a) A qualified teacher who is engaged to teach in the Division shall be granted full placement on the salary schedule for teaching experience recognized by Manitoba
Education and Advanced Learning, Province of Manitoba, except that up to three (3) years of teaching experience gained prior to the teacher having become
qualified shall be recognized for increment purposes provided that the teacher is certified by the Province of Manitoba and that the experience is acceptable to the
Chief Superintendent. Teaching experience gained while teaching on permit, or Letter of Authority shall be recognized at the rate of one (1) increment for each
year of such experience.
b) All Vocational/Industrial Arts teachers on staff to teach in a vocational area which is recognized as such by Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning for
grant purposes and for which they are qualified to teach, as determined by Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning, shall receive one (1) increment for every
two (2) years of experience gained after the acquisition of recognized certification in the area in which they are employed up to a maximum of five (5) increments.
For designate trades, related work experience shall be calculated from the time journeyman certification is received.
c) Following a teacher’s placement on the salary schedule in accordance with Article 9 (a), a teacher shall advance to the higher step on the salary schedule at the rate
of one (1) increment upon completion of the accumulation of a year or more of acceptable teaching experience as recognized by the Professional Certification Unit
of Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning, until maximum is reached. The due date for the increments shall be the first (1st) day of the teaching month next
following the completion of this year of acceptable teaching experience.
For part-time teachers, the teaching experience of a part-time teacher shall accumulate to the proportion of actual percent of time employed in each school
year. When a part-time teacher accumulates a year of acceptable teaching experience equal to the equivalent of one (1) full teaching year or more, as recognized by
the Professional Certification Unit of Manitoba Education and Advanced Learning, that teacher shall be reclassified to the next higher step of the schedule the first
day of the teaching month next following the completion of this year of acceptable teaching experience.
A minimum of 180 teaching days must be completed within a teaching year for one (1) year of credit or ninety (90) teaching days for one-half (1/2) year of credit.
Two half years of experience shall be equivalent to one year of experience for increment purposes.
d) Teachers will be placed on the salary schedule according to all years they have taught as qualified teachers as recognized by Manitoba Education and Advanced
Learning. Teaching experience gained while teaching on limited teaching permit, or Letter of Authority shall be recognized at the rate of one (1) increment for each
year of such experience.
e) The service of a part time teacher shall be accumulative to the proportion of actual percentage of time employed in each school year. Whenever a part time
teacher accumulated service equals the equivalent of one (1) full teaching year or more, that teacher shall be reclassified to the next higher step of the schedule on
either first (1st) day of fall term or January 1st next.