For the purpose of the salary schedule, teachers shall be classified and placed on the salary scale according to classification and years of experience as set forth by Manitoba Regulation 115/2015, a regulation under the Education Administration Act and subsequent amendments.
Year 4: September 2017 Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided by the applicable Collateral agreement for the MPSE Dental and Extended Health Plan
January 2018 Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided by the applicable Collateral agreement for the MPSE Dental and Extended Health Plan
The anniversary date for annual increments for teachers commencing employment with the Park West School Division shall be as follows:
a) Teachers without previous experience or with full years experience entering the employment of the Division between the 1st day of the fall term and December 31st in any year shall receive their first annual increment on the 1st day of the fall term following.
b) Teachers without previous experience or with full years experience entering the employment of the Divisions between January 1st and June 30th in any year shall receive their first annual increment on January 1st following.
c) Teachers with partial year experience entering the employment of the Division between the 1st day of the fall term and December 31st in any year shall receive their next annual increment on January 1st next if by December 31st they have one year’s experience in accordance with provincial regulation, otherwise they shall receive their next annual increment on the 1st day of the fall term next.
d) Teachers with partial years experience entering the employment of the Division between January 1st and June 30th in any year shall receive their next annual increment on 1st day of the fall term next if by June 30th they have one year’s experience in accordance with provincial regulation, otherwise they shall receive their next annual increment on January 1st next.
Effective the First Day of the Fall Term 2016 the following replaces 3:03 a) through d):
Teachers shall receive annual increments as indicated in 3.02 above to the maximum salary. The anniversary dates for increments for teachers shall be the first day of the teaching month that follows the date on which the teacher completes a year of teaching experience as recognized by the Professional Certification Records Branch of the Manitoba Department of Education.
The onus is on the teacher to give notice to the Division as soon as possible after credit has been obtained for change in classification. In giving notice, the teacher must offer documentary evidence that his/her increased qualifications have been registered with the Professional Section of the Administration and Professional Certification Branch of Manitoba Education. The salary change for increased qualifications shall become effective from the beginning of the month following the receipt of the confirmation of the increased qualifications from the Professional Section of the Administration and Professional Certification Branch of Manitoba Education.
Teachers already on staff shall be given full credit for previous experience on the Park West Division staff plus credit for previous experience as provided in 3.03 above. No teacher at present on the Park West staff shall suffer reduction in salary according to Article 301, 3.02, and 3.03.
Teachers employed under contract on a part-time basis shall:
a) be paid according to their classification and years of experience as established in Article 3.01 and Article 3.02.
b) be paid on a rate based on the fraction of the time employed
c) Increments – 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 of teaching experience as recognized by the Professional Certification Branch of the Manitoba Department of Education, that teacher shall receive the next higher step of the schedule, on the first day of the teaching month that follows the date of recognition.
d) Part-time teachers shall participate in activities during the regular school day when requested by the Superintendent or designate. Part-time teachers shall receive a pro-rata portion of the per diem rate for the time spent over and above their regularly scheduled teaching time during the school day.
a) Principals
A Principal shall be paid a basic administrative allowance of:
| Effective July 1, 2014: | $6,000 |
| Effective July 1, 2015: | $6,250 |
| Effective July 1, 2016: | $6,375 |
| Effective July 1, 2017: | $6,471 |
| Effective January 1, 2018: | $6,568 |
| Effective July 1, 2014: | $737 |
| Effective July 1, 2015: | $752 |
| Effective July 1, 2016: | $767 |
| Effective July 1, 2017: | $779 |
| Effective January 1, 2018: | $791 |
for each full time equivalent teacher in excess of 5, to a maximum of:
| Effective July 1, 2014: | $15,433 |
| Effective July 1, 2015: | $15,742 |
| Effective July 1, 2016: | $16,057 |
| Effective July 1, 2017: | $16,297 |
| Effective January 1, 2018: | $16,542 |
The principal shall not be classified as a teacher for the above calculation.
