2016:
Class 3 and below Teachers: $112.20
Class 4 and above Teachers: $142.80

Rate of pay effective Fall Term 2017:
Class 3 and below Teachers: $113.89
Class 4 and above Teachers: $144.95

Rate of pay effective January 1, 2018:
Class 3 and below Teachers: $115.60
Class 4 and above Teachers: $147.12

(b) A substitute teacher filling a position for the same teacher for a period of at least five (5) consecutive scheduled working days shall be termed extended substitute teaching.
 Substitute teachers shall be paid at the daily rates in (a) above for the first five (5) days of extended substitute teaching and thereafter shall be paid according to qualifications and salary as in Article 3.02 and 3.04 (a). However, in no case shall a  substitute teacher be paid on scale at a salary higher than that provided for at Class 5 maximum under the salary schedule. The rate of pay for the extended teaching assignment shall continue in effect until the end of the extended teaching assignment.
 In-service days and/or Administrative days shall not constitute a break in the extended teaching assignment.

(c)   Deduction of Manitoba Teachers’ Society Fees
Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees and Association fees shall be deducted from a substitute teacher’s pay monthly, based on the advice of MTS or the LTA. These fees shall be pro-rated on the basis of the number of days worked in a given month.
 The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities  or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as  a result of any claim or legal action rising from the  deduction of local Association fees or Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.

(d)   Sick Time  
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 assignment to assignment.

(e)  Timetable
The timetable for a substitute teacher unless otherwise determined at the time of the assignment, or except in unforeseen circumstances, shall normally be the same as the timetable of the teacher who is being replaced.

(f) A substitute teacher is employed by the Division to either replace a regular teacher or fulfill an assignment which is less than twenty (20) days in duration.

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- General contract, unless the return of the regular teacher or conclusion of the substitute assignment is immediately imminent.

(g)  Substitute Teacher’s Services Not Required


(i) A substitute teacher called into work for one half day or less shall be paid one half of the daily rate.
(ii) A substitute teacher called in for greater than one half day up to a full day shall be paid the full daily rate.
(iii) In the event of early dismissal for emergency reasons, substitute teachers will be paid full pay at the applicable rate of pay.
(iv) A substitute teacher who is called to work and reports for that assignment finding that his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternative assignment in the same school.

(h)  Employment Insurance
1. The Record of Employment certificates for substitute teachers shall be issued by July 7 or on request.
2. For purposes of Employment Insurance, the number of insurable hours to be reported shall be 9.1 hours per day.

(i)   The provisions of the Collective Agreement do not apply to substitute teachers except as expressly provided for in Article 3.06, Substitute Teachers.

The following articles of the Collective Agreement apply to substitute teachers:
Article 1          Purpose
Article 2          Effective Period
Article 3.02     Educational Qualifications
Article 3.03     Salary Schedule
Article 3.04     Placement on Schedule
Article 3.08     Change in Classification
Article 7          Advertising of Positions
Article 8          Meal Period **
Article 11        Freedom From Violence
Article 13        Provision for Settlement of  Differences
(only for clauses which apply to substitute teachers)

The only matters which may be grieved under Article 13 (Provision for Settlement of Differences) by a substitute teacher or the Association on behalf of a substitute teacher are the provisions of this Article, and the substantive rights and obligations of employment-related and human rights statutes, to the extent that they are incorporated into this collective agreement.

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3.07 Part-Time Teachers

Teachers employed under contract on a part-time basis shall:
(a)  be paid according to their qualifications as established in Article 3.02 and 3.04;
(b) be paid on a rate based on the fraction of time employed;
(c) the service of a part-time teacher shall be accumulated in the proportion of actual percentage of time employed in each school year.  Whenever a part-time teacher's accumulated service equals the equivalent of one full year or more, that teacher shall be reclassified to the next higher step of the schedule, on September 1st or January 1st next, whichever comes first.

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3.08 Change in Classification

The onus is on the teacher to give notice to the Division after earning credits which result in a change of classification.  The teacher should notify the division as soon as possible after such credit has been obtained.  In giving notice, the teacher must offer documentary evidence that his/her increased qualifications have been registered with the Teacher Certifications Record Branch.  When such evidence has been submitted, the salary change shall be paid retroactive to the month of the date on the university transcript indicating that the necessary credit has been obtained.

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3.09 Interest on Back Pay

The division will pay its teachers interest on the net amount of increases of any retroactive pay at the saving interest rate in the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce as of March 31st of the current year of the Agreement.  "Net amount of increases" is defined as being the actual net increases in pay that the teacher would have received on their monthly pay cheques if the settlement for the year would have been reached on March 31st of the negotiated year.

NOTE: For the purpose of this agreement only, interest on retroactive pay is to be calculated as per the provision of Article 3.09 and paid to the Association in one lump sum.

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ARTICLE 4 - DEDUCTION OF FEES

4.01 Deduction of M.T.S. Fees

The Manitoba Teachers' Society membership fees shall be deducted from every teacher.

These deductions will be made in twenty (20) equal semimonthly installments starting in September according to the scale of fees established by the Manitoba Teachers' Society.  Each monthly installment will be forwarded to the Manitoba Teachers' Society normally not later than the fifteenth day of the following calendar month.

The onus is on the teacher to make the necessary arrangements with the Manitoba Teachers' Society for rebates of deductions.

The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of  Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.

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4.02 Deduction of Lakeshore Teachers' Association Fees

(a) Once each year the Lakeshore Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society will inform the School Division office of the amount to be deducted by registered mail and under the authority of the appropriate officers of the Association.

(b) The deduction of Association fees will be made at the end of the month of October.

(c)  The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities  or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of any claim or legal action arising from the deduction of Lakeshore Teachers’ Association fees.

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ARTICLE 5 – INSURANCE PLANS

5.01 Disability Benefits Plan

New teachers coming on staff will be required to join.

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5.02 Group Life Insurance Plan

(a) The Board will administer the Manitoba Public Employees Group Life Insurance Plan according to the terms and conditions of the Master Policy of the said plan.

(b) The employee's share of premiums shall be deducted at source for all participants in the plan.

(c) All teaching employees coming on staff on or after January 1, 1975 shall be required to participate in the plan.

