SOUTHWEST HORIZON TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

Article 5 - Salaries

5.01 - Salary Schedule

 September 2014 Salary Grid Net of Extended Health Plan

First day of fall term 2014 to June 30, 2015                    Family         $1,266 EHB Premium

Years of Experience

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 7

0

33,964

37,780

41,747

50,384

53,861

57,350

60,093

1

35,783

40,186

44,696

53,159

56,901

60,487

63,391

2

37,606

42,596

47,776

56,122

59,936

63,620

66,602

3

39,414

45,003

50,854

59,103

62,975

66,753

69,827

4

41,227

47,416

53,932

62,131

66,010

69,887

73,065

5

43,051

49,823

57,016

65,171

69,044

73,026

76,294

6

44,864

52,240

60,092

68,195

72,077

76,160

79,538

7

 

 

 

71,228

75,116

79,295

82,779

8

 

 

 

74,228

78,148

82,439

86,010

9

 

 

 

76,998

81,181

85,569

89,254

10

 

 

 

79,301

84,131

88,706

92,496

September 2015 Salary Grid Net of Extended Health Plan

First day of fall term 2015 to June 30, 2016                      Family         $1,290 EHB Premium

Years of Experience

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 7

0

34,645

38,537

42,583

51,393

54,940

58,498

61,296

1

36,500

40,991

45,591

54,224

58,040

61,698

64,660

2

38,359

43,449

48,733

57,246

61,136

64,894

67,935

3

40,204

45,904

51,872

60,286

64,236

68,089

71,225

4

42,053

48,366

55,012

63,375

67,332

71,286

74,528

5

43,913

50,821

58,158

66,476

70,426

74,488

77,821

6

45,763

53,286

61,295

69,560

73,520

77,685

81,130

7

 

 

 

72,654

76,620

80,882

84,436

8

 

 

 

75,714

79,712

84,089

87,732

9

 

 

 

78,539

82,806

87,282

91,040

10

 

 

 

80,888

85,815

90,481

94,347

Fall Term 2016 – Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 2% and adjustments as provided by the Collateral Dental and Extended Health Plan Agreement.

Fall Term 2017 – Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided by the Collateral Dental and Extended Health Plan Agreement.

January 1, 2018 – Salary Schedule to be adjusted by 1.5% and adjustments as provided by the Collateral Dental and Extended Health Plan Agreement.

5.02 - Letter of Authority

Teachers hired on letter of authority are to be paid at a scale one class equivalent below the class these teachers would be in had they received professional training.

5.03 - Interest on Retroactive Pay

The Division shall pay to members of the Association for the purposes of this agreement, the total interest accrued on retroactive pay would be paid on flat rate of $40.00 per FTE and disbursed equally based on full time equivalency.

The Division shall pay to members of the Association interest on the net amount of any retroactive pay which may be paid to such members, calculated from the date on which the monies would have been due to the date of actual payment.  The interest shall be computed at the rate equal to a premium saving account as at January 31st of the year in which the collective agreement is signed.

5.04 - Substitute Teachers

a. Effective the date of signing, the rates of pay for a substitute teacher shall be:
    Paid at a rate of $144.00 per day, for Class 1 to 7, and $107.00 per day if not in Class 1 to 7.

    Effective the first day of fall term 2016, the rates of pay for a substitute teacher shall be:
    Paid at a rate of $147.00 per day, for Class 1 to 7, and $109.00 per day if not in Class 1 to 7.

    Effective the first day of fall term 2017, the rates of pay for a substitute teacher shall be:
    Paid at a rate of $149.00 per day, for Class 1 to 7, and $111.00 per day if not in Class 1 to 7.

    Effective January 2018, the rates of pay for a substitute teacher shall be:
    Paid at a rate of $151.00 per day, for Class 1 to 7, and $113.00 per day if not in Class 1 to 7.

    This agreement includes holiday pay.

b. A substitute teacher who assumes the teaching workload of the same teacher for six (6) consecutive school days or more, shall be paid at the rate of 1/x (where x = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for education), of his/her classification according to his/her qualifications and experience, effective on the seventh (7th) consecutive school day as outlined in Article 5.01. Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.

c. In addition, where during an extended substitute teaching assignment the substitute teacher becomes unavailable to work due to attending to what would be described as a family related emergency or for the death or serious illness of the substitute teacher’s family or for attending to Association or MTS business as a representative of the Association, and where the substitute teacher returns to the teaching assignment immediately thereafter such unavailability, such days of unavailability as noted above shall not constitute a break in extended substitute teaching.

d. 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.
 
The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption of the extended substitute teaching assignment.

A substitute teacher claiming sick leave may be required to provide proof of illness from a registered medical practitioner (at Division cost) if requested to do so by the Superintendent or designate. 

Assignment shall mean consecutive teaching days in one (1) position.

