A. The teachers’ classification and experience for placement on the salary schedule shall be established by this Collective Agreement and:
1. A valid teaching certificate issued by the Minister of Education.
2. The classification accorded the teacher by the Administration and Professional Certification section of Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning pursuant to Table I “Classification of Certificates” of Regulation 515/88 and as amended from time to time, shall be used to determine the class in the Salary Schedule to which the teacher belongs, except as provided in Clause B below.
3. For the purpose of classification, teachers with a diploma in Industrial Arts Teacher Education or a certificate in Vocational/Industrial Teacher Education or with a Bachelor of Education while teaching a vocational program in a non-indentured area shall be placed one full class above the class determined in A.2 above for each of the following to a maximum of two (2) classes:
a) First year of a related technical and/or vocational college program not used to earn the classification in A.2. approved by the Superintendent of Schools.
b) Second year of a related technical and/or vocational college program not used to earn the A classification in A.2. approved by the Superintendent of Schools.
c) Series of practical courses not otherwise used for classification, approved by the Superintendent of Schools.
B. Notwithstanding the above, Louis Riel Teachers who were employed prior to June 30, 2002 by the St. Boniface or St. Vital School Divisions will not suffer any loss of classification or salary as a result of this article.
C. Teachers on a Limited Teaching Permit.
Teachers hired to teach on a Limited Teaching Permit shall be placed on the schedule one full Class below the Class they would be in if they had a valid teaching certificate.