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5.03 Dental Insurance

a) Effective May 1, 1991, the Division will participate in the administration of the MSBA/MTS Dental Plan (the “Dental Plan”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement entered into by the Division and the Association attached hereto as Schedule 1 (the “Dental Plan Agreement).

b) All employees covered by this Collective Agreement that are eligible under the terms of the Dental Plan shall be required to participate in the Dental Plan unless entitled to elect out of the Dental Plan as may be permitted under the terms thereof.

c) The cost of the Dental Plan will be paid by the Division in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Dental Plan Agreement.

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5.04 Short Term Disability Plan

a) The Division shall administer a Short Term Disability Insurance Plan for Teachers in the Division.

b) All Teachers employed by the Division shall be required to participate in the plan.

c) The full cost of the premiums shall be borne by the Teachers in the Division.

d) The Division shall refund to the Association the whole of the additional rebate allowable under the Employment Insurance Commission Act.

e) The Association shall indemnify and save harmless the Division from any and all losses, costs, liabilities, or expenses suffered or sustained by the Division as a result of any action, legal or otherwise, arising from the operation of this Short Term Disability Insurance Plan.

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ARTICLE 6 – LEAVES OF ABSENCE

6.01 Bereavement/Compassionate Leave

(a) Each teacher in the Division shall be granted bereavement leave without loss of salary, to a maximum of five (5) days in the case of death of the teacher’s father, mother, spouse, husband, son or daughter.

(b) Each teacher in the Division shall be granted bereavement leave without loss of salary, provided the Superintendent is notified prior to the leave, to a maximum of four (4) days in the case of death of the teacher’s brother, sister, parents-in-law, natural grandparents, grandchildren and fiancé(e).  In each case a maximum of four (4) days leave shall be granted.

(c) Each teacher in the Division shall be granted bereavement leave without loss of salary, to a maximum of one (1) day in the case of death of the teacher’s sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent-in-law, aunt, or uncle.

(d) Each teacher in the Division shall be granted two (2) days compassionate leave without loss of salary, provided the Superintendent is notified prior to the leave, in the case of a life-threatening illness of the teacher’s father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, spouse, parents-in-law, natural grandparents, grandchildren and fiancé(e).

Leave with or without salary for compassionate reasons not covered above may be granted at the discretion of the Board.

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6.02 Leave for Manitoba Teachers' Society Purposes

(a) A teacher who is a member of the Manitoba Teachers' Society Executive Committee, or any of the Society's authorized committees, or is an authorized representative or delegate of the Society, and who is authorized to attend a meeting of the committee(s) or to act as a representative, or delegate may be allowed at the discretion of the Board, without loss of salary, a leave of absence to a maximum of five (5) teaching days in any one school year, provided that the Board is notified prior to the leave and the Division is reimbursed for the cost of providing a substitute teacher. A maximum of 40 days in total may be taken for the purposes mentioned above during any school year by members of the Association. No additional leave of absence beyond 40 days in a school year may be taken for the purposes mentioned above except with the consent and approval of the Board.

Effective Fall Term 2016:
(b)        President’s Release Time

i) Each school year, the Division shall provide release time of up to thirty (30%) percent to the President of the Association.
ii) The Association agrees to reimburse the Division with the replacement teacher’s cost and for any increased administrative allowances incurred during the leave taken by the President of the Association.
iii) Lakeshore Teachers’ Association shall notify the Division by May 15th if they intend to exercise the leave of absence for the President. The schedule for the leave shall be developed with the President, Principal of the school affected and the Superintendent.

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6.03 Examination Leave

On request, the teachers on staff shall be allowed a maximum of one day leave without loss of salary, for the writing of each university examination or other final assessment that falls on a school day, provided the examination or other final assessment is for a course leading to a higher classification on the basic schedule of the agreement or for a course that will permit a teacher to broaden his/her teaching experience.

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6.04 Parenting Leaves

(a) Every female teacher shall be entitled to maternity leave and every teacher shall be entitled to parental leave in accordance with this article.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein the Manitoba Employment Standards Code will apply.

(c) The teacher and the Division may mutually agree to extend the length of leave if the teacher so desires.  Any such arrangements shall be confirmed in writing by the Division.

(d) A teacher taking maternity leave pursuant to this article shall be entitled to 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 Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan. The implementation of this clause is subject to the successful arrangement of a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan with Human Resources Development Canada.

(e) In respect of the period of maternity leave, payments made according to the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
 1. For the first two weeks, payment equivalent to 90% of her gross salary, and
 2. Up to fifteen (15) additional weeks payment equivalent to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefit the employee is eligible to receive and 90% of her gross salary.

(f) A teacher taking parental leave pursuant to this article shall be entitled to receive pay for the period of leave up to ten (10) 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 Unemployment Benefits (SUB) Plan. The implementation of this clause is subject to the successful arrangement of a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan with Human Resources Development Canada.

(g) In respect of the period of adoptive/parental leave, payments made according to the SUB Plan will consist of the following:
 1. For the first two weeks, payment equivalent to 90% of gross salary, and
 2. Up to eight (8) additional weeks payment equivalent to the difference between the Employment Insurance benefit the employee is eligible to receive and 90% of gross salary.

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6.05 Paternity Leave

A teacher shall be granted two (2) days leave without loss of salary on the birth of his son or daughter if:

a) the birth occurs during the time school is in session, or if

b) the birth occurs on the last day of Christmas, spring, or summer break.

A teacher shall be granted one (1) day leave without loss of salary on the birth of his son or daughter if the birth occurs on the second last day of Christmas, spring or summer break.

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6.06 Adoptive Leave

A teacher shall be granted two (2) days leave without loss of salary on the adoption of a child if:

a) the adoption occurs during the time school is in session, or if

b) the adoption occurs on the last day of Christmas, spring, or summer break.

A teacher shall be granted one (1) day leave without loss of salary on the adoption of a child if the adoption occurs on the second last day of Christmas, spring, or summer break.

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6.07 Sick Leave

(a) Where a teacher is sick he/she shall be entitled to sick leave during his/her illness and to be paid his/her salary during his/her sick leave but subject to subsection (b), the leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any school year.