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

f.  A substitute teacher who is called to work for an assignment for one half (½) day or less shall be paid one half (1/2) of the daily rate. A substitute teacher, who is called to work for an assignment of greater than a half day but less than a full day, shall be paid the daily rate. One half (½) day shall be defined as a morning or an afternoon.

g. A substitute teacher who is called to work for an assignment, and who reports for the assignment finding that his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternative assignment equivalent in time to the substitute teacher’s original assignment and when such an alternative assignment is not available shall be paid half (1/2) day’s pay at the applicable rate in lieu.

h. 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.

i.  Pay relating to the salary earned by substitute teachers during any month shall be forwarded to those teachers not later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the following calendar month.

j. All substitute teachers as members in good standing, shall be required to pay all provincial and local Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees, such fees to be deducted by the Division monthly and pro-rated on the basis of the number of days worked in that 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 legal action arising from the deduction of The Manitoba Teachers’ Society fees.

k. The following articles of the Collective Agreement shall apply to substitute teachers with amendments as noted:

 Article 1       Purpose
 Article 2       Recognition of Management
 Article 3       Effective Period
 Article 4       Educational Qualifications (as it relates to Article 5.04b)
 Article 5.01  Basic Schedule (as it relates to Article 5.04 Substitutes)
 Article 5.04  Substitute Teachers
 Article 5.07  Placement (as it relates to Article 5.04b)
 Article 5.12  Meal Period
 Article 12     Freedom from Violence
 Article 16     Settlement of Differences (except that the only matters that may be grieved under the
                     Settlement of Differences article 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.)

l.  Except for as provided for in Article 5.04, substitute teachers are not covered by the collective agreement.

5.05 - Administrative Allowances

Terms

Administrators in Southwest Horizon School Division shall be paid a supervisory allowance based on the following principles or criteria:

Recognition of student numbers as a base for the allowance.

A vice-principal allowance which recognizes administrative time allocated and student numbers.

  Effective Date:   Enrolment   Allowance  
September 2015 60-100 $7,843
101-200 $11,808
201-300 $15,279
    300+   $21,325
September 2016 60-100 $7,999
101-200 $12,044
201-300 $15,584
    300+   $21,751
September 2017 60-100 $8,118
101-200 $12,224
201-300 $15,817
    300+   $22,077
January 2018 60-100 $8,239
101-200 $12,407
201-300 $16,054
    300+   $22,408

The vice-principal shall receive a sum equal to one half the allowance paid to the principal of the same school.
 
The administrative allowance for Hutterian Colony Schools is considered a special situation. The allowance recognizes a supervisory allowance for teacher as principal in the normal one teacher situation and an additional supervisory allowance for full time equivalent teaching staff additions.

The administrative allowance for Hutterian Colony Schools

 

 

 

 

Effective Date:

Basic Allowance

Increments

Additional Teachers

First day of fall term 2014 to June 30, 2015

$1,981

2 x $185

$551/FTE

First day of fall term 2015 to June 30, 2016

$2,020

2 x $188

$562/FTE

First day of fall term 2016 to June 30, 2017

$2,060

2 x $192

$573/FTE

First day of fall term 2017 to December 2017

$2,090

2 x $194

$581/FTE

First day of January 2018 to June 30, 2018

$2,121

2 x $197

$590/FTE

5.06 - Coordinator's Allowance

The administrative allowance for Student Services Coordinator

Effective Date:   Allowance
Increment Year 1 & 2 $7,737.00
Effective First Day of Fall Term Increment Year 3 & 4 $8,329.00
2014 – June 30, 2015 Increment Year 5+ years $8,921.00
Increment Year 1 & 2 $7,891.00
Effective First Day of Fall Term Increment Year 3 & 4 $8,495.00
2015 – June 30, 2016 Increment Year 5+ years $9,099.00
Increment Year 1 & 2 $8,048.00
Effective First Day of Fall Term Increment Year 3 & 4 $8,664.00
2016 – June, 2017 Increment Year 5+ years $9,280.00
Increment Year 1 & 2 $8,168.00
Effective First Day of Fall Term Increment Year 3 & 4 $8,793.00
2017 – December 2017 Increment Year 5+ years $9,419.00
Increment Year 1 & 2 $8,290.00
Effective First Day of January Increment Year 3 & 4 $8,924.00
2018 – June 30, 2018 Increment Year 5+ years $9,560.00

When a coordinator of student services is assigned at less than full time, they will be paid at the percentage of time assigned.

When a coordinator of student services is assigned at less than full time, they will be paid at the percentage of time assigned.

5.07 - Appointment of Head Teacher

Effective the date of signing:

In the absence of both the Principal and Vice-principal a head teacher may be appointed by the Principal with prior approval from the Superintendent, and shall be paid an amount equal to 1/n, (where n = the number of days in the current school year as determined by the Minister responsible for Education) of that administrator’s allowance. However, no head teacher will receive less than $25.00 per day.

