A. Previous Experience
For the purpose of initial placement on the Salary Schedule, experience acquired previous to employment in the St. Vital School Division or St. Boniface School Division or the Louis Riel School Division, as the case may be, shall be recognized at the rate of one increment for each complete year of experience as recognized by Professional Certification and Student Records, except that experience on a Limited Teaching Permit or Authority will not be credited. In addition, teachers of Vocational programs shall be recognized at the rate of one increment for every two years of related journeyman trade experience in indentured trades, or for every two years of industry experience in non-indentured fields, to a maximum of five (5) increments.
B. Increments
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 months’ teaching service.
C. Increased Qualifications
1. Where increased qualifications are secured which qualify a teacher for an advance in class on the salary schedule, the onus is on the teacher to forward the necessary documentation to the Superintendent’s Department.
2. For the purpose of Section C-1 “documentation” shall be either a statement from Professional Certification and Student Records confirming a higher classification or evidence from an educational institution confirming that course work has been successfully completed.
3. The resulting increase in salary shall be retroactive to the first of the month following receipt of documentation signifying that there has been an increase in qualifications. However, the resulting increase shall be paid only after Professional Certification and Student Records has confirmed the higher classification with the exception of an increase in qualifications in Article 3.00 A. 3, a-c.
D. Placement
1. On or about the last teaching day of September of each year, each teacher shall be provided with a Statement outlining the placement of the teacher, as per Article 3.00 of this Agreement, effective at the commencement of that school year. The teacher shall have twenty (20) teaching days from the date of receipt of the Statement to inform the Division in writing of any errors in the Statement of Placement. Failure to inform the Division within the twenty (20) teaching days shall be deemed to be acceptance of the placement for that school year. Included on the statement of placement shall be a notification of the consequences of a failure to reply to perceived errors.
2. Members hired after September 30th will receive the above notice within 30 teaching days after commencement of teaching duties and will have 20 teaching days after receipt of notice to respond.