(b) Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) year the unused portion of the sick leave in any year(s) shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum of:
    40 teaching days in the second year;
    60 teaching days in the third year;
    80 teaching days in the fourth year;
  100 teaching days in the fifth year;
  124 teaching days in the sixth year;

Effective Fall Term 2015: 126 days in the seventh and subsequent years;
Effective Fall Term 2016: 128 days in the seventh and subsequent years;
Effective Fall Term 2017: 130 days in the seventh and subsequent years.

(c) The teachers covered by this collective agreement agree to have their portion of the Reduced Premiums realized from the Employment Insurance Commission as the result of this extended sick leave coverage paid to the Lakeshore Teachers' Association during each January for the preceding year to be used for educational purposes.

(d) Teachers may be required, after three (3) consecutive days, to provide a medical note while away on sick leave. For extended sick leave, teachers may be required to provide medical updates to the employer on a regular basis to the Superintendent’s Department. All medical information will be safeguarded and kept confidential.

Upon returning to work after an extended sick leave, teachers shall be required to provide medical clearance to the Division which demonstrates their ability to return to their duties.

(e) Family Medical Leave

Effective date of signing:
Each teacher shall be entitled to use up to five (5) days of his/her sick leave per school year to attend to the serious illness or injury or medical appointments of an emergent nature of that teacher's spouse, pre-school age or school age children, or parents.  Where such cases occur, and both parents of a particular child are teachers within the scope of this Agreement, both parents may not access the provisions of this paragraph concurrently.

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6.08 Leave for Jury and Witness Duty

A teacher who is subpoenaed for jury or witness duty by a court of law will be reimbursed for any loss of pay in excess of the stipends received from the court. This shall be done when the teacher provides evidence to show the number of days involved and the amount of money received for the court duty.

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6.09 Personal Leave

Effective Fall Term 2011:

a) With reasonable notice to the Superintendent, two days of personal leave with no loss of salary per school year shall be granted by the Superintendent.  Where notice for leave is less than 3 days prior to the day leave is requested, such leave shall be granted at the sole discretion of the Superintendent..

b) Teachers shall not be granted personal leave on any in-service day, parent-teacher administration day, and pupil evaluation day set aside by the Division or school for pupil evaluation in which the teacher is involved, nor shall personal leave be granted to extend the Spring, Summer, or Christmas breaks.  However, no more than two (2) teachers in schools with more than 6 teachers, and no more than one (1) teacher in a school with less than 6 teachers shall be granted personal leave on any one day.

c) Teachers will be allowed to carry over one day personal leave to the next school year. However in no case will a teacher be allowed a total maximum accumulation greater than three days of personal leave in any school year.  Personal leave shall not be taken on consecutive work days.

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6.10 Special Leave

The Division and the Association support in principle the concept that staff can benefit from exploring new learning experiences through a wide variety of opportunities. The Division and the Association recognize the need for the public school system to provide teaching opportunities for new teachers entering the profession.

1. Special leaves of absence may be granted by the school division to those Lakeshore School Division professional teaching staff who have the equivalent of ten (10) years of service with the Division.

2. Special Leaves of Absence may be for a full year or less.

3. No teacher shall be eligible for more than the equivalent of one year of Special Leave in any ten (10) year period of employment with the Lakeshore School Division.

4. The maximum number of teachers on Special Leave in any given school year shall not exceed the full-time equivalent of three (3) teachers.

5. A teacher granted a Special Leave of Absence shall be guaranteed his/her previous position in the same school. In the event that the position has become redundant because of course cancellation and/or a reduction in enrollment, the teacher shall be guaranteed a similar position.

6. A Special Leave of Absence shall not count as experience for increment purposes.

7. A Special Leave of Absence being granted will be conditional upon the availability of a replacement first or second year teacher suitable to the Board. The replacement teacher will sign a Form 2A Term Contract.

8. (a) Income paid to a teacher during a whole year of Special Leave of Absence will be:

   $23,978.66, effective the first (1st.) day of fall term, 2014; less prepaid premiums;
   $24,458.23, effective the first (1st.) day of fall term, 2015; less prepaid premiums;     
   $24,947.40, effective the first (1st.) day of fall term, 2016; less prepaid premiums;
   $25,321.61, effective the first (1st.) day of fall term, 2017; less prepaid premiums;
   $25,701.43 effective January 1st, 2018; less prepaid premiums.

(b) Income paid to a teacher who takes less than a whole year leave shall be the total number of school days for which leave is granted divided by the number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training multiplied by the annual Special Leave income, less prepaid premiums.

(c) Income as determined in (a) and (b) shall be paid in equal installments in accordance with the pay periods in effect during the leave.

9. Income for the year of Special Leave of Absence shall be prorated to the contract time of the teacher at the time the Leave is requested:

e.g.  A full-time teacher will receive 100% of salary as outlined.

        A half-time teacher will receive 50% of salary as outlined.

10. This Special Leave of Absence cannot be taken concurrently with any other Leave program.

11. Teachers wishing to begin a Special Leave of Absence, in any school year must apply in writing to the Superintendent on or before March 31 st of the preceding school year.

12. Upon receipt of the application for Special Leave of Absence by the Superintendent, the Superintendent will then convene a committee consisting of the Superintendent, one Board member and the Association President, that will review applications for the Leave, and make subsequent recommendations to the Board for final approval.

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6.11 Participation in Group Plans During Leave of Absence

Teachers who have been granted a Leave of Absence and are eligible to continue to participate, during their absence, in group payroll deduction benefit plans, may request in writing that the Division make premium payments under such plans. The teacher wishing to commence a Leave of Absence shall prepay to the Division a sum of money equal to the total premium for the period of the Leave of Absence. The Division shall thereupon make payment(s) under the plan(s) on behalf of the teacher during such Leave of Absence. In the event of a rate change in any of the plans during the duration of the Leave, the Division shall inform the teacher of the additional sums of money necessitated by the change. Failure on the part of the teacher to forward such sums necessitated by the change in rate shall be deemed to be notice that said teacher no longer wishes continuation of premium payments, and the Division shall give notice to the teacher of such discontinuation and forward to that teacher any residual monies to which the teacher may be entitled.

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ARTICLE 7 – ADVERTISEMENT OF POSITIONS

When a teaching position, except in specialized areas of French, home economics, industrial arts, vocational education or resource, becomes vacant, the position will be advertised in each school for at least five (5) teaching days.