5.08 - Placement

 For the purpose of the salary schedule, except as otherwise provided for in this agreement, teachers shall be classified and placed on the salary schedule according to the classification and years of experience accorded to the teacher by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (based on Regulation 575/88).

5.09 - Increments

a.  Except as herein provided, each teacher shall receive one (1) increment for each year of experience until such teacher reaches the maximum in his or her class, such maximum being in accordance with Article 5.01 of this agreement.

b.  The anniversary date for annual increases for all teachers shall be after an accumulation of ten (10) months teaching experience.

5.10 - Change in Salary Classification

Effective the date of signing:

Where increased academic qualifications are secured between June 30th and December 31st in any year which qualify a teacher for an advance in class on the salary schedule, the resulting increase in annual salary shall become effective September 1st of the same year. Where any teacher shall advance his or her qualifications on or before June 30th in any year in accordance with the most recent Department of Education Regulation, he or she shall be entitled to the appropriate salary increase retroactive to  January 1st of that year. The onus is on the teacher to file proof of change in qualifications with the Board as soon as possible. Proof of change shall be a statement of standing obtained from the Professional Certification and Student Records Unit.

5.11 - Payment of Salary

 a. Annual salary will be paid in 26 (or 27 if applicable) equal installments by direct deposit to a financial institution of the teacher’s choosing, on a bi-weekly basis from September to June. At the end of the school year, outstanding salary installments will be paid to the teacher on the last teaching day in June.

b.  The first installment in a school year will be paid the first or second teaching Friday.

c.  Where applicable, the per diem rate shall be annual salary divided by the number of school days in a school year.

d.  When a teacher leaves the employ of the Division or is granted long term leave without pay, the final payment shall be the difference between the product of the number of days taught in the school year multiplied by the per diem rate and the total gross pay already received by the teacher during the school year.

e.  The Division shall deposit salary directly into the financial institution of the employee’s choice.

5.12 - Part Time Teachers

a.  Upon hire, part-time teachers shall be placed on the salary schedule in accordance with their classification and years of experience as determined by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (Regulation 515/88).

b.  Part-time teachers shall be paid an annual salary based upon the proportion of time spent in teaching.

c.  Part-time teachers shall participate in parent/teacher interviews and in-services during the regular school day, and above their regularly scheduled teaching time when requested by the employer. Part-time teachers shall receive the per diem rate, or portion thereof, of their salary for these activities.

5.13 - Meal Period

Each teacher will be entitled to an uninterrupted meal period between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each school day. This meal period shall be equal to five (5) minutes less than the midday intermission given to the students of the school in which the teacher is employed. Designated Professional staff will be on call during the meal period to deal with discipline, parent inquiries and any other problems normally under the jurisdiction of a teacher.

5.14 - Extra-Curricular Activities

Effective the date of signing:

a.  “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 or in-service sessions.

b. The Division will grant teachers who have contributed toward extra-curricular activities, a payment equivalent to the current substitute teacher rate. Each fifty (50) hours of contribution time is equal to a payment at the current substitute teacher daily rate. A teacher will be eligible for a half-day payment(s) upon completion of each twenty-five (25) hours of contributed time, to a maximum payment(s) of two (2) days per school year.

c.   i)  Teachers who are entitled to the payment in (b) may, in lieu of the payment, be granted leave with no loss of pay or benefits. The date for such leave shall be agreed upon between the principal and the teacher.

    ii.  Notwithstanding the above, a teacher may carry forward two (2) days of leave to the subsequent school year. In such case the entitlement must be used within twelve (12) months of the day the hours were completed. The maximum amount of leave carried forward and taken under this article shall be no more than two (2) days in any one (1)year, but this maximum does not include the annual entitlement of up to two (2) days of leave with no loss of pay or benefits that is provided for under sub-articles (b) and (c) (i) above.

d.  Only activities that have received prior approval of the principal will be eligible for the provisions of this clause. A list of approved activities pertaining to this clause will be developed by a joint committee which will include two representatives from the Board and two representatives from the Association.

e. Teachers must report extra-curricular hours on a form which the Division will provide. The teacher and his/her principal will only report hours when the 25, 50, 75 or 100 hours have been completed. If a teacher wishes to invoke 5.14(c)(ii) then the teacher must complete the form with hours accumulated and indicate on the form that the day/days will be used within 12 months of the day the hours were completed.

f. In the case where a teacher does not accumulate sufficient hours to qualify for a half or full day payment, the teacher may carry those hours over to the subsequent school year.

g.  Participation in extra-curricular duties by teachers is voluntary.

 

h. This leave shall not be used on scheduled in-service, professional development or parent teacher days unless the Superintendent has expressly given consent.