In a school with more than 25 teachers, the principal shall be entitled to two additional increments. These increments are to be earned as follows:
| Effective July 1, 2014: | $565 |
| Effective July 1, 2015: | $576 |
| Effective July 1, 2016: | $588 |
| Effective July 1, 2017: | $597 |
| Effective January 1, 2018: | $606 |
For each successive year of administrative experience in the Division.
b) Vice-Principals
A vice principals shall be paid an administrative allowance equal to one half the principal’s allowance. In a school with more than 25 teachers he/she shall be entitled to two additional increments. These increments are to be earned as follows:
| Effective July 1, 2014: | $283 |
| Effective July 1, 2015: | $288 |
| Effective July 1, 2016: | $294 |
| Effective July 1, 2017: | $298 |
| Effective January 1, 2018: | $303 |
for each successive year of administrative experience in the Division.
c) Acting Principals
For each school building, a teacher shall be appointed by the Division to act as a principal during the absence of the principal and vice-principal.
An acting principal appointed by the Division shall be paid an allowance equal to the Principal’s per diem administrative allowance or:
| Effective July 1, 2014: | $40.05 |
| Effective July 1, 2015: | $40.85 |
| Effective July 1, 2016: | $41.66 |
| Effective July 1, 2017: | $42.29 |
| Effective January 1, 2018: | $42.92 |
whichever is greater for each day that he/she is appointed.
d) Coordinators
A certified teacher, employed as coordinator, shall be paid in addition to the salary afforded by the salary schedule an allowance determined as follows:
| 1) Coordinator Allowance | ||||
| Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four | |
| Effective July 1, 2014 | $4,944.24 | $5,650.55 | $6,356.86 | $7,063.18 |
| Effective July 1, 2015 | $5,043.12 | $5,763.56 | $6,484.00 | $7,204.45 |
| Effective July 1, 2016 | $5,143.98 | $5,878.83 | $6,613.68 | $7,348.54 |
| Effective July 1, 2017 | $5,221.14 | $5,967.01 | $6,712.89 | $7,458.76 |
| Effective Jan. 1, 2018 | $5,299.46 | $6,056.51 | $6,813.58 | $7,570.65 |
| 2) Student Services Coordinator | ||||
| Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four | |
| Effective July 1, 2014 | $7,062.50 | $7,848.21 | $8,719.25 | $9,688.18 |
| Effective July 1, 2015 | $7,203.75 | $8,005.17 | $8,893.63 | $9,881.95 |
| Effective July 1, 2016 | $7,347.83 | $8,165.27 | $9,071.50 | $10,079.59 |
| Effective July 1, 2017 | $7,458.04 | $8,287.75 | $9,207.58 | $10,230.78 |
| Effective Jan. 1, 2018 | $7,569.91 | $8,412.07 | $9,345.69 | $10,384.24 |
Coordinators employed on a part-time basis shall have the allowance paid on a prorated basis in accordance with the percentage of time employed.
Effective September 2016, substitute teachers shall be paid at the negotiated rate of:
Certified: $149.86
Uncertified: $121.31
September 2017:
Certified: $152.11
Uncertified: $123.13
January 2018:
Certified: $154.39
Uncertified: $124.97
All of the above rates are inclusive of vacation pay.
a) If the substitute teacher is employed on a day to day basis and the period of employment extends beyond five consecutive teaching days in the same assignment, the teacher shall be paid at a rate under the salary schedule in accordance with his/her qualifications and experience beyond the fifth day.
b) If the teacher is hired to substitute for a period known to exceed five consecutive days the teacher shall be paid at a rate under the salary schedule in accordance with his/her qualifications and experience from the first day of employment.
c) Substitutes called into work will be paid a minimum of one-half (1/2) day at the appropriate rate of pay Substitute teachers called in for greater than one half day or a substitute teacher whose assignment has been extended shall be paid on a pro-rated basis for the entire assignment.
d) A substitute teacher who has been employed for at least twenty consecutive (20) days of extended substitute teaching in the same assignment shall, on the twenty-first (21st) day, be signed to a Limited Term Teacher contract, unless the return of the regular teacher or the conclusion of the substitute assignment will occur within five (5) working days.
e) A substitute teacher filling a position for the same teacher for a period of at least five (5) consecutive scheduled teaching days shall be termed extended substitute teaching.