When administrative positions become vacant in any division schools, these positions will be advertised in all schools for at least ten (10) teaching days so that division teachers have the opportunity to apply.

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ARTICLE 8 – DUTY FREE LUNCH

Except in the case of emergency or unforeseen similar circumstances, all teachers shall be entitled to an uninterrupted meal period, of 55 minutes duration. Such meal period shall be taken between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. daily.

The majority of the teachers in a particular school and the administration responsible for that school may agree to a different arrangement respecting lunch periods, however such arrangement shall not exceed the 55 minutes duration. Designated professional staff will be on call during this lunch period to deal with discipline, parent enquiries and other problems normally under the jurisdiction of a teacher.

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ARTICLE 9 – ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO NEWLY HIRED TEACHERS

All newly hired Form 2 teachers shall, upon request by the teacher, be advanced a net amount of $500.00 pro-rated based on full time equivalents. This advance will be deducted in full from the teacher's first pay cheque. In the event the teacher does not have sufficient earnings in the first month of employment, the advance (or portion thereof still owing) will be deducted from subsequent pay cheques until the outstanding balance is nil.

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ARTICLE 10 – LAY-OFF

i. When it is determined by the Board that a lay-off is necessary and where natural attrition, transfers, sabbaticals and leaves of absence do not effect the necessary reduction in staff, the Board shall develop a seniority list as hereinafter provided. Such a list shall contain the names of those teachers having the least seniority identified in sufficient numbers to enable the Board to lay-off the required number of teachers.

ii. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall have the right to disregard the length of service of any teacher in the event of a lay-off, if such teacher does not have the necessary training, academic qualifications, experience and ability for a specific teaching assignment.

iii. The Board shall provide the Association with a seniority list and shall post the seniority list in each school in the Division prior to February 1st of each year. Teachers shall have until February 28th to protest, in writing, any alleged omission or incorrect listing to the Board. The seniority list as provided or amended must be certified prior to March 7th by both parties in writing to be correct. Any protest shall be limited to changes that have occurred since the last certified listing.

iv. Definitions:

A. Training: instruction received as preparation for the profession of teaching which leads to the development of a particular skill or proficiency with respect to a particular subject or subjects.

B. Academic Qualifications: refers to the classification in which the teacher is placed by the Teachers' Certification and Records Branch of the Department of Education and Training.

C. Experience: the practical application of the training over a period of time with respect to the particular subject or subjects.

D. Ability: refers to a teacher's ability to perform a particular teaching assignment satisfactorily and proficiently after having acquired the necessary training, academic qualifications and experience.

E. 1. Seniority for the purposes of this article is defined to mean the length of continuous teaching experience from the date of last hire with the Division on a current Form 2 contract, which shall be calculated from the first day the teacher was to begin actual teaching.

2. Where the teachers have the same length of continuous equivalent teaching experience, the order of the seniority list shall be determined on the basis of total length of Form 2 employment with the Division.

3. Where teachers have the same seniority as defined in (1) and (2), the order of seniority shall be determined on the basis of total recognized teaching experience in Manitoba.

4. Where teachers have the same seniority as defined in (1), (2) and (3), the order of seniority shall be determined on the basis of total recognized teaching experience.

5. If the length of teaching experience as defined in (1), (2), (3) and (4) is equal, the teacher to be declared surplus shall be determined by the Board.

6. A teacher will retain and accrue seniority if absent from work because of:

(a) illness or accident up to the maximum days accumulated under the provisions of the collective agreement;

(b) a leave of absence up to thirty (30) calendar days;

(c) maternity and/or parental leave under the provisions of the Employment Standards Act;

(d) a Special Leave of Absence under Article 13 of the collective agreement.

7. A teacher shall retain but not accrue seniority if the teacher is:

(a) on leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) calendar days;

(b) laid-off for a period of time less than that set out in VII hereof;

(c) absent because of illness or accident for more than the maximum number of days accumulated under the provisions of the collective agreement;

(d) absent because the Division has granted more maternity and/or parental leave than required by the Employment Standards Act.

8. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a teacher shall lose seniority and rights to further consideration for employment for any of the following reasons:

(a) the teacher resigns;

(b) the teacher is employed by another school board on a regular basis and on a Form 2 contract;

(c) the teacher fails to return to work after the termination of any leave granted by the Board;

(d) the teacher is not re-employed within one (1) calendar year after September 30th following the date of lay-off;

(e) the teacher's contract is terminated for cause;

(f) any teacher on the re-employment list who refuses to accept a position for which the teacher has the necessary training, academic qualifications, experience and ability to perform the work in the position offered shall forfeit all right to seniority and re-employment.

A teacher who has lost seniority as a result of the application of this article shall be notified as soon as possible that his/her teaching contract has been terminated.

v. In the event of a lay-off, the Board shall meet with the Executive of the Association to discuss the implications of the lay-off and shall provide the Association with a list of teachers to be laid-off.

vi. Notice of lay-off shall be given to the teacher by registered letter no later than the fifteenth (15 th ) day of May of any school year. The teacher, within twenty (20) teaching days of receiving notice of lay-off, shall indicate, in writing by registered mail, his/her wish to be placed on the re-employment list. Notwithstanding anything else in this article, failure to respond within the time limit specified shall relieve the onus on the Division for that teacher's placement on the re-employment list and the teacher shall lose seniority.

vii.If after lay-offs have occurred and for a period of one calendar year after the 30th day of September following the date of lay-off, positions become available, teachers who have been laid-off and have given written notice that they wish to be recalled shall be offered positions, providing such teachers have the necessary training, qualifications, ability and experience for the position(s) available. Seniority with the Board will be used to determine the order in which laid-off teachers are offered the available positions provided that the said teachers have the necessary training, qualifications and experience.

viii.If a teacher is recalled as provided in (vii) above, the following will not be affected:

i. accumulated sick leave;

ii. seniority gained prior to being laid off but seniority shall not be accrued for the period of time of the lay-off.

ix. If the Board terminates the contract of a teacher because that teacher is surplus, the Board shall, at the request of the teacher, provide him/her with a letter to this effect.

x. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this article, the foregoing lay-off procedure shall not apply to teachers who have not completed more than one (1) full school year of employment under contract with the Division or to teachers employed on a fixed term contract (Form 2A) where during that term the teacher is employed on the understanding that such teacher will not, after the completion of such term, be employed by the Division.

xi. The Board may, at its discretion, exempt a principal or vice-principal from the provisions of this article in the case where the principal or vice-principal would be subject to lay-off in accordance with the provisions of the article.

