THOMPSON TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 2 - TEACHERS’ SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES

2.01 Salary and Allowances

A teacher’s salary shall consist of a basic allowance for professional and academic training in accordance with the salary classification scale set out in Article 2, Section 2.04 plus additional applicable allowances as follows:

a. Allowances for experience (see Article 2, Section 2.04)

b. Measurable Responsibility (see Article 3)

c. Special Class Allowance (see Article 4, Section 4.01)

2.02 Classification of a Teacher

a. Determination of Salary and Allowances of a Beginning Teacher

The rating and accredited years of experience as established by Manitoba Education shall determine the placement of the teacher on the salary scale and shall determine the allowances for accredited experience, except where teachers improve their qualifications.  In such cases, the provisions of Article 2.03 shall apply.

b. Payment of Salaries

Teachers’ salaries shall be paid in twenty-four (24) equal successive installments paid on the 15th and 30th of each month except in February when the installments will be paid on the 15th and 28th of the month.

c. Classification of Teachers

The onus is on the teacher:

1. To register documented evidence of qualifications and experience with the Professional Certification Branch of Manitoba Education.

2. To provide acceptable documentation from the Professional Certification Branch verifying grant and accredited experience rating, to the Secretary Treasurer for purposes of determining and receiving salary and allowances for experience.

d. Vocational Industrial Teachers

1. a. A teacher with a provisional or permanent certificate in vocational industrial education shall be placed in Class 4.

b. i. A teacher with a letter of authority or permit to teach vocational education, shall be placed in Class 3.

ii. A teacher placed in b) i) with thirty (30) or more education credit hours shall receive an additional six hundred dollars ($600.00) annually until he/she reaches maximum.

2. For the vocational teachers related work experience will be granted as follows:

One increment will be granted for each year of related work experience up to three (3) years, thereafter one increment will be granted for each two (2) years of related work experience to a maximum of three increments – to a maximum of six (6) increments for nine (9) years of related work experience.  Total number of increments shall not be greater than the required amount of increments needed to get a maximum salary.

In areas of employment in which a journeyman certificate is not issued, related work experience shall be calculated from the time the person became qualified in the area of employment by virtue of the fact that the person held a position in the area of employment. However, only those years of employment in the particular area shall be counted as related work experience.

e. Teachers not classified under the terms of this Contract.

The salary of a teacher whose educational qualifications do not allow for him or her to be placed on the present salary schedule shall be subject to negotiations between the Association and the Board. These negotiations shall commence within fourteen (14) days of notice of intent being given by either party.

2.03 Improved Qualifications

Any teacher who improves his or her professional or academic qualifications during any part of the year shall be paid according to those improved qualifications as provided in this Agreement.

a. Where evidence that Manitoba Education recognized the improved qualifications is submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer before June 30th, an increase in salary shall be retroactive to January 1st of that year.

b. Where evidence that Manitoba Education recognized the improved qualifications is submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer before December 31st an increase in salary shall be retroactive to September 1st of that year.

2.04 Basic Salary Schedule

2014  Start of Fall Term – September 1, 2014
Yrs.	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Class VII
Exp.
0	37,735	42,135	46,007	55,835	59,741	63,572	67,392
1	39,751	44,368	48,884	59,040	63,042	67,032	71,017
2	41,766	46,601	51,761	62,244	66,348	70,495	74,641
3	43,781	48,830	54,639	65,449	69,651	73,956	78,263
4	45,795	51,062	57,517	68,655	72,952	77,418	81,888
5	47,813	53,292	60,392	71,859	76,255	80,882	85,513
6	49,829	55,526	63,271	75,062	79,557	84,344	89,136
7	-	57,757	66,149	78,264	82,861	87,804	92,759
8	-	-	-	81,469	86,164	91,267	96,381
9	-	-	-	84,673	89,467	94,728	100,571
10	-	-	-	87,879	92,770	98,191	103,631

September 1, 2015
Yrs.	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Class VII
Exp.
0	38,490	42,978	46,927	56,952	60,936	64,843	68,740
1	40,546	45,255	49,862	60,221	64,303	68,373	72,437
2	42,601	47,533	52,796	63,489	67,675	71,905	76,134
3	44,657	49,807	55,732	66,758	71,044	75,435	79,828
4	46,711	52,083	58,667	70,028	74,411	78,966	83,526
5	48,769	54,358	61,600	73,296	77,780	82,500	87,223
6	50,826	56,637	64,536	76,563	81,148	86,031	90,919
7	-	58,912	67,472	79,829	84,518	89,560	94,614
8	-	-	-	83,098	87,887	93,092	98,309
9	-	-	-	86,366	91,256	96,623	102,582
10	-	-	-	89,637	94,625	100,155	105,704

September 1, 2016
Yrs.	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Class VII
Exp.
0	39,260	43,838	47,866	58,091	62,155	66,140	70,115
1	41,357	46,160	50,859	61,425	65,589	69,740	73,886
2	43,453	48,484	53,852	64,759	69,029	73,343	77,657
3	45,550	50,803	56,847	68,093	72,465	76,944	81,425
4	47,645	53,125	59,840	71,429	75,899	80,545	85,197
5	49,744	55,445	62,832	74,762	79,336	84,150	88,967
6	51,843	57,770	65,827	78,094	82,771	87,752	92,737
7	-	60,090	68,821	81,426	86,208	91,351	96,506
8	-	-	-	84,760	89,645	94,954	100,275
9	-	-	-	88,093	93,081	98,555	104,634
10	-	-	-	91,430	96,518	102,158	107,818

September 1, 2017
Yrs.	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Class VII
Exp.
0	39,849	44,496	48,584	58,962	63,087	67,132	71,167
1	41,977	46,852	51,622	62,346	66,573	70,786	74,994
2	44,105	49,211	54,660	65,730	70,064	74,443	78,822
3	46,233	51,565	57,700	69,114	73,552	78,098	82,646
4	48,360	53,922	60,738	72,500	77,037	81,753	86,475
5	50,490	56,277	63,774	75,883	80,526	85,412	90,302
6	52,621	58,637	66,814	79,265	84,013	89,068	94,128
7	-	60,991	69,853	82,647	87,501	92,721	97,954
8	-	-	-	86,031	90,990	96,378	101,779
9	-	-	-	89,414	94,477	100,033	106,204
10	-	-	-	92,801	97,966	103,690	109,435

January 1, 2018
Yrs.	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Class VII
Exp.
0	40,447	45,163	49,313	59,846	64,033	68,139	72,235
1	42,607	47,555	52,396	63,281	67,572	71,848	76,119
2	44,767	49,949	55,480	66,716	71,115	75,560	80,004
3	46,926	52,338	58,566	70,151	74,655	79,269	83,886
4	49,085	54,731	61,649	73,588	78,193	82,979	87,772
5	51,247	57,121	64,731	77,021	81,734	86,693	91,657
6	53,410	59,517	67,816	80,454	85,273	90,404	95,540
7	-	61,906	70,901	83,887	88,814	94,112	99,423
8	-	-	-	87,321	92,355	97,824	103,306
9	-	-	-	90,755	95,894	101,533	107,797
10	-	-	-	94,193	99,435	105,245	111,077

Anniversary Date

The anniversary date for scheduled increments shall be September 1st or January 31st, for each accredited year of experience as allowed by Manitoba Education & Training.