Except as may be otherwise provided therein, teachers shall be placed on the salary schedule according to the salary classification and verified teaching experience issued by the Professional Certification Section of The Administration and Professional Certification Branch of Manitoba Education and Training.
Where a teacher is hired who cannot be placed on the salary schedule according to the provision herein, a salary shall be negotiated between The Local Association and The District.
Any change in salary due to a change in classification shall become effective the first day of the teaching month following the date on a "Verification of Classification" notice sent to the Superintendent and Secretary-Treasurer of The District from Manitoba Education and Training, with the exception that evidence filed in September, October, November or December, with respect to courses taken during the summer, will entitle the teacher to a salary adjustment as of the first day of the school year.
The minimum rates as listed in Article 3.06 below are for teachers with less than one (1) year of teaching experience prior to joining The District staff.
Permit teachers and teachers on Letter of Authority shall be placed on the basic salary scale one class below where they would be placed by Article 3.01 upon completion of professional training.
Teachers' annual increments as recognized under Article 3.01 shall become effective on the first day of the school year or on February first, whichever date follows the date on which the teacher completes a year of teaching experience as recognized by Manitoba Education.
The salary schedule effective September 1, 2014 will be the salary schedule effective August 31, 2014 modified as follows and shown in Appendix A.
| September 1, 2014 | 2% |
| September 1, 2015 | 2% |
| September 1, 2016 | 2% |
| September 1, 2017 | 1.5% |
| January 1, 2018 | 1.5% |
Teachers employed under contract on a part-time basis shall:
(a) Be paid according to their qualifications as established in Article 3.01.
(b) Be paid at a rate based on the fraction of time employed.
When part-time teachers participate in regular school activities as requested by The District they shall receive 1/200 of their salary or portion thereof for the time spent over and above their regular scheduled teaching time during the school day. Activities eligible for such payment include staff meetings, parent-teacher interviews, field trips, professional development activities and any other school related business but NOT when employed as a substitute teacher.
(a) Principal’s Allowance:
|
Per Annum Per Teacher Supervised |
Per Annum Minimum |
Per Annum Maximum | |
|
Sept.1, 2014 |
$772 |
$8,528 |
$16,422 |
|
Sept.1, 2015 |
$788 |
$8,699 |
$16,750 |
|
Sept.1, 2016 |
$803 |
$8,873 |
$17,085 |
|
Sept.1, 2017 |
$815 |
$9,006 |
$17,342 |
|
Jan.1, 2018 |
$828 |
$9,141 |
$17,602 |
(b) Vice-Principal's allowance shall be one-half (1/2) of the Principal's allowance.
(c) In the absence of the Principal and vice-principal for one-half day or longer, one of the staff members shall be designated as Acting Principal. The teacher so designated shall, in addition to the teacher's regular salary, be paid whichever is greater:
(i) the pro rata at the daily rate of 1/400 of the annual principal's allowance for that school or,
(ii) the amount of $16.24, increasing to $18.00 in September 2015.
a. Salaries shall be paid in twelve (12) payments on or before the 26th day of each month. In December and March the payment shall be made on or before the last teaching day of the month.
b. Salaries are earned on the basis of four-tenths (4/10) for the fall term and six-tenths (6/10) for the spring term and shall be based on the salary schedule in effect for the teacher's classification.
c. Adjustments in salary earned after September 1st shall be pro-rated over the remaining payments to the following August 31st .
d. Teachers terminating employment in June shall be paid in full all salaries accrued at June 30th in accordance with the Teacher General or Limited Term Teacher General contract.
e. Teachers who commence employment or return to active employment following an unpaid leave of absence after the commencement of a school year shall be paid as follows:
i. In the first month of employment, the salary shall be paid on the basis of the number of teaching days remaining in that month as a fraction of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister.
ii. For the balance of the school year, the pay installments shall be determined on the basis of the number of teaching days remaining in that school year as a fraction of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister divided by the number of pay days remaining to August 31 next.
iii. Thereafter, the teacher shall be paid in accordance with Article 3.09 Payment of Salary.