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ARTICLE 11 – FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE

The parties recognize the principle that all teachers should have a working environment free from physical violence, verbal abuse or the threat of physical assault and both parties shall make reasonable efforts to maintain this goal.

This section is subject to the Public Schools Act and regulations thereto and is not intended to abrogate any management rights with respect to the student disciplinary process.

Teachers shall not have the right to grieve individual student disciplinary decisions made by the school administration.

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ARTICLE 12 - TRANSFER

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 for the educational needs of the Division, and the interests of the teacher involved.

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ARTICLE 13 - PROVISION FOR SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES

Within 40 teaching days of the event giving rise to a dispute respecting an alleged violation of this agreement or respecting the content, meaning or application of the agreement (including a dispute as to whether or not the matter upon which the arbitration has been sought comes within the scope of the agreement), a party hereto, after exhausting any grievance procedure established hereby, if the dispute is not settled within ten (10) days, may notify the other party in writing of its desire to submit the dispute to arbitration.

Where a party gives notice to another party of its desire to submit the dispute to arbitration, the notice shall contain the name of the person appointed to the Board of Arbitration by the party giving notice.

A party to whom notice is given that another party desires to submit the dispute to arbitration shall, within ten days of receiving the notice, name the person whom it appoints to the Board of Arbitration who shall be the chairperson thereof.

When a party receiving notice that another party desires to submit a dispute to arbitration fails to appoint a member to the Board of Arbitration, or where the two appointees of the parties fail to agree on the appointment of the third member of the Board of Arbitration within the time specified, the Manitoba Labour Board may be requested by any party to the agreement to appoint a member on behalf of the party failing to make the appointment or to appoint a third member as the case may be, and, where the case requires, may be requested to appoint both.

The Board of Arbitration shall make its award within fourteen days after the appointment of the third member of the Board of Arbitration or within such longer period as may be agreed upon by the parties.

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ARTICLE 14 - EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

“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.

The parties 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 with the school year starting in September of 2015, and thereafter, in any school year (as per the Minister of Education and Training’s definition), a teacher will be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one-half day provided that he or she:

(i) perform 25 hours of eligible extra-curricular duties during a school year; to a maximum of 100 hours and;

(ii) the date for such leave shall be agreed upon between the principal and the teacher;

(iii)  Where the fifty (50) hours are not accumulated until after April 30th, a teacher shall be entitled to use a full day of leave prior to December 31st in the following school year.

(iv) Extra-curricular leave shall not be taken on consecutive work days.

(v)   Teachers shall not be granted extra curricular leave on any in-service day, parent-teacher administration day, and pupil evaluation day set aside by the Division or school for pupil evaluation in which the teacher is involved.

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ARTICLE 15 - HOURS OF WORK

Effective Fall Term 2008, within the instructional day the Division shall provide a minimum of one hundred ten (110) minutes of preparation time for each full time teacher per five (5) day cycle.

Preparation time shall be scheduled in blocks of not less than thirty (30) minutes, and shall be exclusive of recess. Part time teachers shall be provided preparation time on a pro rated basis based on their percentage of contract.

Effective Fall Term 2009, within the instructional day the Division shall provide a minimum of one hundred thirty (130) minutes of preparation time for each full time teacher per five (5) day cycle.

Effective June 30, 2010, and thereafter, within the instructional day the Division shall provide a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) minutes of preparation time for each full time teacher per five (5) day cycle.

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ARTICLE 16 - Complaints

Any complaints concerning teachers must be addressed as follows:

1.    School Level:
          a) Meet with the teacher against whom the complaint is made. 
          b) If the meeting with the teacher does not result in a resolution, both parties would then meet with the school principal.
          c) The principal shall document the particulars of the complaint and provide a copy to all parties.

2.    Divisional Level:
         a) If meetings at the school level do not lead to a satisfactory resolution, documentation from 1.c) shall be submitted to the Superintendent prior to a meeting with the Superintendent.
         b) If after consultation with the Superintendent, the situation has not been resolved, contact with the Board of Trustees should be made.

3.    Sub-sections 1 and 2 shall apply under all circumstances except in the case of an urgent situation affecting the welfare of the Division, or of a student or students, or of a teacher.

4.   For the purpose of this Article, complaint shall mean an issue not related to the employer/teacher relationship.

THIS AGREEMENT is by and between the Lakeshore School Division and the Lakeshore Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.

DATED at Eriksdale, Manitoba this 2nd day of  December, 2015.


Signed and agreed on behalf of the Lakeshore School Division.

________________________________________
Chairperson of the Board

________________________________________
Secretary-Treasurer

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Lakeshore Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society.

________________________________________
President/Collective Bargaining Chairperson

________________________________________
Secretary

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

Memorandum of Agreement between
The Lakeshore School Division

and

The Lakeshore Teachers’ Association
of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society

The parties agree to the following application rules, terms and conditions clarifying the Maternity Leave Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan per Article 6.04.
 
1. The maternity leave period which is eligible for payment under this Article is the first 17 weeks (the 2 week waiting period and the next immediate 15 weeks).

2. Where any portion of the 17 weeks referenced in (1) above falls during the summer, Christmas Break, Spring Break, or any other period for when the teacher is not earning her salary, that portion of the maternity leave period does not qualify the teacher to receive maternity leave benefits pursuant to Article 6.04.

3. A specific application or registration for a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan is  not required.  The only requirement from Human Resources Development Canada is that the comments section of the Record of Employment confirming that section 38 of the Employment Insurance Regulations are met.

4. Teachers must be under contract to the Division during the period when maternity leave benefits may be paid by the Division in order to be eligible to receive those payments.

