RIVER EAST TRANSCONA TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

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

ARTICLE 7: DEPARTMENT HEAD/TEAM LEADER

7.01 Department Heads

a)      Department Heads in Senior High Schools may be appointed in any subject area or program area having a minimum of three full time teachers. For the purpose of this Article, teacher count shall be determined by the sum of the FTEs for all teachers assigned to the department.

Fall Fall Fall  Fall January 
Term Term Term Term  2018
2014 2015 2016 2017 ____
Class A 3 to 6 teachers $2,878 $2,936 $2,995 $3,040 $3,085
Class B 7 to 9 teachers $3,937 $4,016 $4,096 $4,158 $4,220
Class C 10 or more teachers $4,954 $5,053 $5,154 $5,232 $5,310

For the purposes of this article, a teacher shall be deemed to be assigned to the Department in which the teacher has the majority of his/her teaching assignment for which there is a Department Head appointed.

b)         The position of department head will be a term position of not more than three years, the length of the term to be determined by the Superintendent in consultation with the Principal. At the end of this term, the position will be bulletined.

7.02 Team Leaders

a)    Team Leaders at the Junior High/Middle Years Schools may be appointed in any grade level and/or program area.  The Team Leader Allowance will be calculated as follows:

Fall Term 2014 $2,226 base plus $157 per FTE teacher on the team.
Fall Term 2015 $2,270 base plus $160 per FTE teacher on the team.
Fall Term 2016 $2,316 base plus $163 per FTE teacher on the team.
Fall Term 2017 $2,350 base plus $166 per FTE teacher on the team.
Fall Term 2018 $2,386 base plus $168 per FTE teacher on the team.

For the purpose of this article:

1.    A school’s total FTE shall be defined as the total teaching staff, excluding the administrator(s) and appointed team leaders.

2.    Each FTE will be assigned to only one team.

3.    After the total FTE has been calculated, a partial FTE of less than 2/3 will not be counted; a partial FTE of 2/3 or greater will count as 1.

4.    The position of team leader will be a term position of not more than three years, the length of the term to be determined by the Superintendent in consultation with the principal.  At the end of this term, the position will be bulletined.

7.03 Elementary/Early Years Coordinators

a) Elementary/Early Years Coordinators may be appointed; one for Kindergarten to Grade Three, one for Grades Four to Six, in each elementary school.

b)      The Elementary Coordinator allowance will be: 

Fall Term 2014 

$707

Fall Term 2015

$721

Fall Term 2016

$735

Fall Term 2017

$746

January 2018

$758

c)  The position of Elementary/Early Years Coordinator will be a term position of not more than two years, the length of the term to be determined by the Superintendent in consultation with the Principal.