iv. When a teacher’s agreement is terminated provisions of the agreement as set out under The Public Schools Act and/or Regulations thereto shall apply.
f. If a teacher's contract is terminated as provided therein or if a teacher commences a leave of absence without pay before the end of a school year, the final salary payment shall be so adjusted that the teacher shall receive, for the part of the year taught, such fraction of the salary for the whole year as a number of days taught is of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister.
g. Adjustments in salary resulting from a change in a teacher's salary entitlement pursuant to this Agreement, shall be calculated and paid as follows:
i. Number of teaching days remaining in the current school year from the date of adjustment as a fraction of the total number of days in the school year as prescribed by the Minister times the adjusted annual salary rate in effect for that period of time.
ii. For the balance of the school year, the pay installments shall be determined on the basis of the number of teaching days remaining in that school year as a fraction of the total number of days in the current school year as prescribed by the Minister divided by the number of pay days remaining to August 31 next.
iii. Thereafter, the teacher shall be paid in accordance with Article 3.09 Payment of Salary.
iv. When a teacher's agreement is terminated, provisions of the agreement as set out in the Public Schools Act or provisions thereto shall apply.
Salaries shall be paid by direct deposit for all teachers, by electronic transfer to the teacher’s designated financial institution on the scheduled pay day.
(a) A Substitute Teacher is a person employed on a day-to-day basis as a substitute for a teacher, or to fulfill an assignment which is less than 20 consecutive teaching days in duration.
(b) The Local Association recognizes that The District has the exclusive right to select the substitute teachers that are required. The calling-in of a substitute teacher will be at the discretion of the school principal.
(c) The timetable for a substitute teacher unless otherwise determined at the time of the assignment, or except in unforeseen circumstances, shall normally be the same as the timetable of the teacher who is being replaced.
(d) A substitute teacher who is called in for a half day assignment, who reports, and who finds that his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternative teaching assignment and shall be paid a half day’s pay.
(e) A substitute teacher who is called in for a full day assignment, who reports, and who finds that his or her services are not required shall be offered an alternative teaching assignment and shall be paid a full day’s pay.
(f) In the event of early dismissal for emergency reasons substitute teachers will be paid full pay at the applicable rate of pay.
(g) Beginning on the sixth uninterrupted day of substituting for the same teacher, a substitute teacher shall be paid at the rate of 1/200 of the substitute's classification, according to qualifications and experience. Substitution days cannot be accumulated from one assignment to another.
(h) Sick Leave
A substitute 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 one extended substitute teaching assignment to another. The use of a sick leave day with pay shall not constitute an interruption of the extended substitute teaching assignment.
(i) Limited Teacher-Limited Teacher Contract
A substitute teacher employed for at least twenty (20) continuous teaching days in the same assignment shall, on the twenty-first (21st) day be signed to a Limited Term Teacher contract unless the return of the absent teacher or the conclusion of the substitute assignment is imminent.
(j) Rates of Pay
Substitutes shall be paid at the following rates, including vacation pay, per day, effective Fall Term, 2015.
| Class I-III | Class IV-VI | |
| Sept.1,2015 | $120.00 | $145.00 |
| Sept.1,2016 | $126.00 | $152.00 |
(k) Only the following sections of this Agreement shall apply to substitute teachers:
| · Article 1: | Purpose | ||
| · Article 3: | Salaries | ||
| · 3.01 | Classification | ||
| · 3.02 | Improved qualifications | ||
| · 3.03 | Allowance for Past Experience | ||
| · 3.06 | Salary Schedule | ||
| · 3.09 (a) | Method of Payment - dates of payment only | ||
| · Article 5: | Manitoba Teachers' Society Fees (Clause i. only) | ||
| · Article 8: | Complaints re: Teachers | ||
| · Article 9: | Discipline | ||
| · Article 10: | Dispute Concerning This Agreement (only clauses governing substitutes) | ||
| · Article 14 | Freedom From Violence | ||
The only matters which may be grieved under Article 10 (Dispute Concerning this Agreement) by a substitute teacher or The Local Association on behalf of a substitute 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