5. The qualifying period of seven teaching months must be seven consecutive teaching months in the employ of the Lakeshore School Division, as per the Manitoba Employment Standards legislation.  The full seven months qualifying period must be served in order to qualify for any maternity leave payment.  For greater certainty, should a teacher fail to serve the full qualifying period prior to the start of the maternity leave, then that teacher shall be eligible to receive maternity leave benefits only for that portion of the 17 weeks referenced in (1) above which occurs after the completion of the seven month qualifying period.

6. The Division requires, from each of the teachers on maternity leave, a copy of the Statement of Finalized Employment Insurance Benefits in order to accurately calculate her entitlement.  This is  a document which the teacher should have received (or will receive) from Employment Insurance four to six weeks from the date that she applied for Employment Insurance Benefits. Should payments to teachers be required prior to receipt of the Statement, an estimate of the correct entitlement will be made with an adjustment made following receipt of the Statement.


THIS AGREEMENT is by and between the Lakeshore School Division and the Lakeshore Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.


DATED at Eriksdale, Manitoba this ________ day of  ___________________________, 2015.

 

 
Signed and agreed on behalf of the Lakeshore School Division.

________________________________________
Chairperson of the Board

________________________________________
Secretary-Treasurer

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Lakeshore Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society.

_______________________________________
President/Collective Bargaining Chair

________________________________________
Secretary

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

Joint Committee: Student Evaluation and Report Cards

Letter of Understanding between
The Lakeshore School Division

and

The Lakeshore Teachers’ Association
of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society


Joint Committee:  Student Evaluation and Report Cards


The parties agree to form a Joint Committee to examine the impact of completing student evaluations and preparing report cards for each reporting period during the school year.  The Committee shall be struck by December 1, 2015 and shall meet no less than four (4) times during the 2015/16 school year.
 
THIS LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING is by and between the Lakeshore School Division and the Lakeshore Teachers’ Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.


DATED at Eriksdale, Manitoba this 2nd day of December, 2015.

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Lakeshore School Division.

________________________________________
Chairperson of the Board

________________________________________
Secretary-Treasurer

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Lakeshore Teachers' Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society.

________________________________________
President/Collective Bargaining Chair

________________________________________
Secretary

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APPENDIX "A"

Year 1: 2014-15 2% increase
Years Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7
Experience

0

32,379

36,159

40,826

49,185

52,704

55,675

58,801

1

33,917

37,967

42,821

52,014

55,674

58,760

61,953

2

35,457

39,773

44,783

54,840

58,637

61,838

65,103

3

36,993

41,580

46,753

57,673

61,605

64,913

68,169

4

38,532

43,390

48,721

60,499

64,571

67,998

71,402

5

40,071

45,199

50,536

63,329

67,545

71,079

74,547

6

41,613

47,001

52,651

66,159

70,512

74,160

77,702

7

43,151

48,813

54,616

68,984

73,483

77,243

80,854

8

 

50,618

56,586

71,814

76,447

80,318

84,002

9

 

 

58,549

74,642

79,419

83,408

87,159

10

 

 

 

77,469

82,383

86,485

90,311

Year 2: 2015-16 2% increase
Years Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7
Experience

0

32,939

36,795

41,555

50,081

53,671

56,701

59,889

1

34,508

38,639

43,590

52,967

56,700

59,848

63,105

2

36,079

40,481

45,591

55,849

59,722

62,987

66,318

3

37,645

42,324

47,601

58,739

62,750

66,124

69,445

4

39,215

44,170

49,608

61,621

65,775

69,270

72,743

5

40,785

46,015

51,459

64,508

68,808

72,413

75,950

6

42,358

47,853

53,616

67,395

71,835

75,556

79,169

7

43,926

49,702

55,621

70,276

74,865

78,700

82,384

8

 

51,543

57,630

73,163

77,888

81,837

85,595

9

 

 

59,632

76,047

80,920

84,989

88,815

10

 

 

 

78,931

83,943

88,127

92,030

Year 3:  Fall Term 2016  2% increase 

Year 4:  Fall Term 2017  1.5% increase

             January 1, 2018  1.5% increase

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AUXILIARY AGREEMENT

THIS AUXILIARY AGREEMENT made as of the 2nd day of December, 2015

BETWEEN:

LAKESHORE SCHOOL DIVISION
(hereinafter referred to as the “Division”)


- and -


LAKESHORE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF
THE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY,
(hereinafter referred to as the “Association”)

 

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain collective agreement dated July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018, the Division has agreed to participate in a number of insurance programs, including:

• The Manitoba Public School Employees Group Life Insurance Plan;
• The Manitoba Public School Employees Dental Plan; and
• The Manitoba Public School Employees Extended Health plan.

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 each individual plan.

WHEREAS 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 have agreed that certain Teachers will be paid according to the annual rate of pay for the 2014 /2015, 2015/2016, 2016/17, and 2017/18 school years which follow:

Year 1: 2014-15 2.0% increase
Years
Experience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0

35,352

39,132

43,799

52,158

55,677

58,648

61,774

1

36,890

40,940

45,794

54,987

58,647

61,733

64,926

2

38,430

42,746

47,756

57,813

61,610

64,811

68,076

3

39,966

44,553

49,726

60,646

64,578

67,886

71,142

4

41,505

46,363

51,694

63,472

67,544

70,971

74,375

5

43,044

48,172

53,509

66,302

70,518

74,052

77,520

6

44,586

49,974

55,624

69,132

73,485

77,133

80,675

7

46,124

51,786

57,589

71,957

76,456

80,216

83,827

8

 

53,591

59,559

74,787

79,420

83,291

86,975

9

 

 

61,522

77,615

82,392

86,381

90,132

10

 

 

 

80,442

85,356

89,458

93,284

Year 2: 2015-16 2.0% increase
Years
Experience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0

36,059

39,915

44,675

53,201

56,791

59,821

63,009

1

37,628

41,759

46,710

56,087

59,820

62,968

66,225

2

39,199

43,601

48,711

58,969

62,842

66,107

69,438

3

40,765

45,444

50,721

61,859

65,870

69,244

72,565

4

42,335

47,290

52,728

64,741

68,895

72,390

75,863

5

43,905

49,135

54,579

67,628

71,928

75,533

79,070

6

45,478

50,973

56,736

70,515

74,955

78,676

82,289

7

47,046

52,822

58,741

73,396

77,985

81,820

85,504

8

 