Such periods as defined in 3.08 (a), 3.08 (b), 3.08 (d) and 3.08 (e) shall not be interrupted because of in-service or administration days on which a school is declared closed by the Division or on which a substitute is not required to teach because of a school or Division activity and such days shall not constitute a break in consecutive days.
f) Manitoba Teachers’ Society Fees and Park West Teachers’ Association fees shall be deducted from a substitute teacher’s pay monthly.
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 local Association fees or Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.
g) 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.
The use of sick leave with pay shall not constitute an interruption of the extended substitute teaching assignment.
h) The following clauses in the collective agreement apply to substitute teachers covered under Article 3.08:
Article 1: Purpose
Article 2: Effective Period
Article 3.01: Classification (when a substitute teacher is eligible under 3.08 (a)
Article 3.02: Basic Schedule (for information purposes only)
Article 3.03: Anniversary Dates for Increments
Article 3.04: Changes of Classification
Article 7: Noon Hour
Article 8: Freedom from Violence
Article 10: Settlement of Disputes
Article 15: Sexual Harassment
Article 16: Interpretation
i) The provisions of the collective agreement do not apply to substitute teachers except as expressly provided for in Article 3.08 – Substitute Teachers.
j) The only matters which may be grieved under Article 10 – Settlement of Disputes 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.
The Division shall pay interest on the gross amount of any retroactive pay increase to all employees covered by this agreement at the average Royal Bank of Canada prime rate minus one-half percent, calculated and commencing from the first day of the fall term 2014 to the date of the retroactive payment.
For the purposes of the 2014-2018 collective agreement only, the interest on retroactivity will be paid in a lump sum to the Association at $25 per full time teacher based on 170 FTE or $4250.
a) All teachers will be paid in twelve (12) equal monthly payments these payments to be received on or before the last teaching Friday of each month. Payments for June, July and August shall be paid in one deposit at the close of school in June.
b) Teachers will receive payment by automatic deposit into the financial institution they set up with the Division, at the start of such payment.
a) Manitoba Teachers’ Society Deduction
The teacher’s annual fees to The Manitoba Teachers’ Society shall be deducted in ten (10) equal installments, not including the months of July and August from their monthly salary deposits and shall be remitted monthly to the Manitoba Teachers’ Society Office.
b) Association Rights
The annual fees of the Park West Teachers' Association shall be deducted from the salary of all members of the Park West Teachers' Association and forwarded to the Association Treasurer. The Association shall notify, in writing, the Division Secretary Treasurer, the amount of the dues to be deducted, one month prior to the date the dues is to be deducted.
In consideration of the Division making the compulsory check-off of Association dues as herein provided, the Association agrees to and does hereby indemnify and save the Division harmless for all claims, demands, actions and the proceeding of any kind and from all costs which may arise or be taken against the Division by reason of the division making the compulsory check-off of Association dues provided for in this article.
c) E.I. Rebate
Should the Division become eligible for a reduction in premiums under the Employment Insurance Act, the teachers’ 5/12 share of the premium reduction will be remitted twice yearly (at the conclusion of the Spring and Fall terms) to the Treasurer of the Association.
Effective date of signing a teacher will be paid $30.75 per week up to a maximum of $122.98 in any one year for attending and successfully completing one or more professional courses, where such course or courses have been approved or endorsed by Manitoba Education and/or The Manitoba Teachers' Society and has received prior approval from the Board. Professional courses are described as those educational courses which do not give credit towards a recognized degree or a permanent certificate. Teachers receiving benefits under this provision must remain on staff for the next school year or refund the remuneration received, to the Division. Approval of the Board shall be granted unless it can reasonably conclude that such a course or courses would be redundant, undesirable, or unlikely to add to the qualifications of the teacher applying for financial assistance.
Whenever in this agreement deduction of salary during a leave of absence or payment of salary is to be made at the per diem rate, the amount of the deduction or payment shall be calculated in accordance with the appropriate formula set out below:
Payment at Per Diem Rate:
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No of days for which payment is due No of days in the school year as defined by the Minister of Education |
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Teachers’ current annual salary |