54,663

60,750

76,283

81,008

84,957

88,715

9

 

 

62,752

79,167

84,040

88,109

91,935

10

 

 

 

82,051

87,063

91,247

95,150

Year 3: 2016-17 2.0% increase
Years
Experience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0

36,780

40,713

45,569

54,265

57,927

61,017

64,269

1

38,381

42,594

47,644

57,209

61,016

64,227

67,550

2

39,983

44,473

49,685

60,148

64,099

67,429

70,827

3

41,580

46,353

51,735

63,096

67,187

70,629

74,016

4

43,182

48,236

53,783

66,036

70,273

73,838

77,380

5

44,783

50,118

55,671

68,981

73,367

77,044

80,651

6

46,388

51,992

57,871

71,925

76,454

80,250

83,935

7

47,987

53,878

59,916

74,864

79,545

83,456

87,214

8

 

55,756

61,965

77,809

82,628

86,656

90,489

9

 

 

64,007

80,750

85,721

89,871

93,774

10

 

 

 

83,692

88,804

93,072

97,053

Year 4: 2017-18 (September 1, 2017) 1.5% increase
Years
Experience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0

37,332

41,324

46,253

55,079

58,796

61,932

65,233

1

38,957

43,233

48,359

58,067

61,931

65,190

68,563

2

40,583

45,140

50,430

61,050

65,060

68,440

71,889

3

42,204

47,048

52,511

64,042

68,195

71,688

75,126

4

43,830

48,960

54,590

67,027

71,327

74,946

78,541

5

45,455

50,870

56,506

70,016

74,468

78,200

81,861

6

47,084

52,772

58,739

73,004

77,601

81,454

85,194

7

48,707

54,686

60,815

75,987

80,738

84,708

88,522

8

 

56,592

62,894

78,976

83,867

87,956

91,846

9

 

 

64,967

81,961

87,007

91,219

95,181

10

 

 

 

84,947

90,136

94,468

98,509

Year 4: 2017-18 (January 1, 2018) 1.5% increase
Years
Experience Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7

0

37,892

41,944

46,947

55,905

59,678

62,861

66,211

1

39,541

43,881

49,084

58,938

62,860

66,168

69,591

2

41,192

45,817

51,186

61,966

66,036

69,467

72,967

3

42,837

47,754

53,299

65,003

69,218

72,763

76,253

4

44,487

49,694

55,409

68,032

72,397

76,070

79,719

5

46,137

51,633

57,354

71,066

75,585

79,373

83,089

6

47,790

53,564

59,620

74,099

78,765

82,676

86,472

7

49,438

55,506

61,727

77,127

81,949

85,979

89,850

8

 

57,441

63,837

80,161

85,125

89,275

93,224

9

 

 

65,942

83,190

88,312

92,587

96,609

10

 

 

 

86,221

91,488

95,885

99,987

The parties have acknowledged that, without limiting the foregoing, the following classes of Teachers shall be paid according to this pay scale:

1. Substitute teachers;
2. Part-time teachers working less than 30% of full time;
3. Teachers receiving a Maternity or Parental Leave top-up;
4. Term teachers who are contracted to work less than 60 days.

This Auxiliary Agreement is attached to and forms part of the Collective Agreement between the Parties dated July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018.

CONCURRING SIGNATORIES


Dated at Eriksdale, Manitoba this 2nd day of December, 2015

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Division:

 __________________________     
   Chairperson

 __________________________       
  Secretary - Treasurer

 

Signed and agreed on behalf of the Association:

 _______________________________      
  President/Collective Bargaining Chair

_______________________________        
  Secretary

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Memorandum of Settlement

THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 24th day of October, 2017 (the “Agreement”)

BETWEEN:

LAKESHORE SCHOOL DIVISION,

(the “Employer”) 

- and - 

LAKESHORE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION

OF THE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY,

(the “Association”)

WHEREAS:

  1. The Association filed a grievance on October 26, 2016 grieving the application of the Maternity / Adoptive / Parental Leave provisions of the Collective Agreement, and whereas various Individual Grievances were also filed (hereinafter all grievances are collectively referred to as, the “Grievance”); and
  2. The Employer and the Association have reached a resolution concerning the Grievance on the terms and conditions as set out herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

  1. Effective July 1, 2017, Article 6.04(d) through (g) of the Collective Agreement, and the Memorandum of Agreement relating to Article 6.04 and dated December 2, 2015, shall be deleted and replaced with Article 6.04(c), as set out in Schedule “A” hereof;
  2. Article 6.04(b) of the Collective Agreement shall be deleted and article 6.04(c) shall be renumbered as 6.04(b).
  3. Effective the date of this Agreement, the Grievance will be withdrawn on a with prejudice basis;
  4. The Association agrees not to file any grievance with respect to the subject matter of the Grievance, for leaves or portions of leaves taken prior to July 1, 2017; and
  5. Any teacher on leave, pursuant to Article 6.04, as of July 1, 2017, who remains on leave in September of 2017, will be subject to the revised Article 6.04(c) (Schedule “A”) for the portion of his/her leave remaining as of July 1, 2017.

 

Signed at Lundar, this 24th day of October, 2017.

Lakeshore Teachers’ Association

Per:_______________________________

 

Signed at Eriksdale this 3rd day of November, 2017.

Lakeshore School Division

Per:_____________________________

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Schedule 'A'

6.04(c) Parenting Leave

Maternity or Parental leaves shall be in accordance with the Employment Standards Code of the Province of Manitoba.

Top-Up Benefits

(i) Effective July 1, 2017 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 (gross salary means 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.

(ii) Effective July 1, 2017 the Division shall pay a teacher on Maternity Leave and/or Parental/Adoptive Leave:

(1) if the teacher’s one (1) week or five (5) day waiting period falls entirely on teaching days, ninety percent (90%) of the teacher’s gross salary plus up to eighty (80) 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;

(2) if the teacher’s one (1) week or five (5) 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;

(3) 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:

(1) 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;

(2) eighty-five (85) teaching days of pay and/or top-up benefits if the teacher only takes maternity leave;

(3) 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.

iii) 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.

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Collateral Agreement

THIS COLLATERAL AGREEMENT made this 15th day of September, 2020

BETWEEN:

THE LAKESHORE SCHOOL DIVISION

(hereinafter referred to as the “Division”)

OF THE FIRST PART,

- and -

THE LAKESHORE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF

THE MANITOBA TEACHERS’ SOCIETY

(hereinafter referred to as the “Association”)

OF THE SECOND PART.

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain collective agreement dated June 30, 2018, made between the Division and the Association, the Division has agreed to participate in the administration of the Manitoba Public School Employees Dental & Extended Health Benefits Plan (the “Plan”) for all of the eligible employees (the “Employees”) as described by the Manitoba Public School Employees Benefits Trust (the “Trust”) in the employ of the Division; and

WHEREAS the Division and the Association desire to set forth the terms and conditions under which the Division shall so participate in the administration of the Plan; and

WHEREAS pursuant to a certain agreement made between the Manitoba School Boards Association, the Manitoba Teachers’ Society and the Trust, the Trust is responsible for the formulation, implementation and operation of the Plan.

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

  1. The preamble hereto shall form an integral part hereof.
  2. The terms and conditions of the Plan shall be as formulated by the Trust.
  3. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, the Division and the Association shall comply with any administrative or underwriting requirements in respect to the Plan stipulated by the Trust and/or by the insurer appointed by the Trust to administer the Plan.
  4. The Division shall make the following payments:
  1. Subject to paragraph (b) which follows, for the following years, the Division shall pay monthly for September 2020, $116.00 on behalf of each Employee in respect of the Dental plan and/or $126.00 on behalf of each Employee in respect of the Extended Health plan, and $16.25 on behalf of each Employee in respect of the Vision plan said $116.00, $126.00 and $16.25 being the monthly rates for family coverage under each plan. Such payments shall be made to the Trust or to such party as the Trustees shall designate in writing.
  2. Where an Employee is entitled to and has so elected for reduced coverage, as permitted under the terms of the Plan, that is, coverage for Employee and one dependent (spouse or child) only, or for Employee only, or for no coverage in the event of the Employee having alternate employer-sponsored group dental or health coverage, as the case may be, the Division shall pay to the employee the difference in the monthly rate under each plan between family coverage and the coverage elected by the Employee.
  3. For each year thereafter, the Division shall pay monthly on behalf of each Employee an amount not to exceed the amount payable by the Division for each Employee in the preceding year (taking into account payments referred to in both sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 4) increased or decreased by a percentage equivalent to the percentage negotiated or awarded on average for the salary schedule of the Employees in the current year.
  1. It is understood and agreed by the Association that any eligible Employees employed on or after the effective date of the implementation of the Plan shall be required to participate in the Plan unless entitled to elect out of the Plan as may be permitted under the terms thereof.
  2. This Agreement may be terminated by either of the parties hereto effective the first day of September of a particular calendar year provided that not less than 12 months written notice of such termination is given by the party terminating this Agreement to the other party hereto.
  3. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed to be effectively given if mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid or delivered by bonded carrier to the parties at the following addresses:

                    To the Division:

                    LAKESHORE SCHOOL DIVISION

                    Box 100,  23 Second Avenue

                    Eriksdale, MB  R0C 0W0

 

                   To the Association:

                   LAKESHORE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

                   C/O Box 357

                   Fisher Branch, MB  R0C 0Z0

 

and if mailed as aforesaid, shall be deemed to have been given on the fifth business day next following that upon which the letter containing such notice was posted.

  1. Time shall be of the essence of the Agreement which Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Manitoba.
  2. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Division has caused its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed duly attested by the signatures of its proper officers in that behalf, the day and year first above written.

THE LAKESHORE SCHOOL DIVISION

___________________________________

Chairperson

___________________________________

Secretary - Treasurer

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Association has caused this Agreement to be executed as duly attested by the signatures of the proper officers of the Association.

THE LAKESHORE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

____________________________________

President

____________________________________

Secretary

 

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Letter of Agreement

LETTER OF AGREEMENT  

Manitoba Public School Employees Dental and Extended Health Plan 

Between

The Lakeshore School Division

and

The Lakeshore Teachers’ Association

of the

Manitoba Teachers’ Society

RE: September 2020 Salary grid net of Dental and Extended Health

The Division administers the Manitoba Public School Employees Dental and Extended Health Plan as per the Collateral Agreement dated June 30, 2018 for the members of the Lakeshore Teachers’ Association.  Teachers who are participants in the Dental Plan and Extended Health shall be paid according to article 4 in the Collateral agreement. The following salary schedule reflects the provisions of article 4 of the Collateral Agreement for September 2020.

STEP

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2020

 

 PREMIUM: $3099

 

0

 $  34,793

 $  38,845

 $  43,848

 $  52,806

 $  56,579

 $  59,762

 $      63,112

1

 $  36,442

 $  40,782

 $  45,985

 $  55,839

 $  59,761

 $  63,069

 $      66,492

2

 $  38,093

 $  42,718

 $  48,087

 $  58,867

 $  62,937

 $  66,368

 $      69,868

3

 $  39,738

 $  44,655

 $  50,200

 $  61,904

 $  66,119

 $  69,664

 $      73,154

4

 $  41,388

 $  46,595

 $  52,310

 $  64,933

 $  69,298

 $  72,971

 $      76,620

5

 $  43,038

 $  48,534

 $  54,255

 $  67,967

 $  72,486

 $  76,274

 $      79,990

6

 $  44,691

 $  50,465

 $  56,521

 $  71,000

 $  75,666

 $  79,577

 $      83,373

7

 $  46,339

 $  52,407

 $  58,628

 $  74,028

 $  78,850

 $  82,880

 $      86,751

8

 

 $  54,342

 $  60,738

 $  77,062

 $  82,026

 $  86,176

 $      90,125

9

 

 

 $  62,843

 $  80,091

 $  85,213

 $  89,488

 $      93,510

10

 

 

 

 $  83,122

 $  88,389

 $  92,786

 $      96,888

Dated at Eriksdale, Manitoba this 15th day of September, 2020

Signed on behalf of the Lakeshore School Division:

__________________________                                                                                           

Chairperson

__________________________

Secretary – Treasurer

 

Signed on behalf of the Lakeshore Teachers’ Association:

 ________________________

President

________________________

Secretary 

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